Biography

Katie Pink is an emerging artist born in 1979 in Aotearoa, New Zealand, moved to Australia in 2005, and now lives on Bundjalung Country, Northern New South Wales.

Katie completed the three-year course at Byron School of Art in 2024 and is currently engaged in their alumni program. 

Winner of Northern Rivers Community Gallery Graduation Prize, Katie's solo exhibition will be held there in October 2025.

In her current series of works, Katie constructs her paintings on board using polyurethane, adding acrylic paint and pigment, blending them like a tasty cake icing. She lets layers appear and blend into a single form. Katie's paintings examine the tension between softness and hardness, showcasing pink tones alongside blacks and the warmth of golds.