Kate J Baker

"Photography as an alchemical journey of connection"

An Australian fine art photographer, I work primarily with black and white film and occasionally a hybrid analog/digital process. What interests me is the way photography can reach into the depths of the 'soul' of something, allowing a pathway to connection to that which is both within us and greater than us. Whether that be portraiture or an exploration of windows or a collaborative work inspired by Nijinsky or the lyrebird, I am interested in the essence of things and the mystery within and beyond.

Since 2005 I have exhibited in galleries in Australia and Berlin and currently have gallery representation in Berlin and Australia. My work is held in collections in Australia, the US, and Europe.

Embracing monochrome and working with a range of small, medium and large format cameras, I handcraft gelatin silver prints in my darkroom and studio in Australia's Yarra Valley.

1982-1984 - Bachelor of Arts
2004-2006 - Australian Centre for Photography
2005-2006 - studied with Gordon Undy, master printer, Sydney

2023 Women Only - Johanna Breede PHOTOKUNST Berlin
2023 Fantasy Faeries & Myths - YAVA Gallery (group)
2022 Works on Paper - YAVA Gallery (group)
2021 The Tower - Warburton Waterwheel Gallery (solo)
2021 The Dance - Yering Station (solo, paired with Emmy Mavroidis, sculptor)
2019 Face to Face - YAVA Gallery (group) 
2018 Evocation - Warburton Waterwheel Gallery (solo)
2016 Nijinsky and the Ecstasy of the Divine - Arts Centre Melbourne (solo)
2015 Dances with Lyrebirds - Burrinja Gallery, Upwey, then Healesville Memo 2015 Leap and Pause - MARS Gallery, Melbourne (solo)
2015 Das Fenster - Johanna Breede, Photokunst, Berlin, Germany (group) 2013 Frauen / Women - Johanna Breede Photokunst, Berlin, Germany (group) 2013 Kate Baker Selected Works, Light Factory Gallery, Melbourne (solo)
2012 Coonara Collective, Point Light Gallery, Sydney (group)
2012 La Poesia della Danza, Harrison Galleries, Sydney Australia (solo)
2009 Australiana, Meyer Gallery, Sydney (group exhibition)
2008 Unseen – Hopes and Dreams, Meyer Gallery, Sydney. (solo exhibition) 2008 Finalist, The Olive Cotton Award, Tweed River Art Gallery, NSW (exhibition)