Kate Downie
RSA, PPSSA Born: 1958Place of Birth: North Carolina, USA
Kate Downie was born in North Carolina but raised from the age of 7 in Scotland. She studied at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen before travel and residencies took her to the United States, England, Amsterdam, Paris and Japan. Her constant search for new challenges and inspirations has seen her set up studios in such diverse places as a brewery, an oil rig, and an abandoned Hydroponicum.
As a Landscape painter her subject matter is often the man-made rather than the natural, but it is defined by good draughtsmanship and a sense of movement.
‘One of my creative concerns is to define these spaces between buildings rather than the buildings themselves. The object lesson for me is the witnessing and the drawing of these nonplaces which are also, by definition, public arenas of cumulative activity. My job as an artist is to accommodate these actions in our contemporary lives, and to find the poetry within.’
- Kate Downie
In October 2019 Kate held the exhibition Growing Forms at The Scottish Gallery, and we will be hosting an exhibition of new work in June 2021.
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The Story Bridge View details
Kate Downie
The Story Bridge
2015ink and watercolour on paperH:70cm W:138cm£3,750New Day Crossing View detailsKate Downie
New Day Crossing
2018oil on canvasH:100cm W:100cm£6,950Growing Forms View detailsKate Downie
Growing Forms
2019watercolourH:78cm W:58cm£2,300The October Crabapple View detailsKate Downie
The October Crabapple
2018ink and watercolour on paperH:60cm W:50cm£2,850Route 66 (Arterial System) View detailsKate Downie
Route 66 (Arterial System)
2017oil and mixed media on birch panelH:48cm W:64cm£4,250Kate Downie on the Great Wall of China View details-
Bridge Bicycle Print II View details
Ride for MND Art
Bridge Bicycle Print II
2020bike tyre and hand monoprint, ink on paperH:56cm W:59cmSoldBridge Bicycle Print I View detailsRide for MND Art
Bridge Bicycle Print I
2020bike tyre and hand monoprint, ink on paperH:56cm W:45cmSoldIona Wave Form I View detailsKate Downie
Iona Wave Form I
2018-19ink, gesso & watercolour on paperH:38cm W:57cmSoldHonesty Between Friends View detailsKate Downie - Printmaker
Honesty Between Friends
2020monoprint and ink on Moulin de Gue paper on Ingres paperH:33.5cm W:44.4cmSoldThe Fair Valley View detailsKate Downie
The Fair Valley
2019oil on canvasH:35cm W:35cmSoldThe Fair Garden View detailsKate Downie
The Fair Garden
2019oil on canvasH:35cm W:35cmSoldThe Summer Vine (A-side) View detailsKate Downie
The Summer Vine (A-side)
2019watercolour on paperH:58cm W:76cmSoldThe Summer Vine (B-side) View detailsKate Downie
The Summer Vine (B-side)
2019watercolour on paperH:58cm W:76cmSoldNature Watch, Tucson View detailsKate Downie
Nature Watch, Tucson
2017watercolour on paperH:57cm W:76.5cmSoldIona Wave form II View detailsKate Downie
Iona Wave form II
2018-19ink, gesso & watercolour on paperH:38cm W:57cmSoldInterview with a Bird Cherry View detailsKate Downie
Interview with a Bird Cherry
2018-19charcoal and pastel on paperH:69cm W:101cmSoldDancing with the Satellites View detailsKate Downie
Dancing with the Satellites
2018ink and watercolour on paperH:18cm W:39cmSoldDigital Tourists View detailsKate Downie
Digital Tourists
2019oil on canvasH:100cm W:100cmSoldDigital Natives View detailsKate Downie
Digital Natives
2019oil on canvasH:100cm W:100cmSoldNew Day Drawing Study 2 View detailsKate Downie
New Day Drawing Study 2
2017Ink, gouache, pencilH:32cm W:28cmSoldLorry Drawing I: New Day Crossing Study View detailsKate Downie
Lorry Drawing I: New Day Crossing Study
2018ink, gouache, pencilH:32cm W:28cmSoldEast Pier, St Monans View detailsKate Downie
