Biography
Kate Blacker was born 1955 and is a British artist. She studied at the Central School of Art, Camberwell School of Art and the Royal College of Art.
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Some Last Straws TALM Le Mans, France.
2001
Framed Groenige Museum, Bruges, Belgium with Tim van Steenbergen, photography Bjorn Tagemose.
Because it is there Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury, UK. with Glen Baxter, Thibault Béghin and Jonathan Davis.
1999
Because it is there De Warande, Turnhout, Belgium with Glen Baxter, Thibault Béghin and Jonathan Davis.
1998
Because it is there La Chaufferie, Strasbourg, France. with Glen Baxter, Thibault Béghin and Jonathan Davis.
1996
Points de Fuite Beaux-Art Gallery, Rouen, France.
1995
Galerie Duchamps Duchamps Gallery, Yvetot, France.
1994
Silver Screens De Warande, Turnhout, Belgium.
1993
Silver Screens James Hockey Gallery, Farnham, UK.
Works John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK.
1992
E.P.K. Photographer’s Gallery, London, UK. with Jonathan Davis
1991
Week-end World La Manufacture, Colmar, France.
1989
Untitled Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK.
1988
La Flèche Centre d’Art Plastique de Saint Fons, France.
Transfer Donguy Gallery, Paris, France.
1987
Matter of Fact Catherine Issert Gallery, St. Paul de Vence, France.
Tournus 1-7 La Réfectoire de l’Abbaye de Tournus, Tournus, France.
1986
Once Removed Halle Sud, Geneva, Switzerland.
Configuration d’un lieu Mairie de Villeurbanne, Villeurbanne, France.
Kate Blacker expose Stewart Blacker Centre d’Art Genas, Genas, France.
Portable Glory 121 Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.
1985
Works Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, Arnhem Holland.
One in a Million 2 Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK.
Once Removed Museum of Valence, Valence, France.
1984
Second Sites Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, UK
Made in ’84 Modern Art Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
The Foyer Riverside Studios, London, UK.
1983
Works t’Venter Gallery, Rotterdam, Holland.
1982
Some works Coracle Press Gallery, London,
Works 121 Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2024
Amnésies Le Grand Cellier, Longueville-sur-Scie, France
2021
Hyperfestival The Crown Letter, Paris, France.
2019
Josephine Meckseper selects Carrequefour, Nantes, France.
2018
New sculpture in Britain Henry Moore Institute Galleries, Leeds, UK.
2016/17
Mer en Rivages Musée de l’Abbaye Sainte-Croix, Les Sables d’Olonnes, France.
2016
Memories of Montevideo MHKA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium.
2009
Scénographie: de Dan Graham à Hubert Robert Le Valentin Gallery, Bourg-les-Valence, France.
2006
Welcome Home Trafic, FRAC Haute Normandie, Rouen, France.
2005
Ornement and Utility Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin, Germany.
Effervescence Museum of Angers, Angers, France.
2004
Vagues, Hommages et Digressions Malraux Museum, Le Havre, France.
2001
LMX étape 2 FRAC Marseille, Marseille, France.
Les Subsistances Le Nouveau Musée, Villeurbanne, France
1999
LMX Caisse des Dépots et Consignations, Paris, France.
1996
Chez l’un l’autre no.4 Anton Weller Gallery, Paris France.
Take it from here CAS Collection, Sunderland Museum, UK.
1995
Words Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth,UK.
Chez l’un l’autre no 2 Anton Weller Gallery, Paris, France.
Les Gestes Créatifs Centrale de Vallorcine, Vallorcine, France.
1994
Writing on the Wall Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, UK.
1993
Televisions Le Parvis, Pau, France
Recent British Sculpture The South Bank Centre, London, UK.
1992
Greffe L’Abbaye de Fontaine-Gérard, Fontaine-Gérard, France.
1991
The Football Team Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK.
Parades: peintures et sculptures pour la scène Orcofi, Paris, France.
Works Baudoin Lebon Gallery, Paris, France.
1990
The Message Machine Jape, Tokyo, Japan.
Le Choix des Femmes Le Consortium, Dijon, France
1989
The Bristol Sculpture Project Bristol, UK.
1988
E3 Institute of Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia.
Something Solid Corner House, Manchester, UK.
1987
19th Middelheim Biennal Middelheim Park, Antwerp, Belgium.
1986
International Atelier des Pays de la Loire Fontevraud, France
La Villa Redenta Catherine Arthus Bertrand, Spoleto, Italy.
Furniture Sculpture Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK.
Sixième salon d’Art Contemporain Bourg en Bresse, France
1985
Site de la création, création d’un site Darcos Art Centre, Athens, Greece.
La Traversée du paysage Romans, France.
Space Invaders Regina Contemporary Art, Montréal and Vancouver, Canada.
