KATIE WHYTE
Katie Whyte is a Toowoomba-based visual artist and creative producer.
She is known for her experimental colours and forms, and large-scale brand collaborations with companies such as WeWork and Jericho Road Clothing. Her work has also been commissioned by the First Coat Festival, Toowoomba Regional Council and the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.
Katie also produces and facilitates workshops for clients such as the Flying Arts Alliance.
Art has always been her tool for drawing creativity out of people.
COMMUNITY & PROJECTS
2021 Associate Producer, The Ideas Distillery & Makers Shopfront
2021 Editorial Feature, Up the Wall, Author, The Field Guide, Toowoomba
2021 Feature Artist, Roman Life Drawing Event Sip & Sketch, Cobb and Cobb Museum Toowoomba
2020 Feature Artist, The Home Project, Toowoomba Youth Connect
2020 Public Art Commission, Toowoomba Regional Council, Carnival Lane mural and motif design
2020 Mural Commission, Cospaces, Southport
2020 Online Workshop Facilitator, Developing Art Products, Flying Arts Alliance
2020 Youth Workshop Facilitator, Entering Art Prizes, Jon Villiers Art Prize & Flying Arts Alliance
2020 Highly Commended, Toowoomba Art Society Members Exhibition
2020 Illustration Commission, COVID Colouring in pages, Grand Central Shopping Centre, Toowoomba QLD
2020 Workshop Facilitator, Business for Creatives, Central Queensland Shopfront Project, Bundaberg QLD
2020 Member of the By Request Touring Team, Flying Arts Alliance, Brisbane QLD
2020 Mural Commission, Burrow Cafe Toowoomba
2020 Spotlight Feature, The Field Guide, Toowoomba QLD
2019 Guide for Walking Street Art Tour, First Coat Block Party, Toowoomba QLD
2019 Guide for Twilight Street Art Tour, Community Development Conference, Toowoomba QLD
2019 Lead Artist, Artiz Street Art Program, Flying Arts Alliance & USQ Toowoomba QLD
2019 Artist in Residence, Grand Central Floral Parade Toowoomba QLD
2018 Mural Commission WeWork, Brisbane QLD
2018 Design Commission, Jericho Road Clothing, Limited edition dress & pants “Floating Potato”
2018 Design Collaboration, Kenzie Collective, Limited Edition earrings “Modern Art Dangles”
2017 Feature Artist, Grand Central Fashion Broadsheet Autumn/ Winter Edition
2017 Mural Artist, First Coat Street Art Festival, Toowoomba QLD
2017 Editorial feature, Bella Rae Magazine, Toowoomba QLD
2016 Mural Artist, First Coat Street Art Festival, Toowoomba QLD
2001 Installation Crew Member, Bundaberg Arts Centre QLD
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), University of Southern Queensland
Certificate 3 Library & Information Services, Tafe NSW
OEP Clinical Curriculum: Visual Dysfunction, Optometric Extension Program Foundation California USA
OEP Clinical Curriculum: Learning Related Vision Problems, Optometric Extension Program Foundation California USA
Practical Vision Therapy Program, Australian College of Behavioural Optometry, Melbourne VIC
Certification to Operate elevating work platform, RIIHAN301E, SWQ Training, Toowoomba QLD
Public Liability Insurance, National Association of the Visual Arts, Australia
White Card holder, General Construction Induction Course CPCCWHS1001
Blue Card holder, Queensland Government
Contact the artist for a list of past solo and group exhibitions