Kate V M Sylvester

b. 1980 :

Sylvester is a Perth born artist now living and working in Portarlington, Victoria. She has undertaken a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Victorian College of Arts, 2014. She completed a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Art History, La Trobe University, 2005.

Sylvester has been selected as a finalist for a number of award exhibitions including the We the Makers Sustainable Fashion Prize, National Wool Museum 2023, Yering Station Sculpture Award Exhibition 2022, Emerging Artist Award 45downstairs 2021 and Scenic World Sculpture Show, Blue Mountains 2019. She has exhibited as part of the Melbourne Fashion Festival Cultural Program. A solo exhibition in 2017 at Tinning Street Presents and as part of a multi-gallery group show, Fabrik; conceptual, minimalist and performative approaches to textile, 2016, with works on display at the Ian Potter Museum of Art and at the Margaret Lawrence Gallery.
Her work was selected by Craft Victoria for their 21st annual graduation show, Fresh!2015. She was also selected as part of the Alliance Francoise graduation award exhibition, Melbourne, 2015. Her 2014 solo exhibition, KVMS Retrospect, was held at 69 Smith Street Gallery, where she acted as Gallery Co-ordinator and board member for 2014. Sylvester founded a home based Gallery initiative, At Kate's Place in 2012. She has curated and exhibited in a number of group exhibitions from her house in Coburg, she also curated an installation group show, Bluestone, at the Living Museum of the West, Maribyrnong, 2015.