East Pier, St Monans
2019watercolour on gesso on woodH:7.5cm W:7.5cmSoldThe Zig Zag Breakwater View detailsKate Downie
The Zig Zag Breakwater
2019oil on cardH:7.5cm W:7.5cmSoldQueensferry Crossing (Tendons) View detailsKate Downie
Queensferry Crossing (Tendons)
2017acrylic on canvasH:28cm W:44cmSoldViscount 1957 (Belly) View detailsKate Downie
Viscount 1957 (Belly)
2017ink and watercolourH:51cm W:101cmSoldQueensferry Crossing II (Leg) View detailsKate Downie
Queensferry Crossing II (Leg)
2017inks on birch panelH:31.7cm W:23cmSoldThree Bridges from the West (Leg) View detailsKate Downie
Three Bridges from the West (Leg)
2017inks on birch panelH:31.7cm W:23cmSoldQueensferry Crossing I (Leg) View detailsKate Downie
Queensferry Crossing I (Leg)
2017inks on birch panelH:31.7cm W:23cmSoldLofoten Island VIII (Muscle) View detailsKate Downie
Lofoten Island VIII (Muscle)
2017chinese ink and watercolour on xuan paper on silkH:36cm W:46cmSoldLofoten Island VII (Muscle) View detailsKate Downie
Lofoten Island VII (Muscle)
2017chinese ink and watercolour on xuan paper on silkH:36cm W:46cmSoldLofoten Island VI (Muscle) View detailsKate Downie
Lofoten Island VI (Muscle)
2017chinese ink and watercolour on xuan paper on silkH:36cm W:46cmSoldLofoten Island V (Muscle) View detailsKate Downie
Lofoten Island V (Muscle)
2017chinese ink and watercolour on xuan paper on silkH:36cm W:46cmSoldLofoten Island IV (Muscle) View detailsKate Downie
Lofoten Island IV (Muscle)
2017chinese ink and watercolour on xuan paper on silkH:36cm W:46cmSoldLofoten Island III (Muscle) View detailsKate Downie
Lofoten Island III (Muscle)
2017chinese ink and watercolour on xuan paper on silkH:36cm W:46cmSoldLofoten Island II (Muscle) View detailsKate Downie
Lofoten Island II (Muscle)
2017chinese ink and watercolour on xuan paper on silkH:36cm W:46cmSoldLofoten Island I (Muscle) View detailsKate Downie
Lofoten Island I (Muscle)
2016-2017chinese ink and watercolour on xuan paper on silkH:36cm W:46cmSoldA90 (Throat) View detailsKate Downie
A90 (Throat)
2016-2017oil on birch panelH:84cm W:92cmSoldAvro Anson '47 (Heart Surgery) View detailsKate Downie
Avro Anson '47 (Heart Surgery)
2001ink, pastel and watercolourH:72cm W:51cmSoldHydroponicum Study (Womb) View detailsKate Downie
Hydroponicum Study (Womb)
2011ink and insulating tape on paperH:25cm W:25cmSoldTrondheim Porthole View detailsKate Downie
Trondheim Porthole
2017ink and watercolour on monoprintH:28cm W:28cmSoldHoringen Porthole View detailsKate Downie
Horingen Porthole
2017ink and watercolour on monoprintH:28cm W:28cmSoldCumbrian Floods (Tear Ducts) View detailsKate Downie
Cumbrian Floods (Tear Ducts)
2017oil on canvasH:40cm W:90cmSoldCross Country (Still) View detailsKate Downie
Cross Country (Still)
2016pen and watercolour on paperH:39cm W:58cmSoldCross Country (Moving) View detailsKate Downie
Cross Country (Moving)
2016pen and watercolour on paperH:39cm W:58cmSoldRoute Sketch IV View detailsKate Downie
Route Sketch IV
2016gouache on photocopyH:21cm W:30cmSoldTucson I (Arterial System) View detailsKate Downie
Tucson I (Arterial System)
2017oil on birch panelH:48cm W:64cmSoldTucson III (Arterial System) View detailsKate Downie
Tucson III (Arterial System)
2017oil on birch panelH:48cm W:64cmSoldYthan Estuary (Skin) View detailsKate Downie
Ythan Estuary (Skin)
2016-17oil on birch panelH:48cm W:64cmSoldBurning Boats II View detailsKate Downie
Burning Boats II
oil and pyrography on birchH:32cm W:46cmSoldThe Art of Crossing View detailsKate Downie
The Art of Crossing
charcoal & pastel on paperH:96cm W:250cmSoldCrofting View detailsKate Downie
Crofting
2011Oil on canvasH:60cm W:80cmSoldThe Long Walk Home View detailsLoading
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