Kate Bentley R.I

Kate is an award-winning professional painter from the Lake District, in 2021 she relocated and is now based on the Solway Coast in Southwest Scotland.

Kate’s location and landscape hugely influences her subject matter and historically is a ‘painter of life,’ using her en-plein air sessions and life drawing to feed her narrative paintings.

‘These narrative works are developed from her love of the human form, pattern, chiaroscuro and of course theatricality! They are initiated in the studio from mark making, working over studies and old work and a huge amount of experimentation.

Themes emerge and the narrative becomes apparent, often stemmed from life experiences, past and present.’

Exhibition History

Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London 2023-22,2020-13,2010-05

Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries. London 2023-22,2020,2018,2017,2014,2013,2010,2008

Royal Society of British Artists, Annual Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London 2023,2022

Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh 2023,2022,2019,2017

New English Art Club 2022

Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual -2021

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists 2020,2018,2016,2014,2012,2005

Royal Watercolour Society, Bankside.2014,2013,2009

Lakes Artists Society 2019-2007

Birmingham Watercolour Society 2013

Edinburgh Art Fair 2022,2019,2018,2015,2014

Manchester Art Fair 2019,2018,2015,2014

Society of Scottish Artists, Scottish Royal Academy 2021,2022

Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 2022

New Light Prize Touring exhibitions 2020-21

&2023-24 -Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead. Bankside Gallery, Southbank, London. Rheged Arts Centre, Penrith.The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle. The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate.

Solo Exhibitions

2023-Kimono Stories, The Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright

2022 ‘Ruskin’s Reverie No 2’ at The Blue Gallery, Brantwood,

2020-21 ‘Ruskin’s Reverie’ Artist in Residence Exhibition, Brantwood, Coniston.

2017- ‘Ophelia’, Bellwood &Wright Fine Art Gallery, Lancaster

2015 ‘Drama in the Dales’, The Lime Gallery, Settle.

2013 ‘Skyline’ The Lime Gallery, Settle.

2011 ‘The Darker side of Light’, Severn Studio, Brantwood, Coniston

Prizes, Awards and Memberships

2023-Awarded membership to the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours

2022-The John Wood Award- The Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize, London

2020-3rd Prize -The Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize, London

Second Prize -The Upfront Open Exhibition, Upfront Gallery, Penrith

2019- First Prize -The Upfront Open Exhibition, Upfront Gallery, Penrith

2018- The John Entwistle People’s Choice Award-Lakes Artist Summer Exhibition

2018-Awarded ‘The Private View Prize’-The Cumbrian Open Exhibition, Upfront Gallery, Penrith.

2017-The John Entwistle People’s Choice Award-Lakes Artist Summer Exhibition.

2017- Awarded-Lancashire Life's Landscape Artist of the Year

2017-Prize Winner ‘2nd’ The Cumbrian Open Exhibition, Upfront Gallery, Penrith.

2016- ‘HRH Princess Michael of Kent Watercolour Award’-Mall Galleries, London.

2014- Awarded associate membership to the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists

2014- Awarded Full membership to The Society of Women Artists, London.

2013-Prize-winner at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists ‘Annual Prize Exhibition’

2013- Awarded associate membership to the The Society of Women Artists, London.

2012-Awarded membership to the Lakes Artists Society

2012-Awarded membership to the Birmingham Watercolour Society

2012- ‘The Peter Tyson Award’ -The Lakes Artists Society

2010- ‘The Rheged Prize’ -The Lakes Artists Society

2008- ‘The Winsor and Newton Choice Award’- The Society of Women Artists

2005- Portrait Award- Granada TV. North-East Finalist-for programme “A Brush with Fame”

 

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