Kate Mcleod

Kate McLeod is a full time mixed-media visual artist based in Ōtautahi, New Zealand.

Kate’s current gestural, lyrical abstraction focuses on being attuned to the rhythms of life. Her work is imbued with a sense of immediate, fluid movement that invites an emotional response from her audience. Grounded by her deep fascination with colour, each work is a performance that captures a fleeting moment, a memory of a feeling.

Following her graduation in 2005 from Canterbury University (BA, Art History and Sociology), Kate’s life twisted and turned, with jobs as a TV set designer, art teacher, advertising account manager, creative software executive and restoration project manager giving her licence to explore a wide range of creative disciplines.

Along the way, Melbourne, Auckland, Ankara, London, San Francisco and Sydney have all been called home. Kate came full circle five years ago, putting down roots in her home town of Ōtautahi Christchurch, and set about creating the studio and environment to support her career as a full-time artist.

The desire to mould and sculpt raw materials into something new started early. As a baby she took the only malleable, viscous substance she could get her hands on and painted her cot. Today...

Graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts (double major art history and sociology), from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Graduated in 2023 from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa with Level 1&2 Te Reo Māori.

2023 Rei Gallery Opening March
2023 Christchurch Art Show March
2022 Cashmere Art Show. 12-14 August
2022 St Margaret's Art Exhibition 2-4 September
2022 Mt Pleasant Art Show 16-19 September
2023 NZ Art Show 4 June
2022 NZ Art Show, Wellington, NZ. 2-5 June.
2022 Christchurch Art Show, Te Pae, Christchurch, NZ. 17-20 March.
2022 Auckland Art Show, Auckland, NZ.19-22 May.
2021 Rightside Gallery, Group Show, Christchurch, NZ.
2021 More The Show, Christchurch, NZ.
2021 St George’s Gallery Wall, Christchurch, NZ.
2021 Mt Pleasant Art Show, Christchurch, NZ.
2021 Christchurch Art Show, Christchurch, NZ.
2021 Kate McLeod Solo Performance Painting. Th’Orchard Dreams. The Great Hall. The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, Christchurch, NZ.
2020 Kate McLeod Solo Show. Ebb and Flow. Pūmanawa Gallery, The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, Christchurch, NZ.
2005 Face Value Group Exhibition - CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki, Christchurch, NZ.
2005 Majestic Group Show - Majestic Theatre, Christchurch, NZ.