Kunst mit Eigen Sinn Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, Austria.
Six heures avant l’été Catherine Arthus-Bertrand
1984
As of Now Peter Moores, Walker Gallery Liverpool, UK. and Dublin, Eire.
Siméon et les Flammants Rouges Centre Culturel d’Albi, Albi, France.
Liverpool Garden Festival Liverpool, UK.
Die Zukunft der Metropolen Berlin, Germany.
L’Art International d’Aujourd’hui Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium.
1983
Tema Celeste Museo Civico, Gibellina, Sicily.
La Trottola di Sirio Centre d’Art Contemporanea, Syracuse, Sicily.
Figures and Objects John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, UK.
Tongue and Groove Coracle Press Gallery, London, St Paul’s, Leeds and Ferens Gallery, Hull, UK.
The Sculpture Show Hayward Gallery, London, UK.
Nécessites Chateau de la Roche Jagu, Brittany, France.
Beelden Sculpture Rotterdamse Kunstsichtung, Rotterdam, Holland.
Montevideo Antwerp, Belgium.
Group Show 121 Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.
Assemble Here Puck Building, New York, U.S.A.
1982
Whitechapel Open Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK.
South Bank Show South London Art Gallery, London, UK.
Venice Aperto ’82 Venice Biennal, Venice, Italy.
British Drawing Hayward Gallery, London, UK.
Vol de Nuit Eric Fabre Gallery, Paris, France.
London/New York Lisson Gallery, London, UK.
1981
Summer Group Show Lisson Gallery, London, UK.
Collaborations and Commissioned Projects
2020
The Crown Letter April and May 2020
2004
46° Light Installation Proposal for the Lycée Emulation, Dieppe, France.
2001
Ideal World / Everest Television BBC Scotland, Ideal World productions, Edinburgh.
1999
Everest Flight 1933 Royal Geographical Society, co-authored with Chris Crooks.
Associated Press TV Documentary of Venice Biennal, Venice, Italy.
1997
Associated Press TV Documentaries on Trisha Brown company and Hervé Robbe company.
1995
Ubar: ancient city of Oman Production and assistant journalist for TV documentary, Oman.
1994
The Importance of being Everest Video collaboration with Jonathan Davis for Because it is There. The Fresnoy, Tourcoing, France.
1992
The Last Mystery Drawing portfolio collaboration with Glen Baxter for Because it is There and Alain Buyse, Lille, France.
1990-93
Victor Pier British Airports Authority, London,UK.
1988
The Undivine Comedy Set design for opera The Undivine Comedy by Michel Finnissey and directed by Pierre Audi.
At the Almeida Theatre, London, U.K. and le Theatre de la Bastille, Paris, France.
Very Gentle, Berceuse Set design for Very Gentle and Berceuse by Luis de Pablo
and Melodrama and Melodrama by Luciano Berio directed by Pierre Audi. Teatro National Maria Guerrero, Madrid, Spain.
1987
Kin Set design for Kin by Gaby Agis dance company, with music by David Sylvian. At the Almeida Theatre, London UK.
Free Fall Set design for Free Fall by Gaby Agis dance company for Channel 4 Television. London, UK.
Tancredi et Clorindi: La ultima Puerta Set designwith Jean Bauer for Les Ateliers du Rhin, Colmar, France.
1986
Four Fold Set design for Four Fold by Gaby Agis dance company. Corner House Gallery, Manchester, UK.
Trail Set design for Trail by Gaby Agis dance company. Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK.
Imaginary Women Participation in Imaginary Women on Channel 4 Television with Marina Warner directed by Gina Newsome.
1983
Borders Set design for Borders by Gaby Agis dance company, Riverside Studios, London, UK.
Ian Hamilton Finlay drawing collaboration
The Sculpture Show Co-curator with Fenella Crichton and Paul De Monchaux Hayward Gallery and Serpentine Gallery London, UK.
1982
Taking a Walk Control Magazine 13
Public Collections and Commissions
United Kingdom
Tate Britain, London.
Arts Council of Great Britain x 3
Contemporary Arts Society x 2
Whitworth and Birmingham Art Gallery, Birmingham.
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton.
Heathrow Airport BAA, London.
France
Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Paris
FRAC d’Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand.
FRAC de Rhône-Alpes, Lyon.
FRAC de Bretagne, Rennes.
FRAC Pays de la Loire, Nantes.
FRAC Haute-Normandie, Rouen.
Ville de Saint Fons, centenary commission. Motorway A7.
Mairie de Villeurbanne, Villeurbanne.
Musée Greuze, Tournus.
Ecole Primaire de Romans, public commission, Romans.
Belgium
M HKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp.
Groeninge Museum, Bruges.
Holland
Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, Arnhem.
Unilever commission, Rotterdam.
U.S.A.
Chase Manhatten Bank, New York.