Kate Linforth b. 1972 lives and works in Kent, UK. She graduated with First Class BA honours in Fine Art from the University of Kent in 2013.
Linforth is best known for her sculptural works which are made from a unique method she has devised by manipulating wax with other materials. Harnessing the ancient Greek technique of ‘enkaustikos’ – literally meaning ‘to burn in’, layers upon layers of molten wax are painted within a gleaming split orb or onto hand shaped ply, and burnished with a blow torch. The result is a distinctive mottled landscape reminiscent of elemental forms of attrition. The metamorphic properties of wax appeals to Linforth’s enquiring nature. Through constant experimentation Linforth has discovered ways of manipulating her chosen medium to create forms that mirror those found in the natural world. Where possible, local beeswax is used creating a perfume so irresistible that bees from nearby hives visit the studio. The most well-known encaustic paintings are the Fayum Mummy Portraits of the Greco-Egyptians. Despite being over 2000 years old they exist today in museums withstanding the tests of time with minimal cracking and discolouration. The technique saw a resurgence in the 20th century at the hands of Jasper Johns, Diego Rivera and James Ensor.
Recent exhibitions include ‘Life.Death.Whatever’ Sutton House (National Trust), Hackney, London; SummerSalon, Martyrs Gallery, Lewes, Sussex; she was the winner of The Kent Creative Award for 3D Work.
Alice Black 2017
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Selected Exhibitions
2017
Becoming and Dissolving, Alice Black Gallery, London, W1
Martyrs Summer Salon, Martyrs Gallery, Lewes, East Sussex
2016
Life.Death.Whatever. Sutton House, Hackney, London. www.lifedeathwhatever.com
2015
Art In Action, Oxfordshire
'Soil' Whitstable, Kent
Rochester Cathedral, Kent
Upnor Castle, Kent
Nucleus Arts, Chatham
2014
Grotto in the Park, Kent Cultural Baton at The Olympic Village, London, E20
The Cultural Coalition, London, WC2
Assembly, The Horsebridge, Whitstable, Kent
Art14, London, W14
"Retain/Reclaim" Stour Valley Arts, Ashford, Kent
"Lupercalia" Hawkins and Blue at the Red Hand Gallery, London, N1
2013
"One" UpDown Gallery, Ramsgate, Kent
The Wall of Beauty at the Scin Gallery, Old Street, London, EC1
"Handmade and Homegrown Heroes" at the Scin Gallery, Old Street, London, EC1
Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks, Kent
The Cork Street Open Exhibition, London, W1
The Galvanising Shop, Chatham Dockyard, Kent
2012
"The Collective" West Bank Gallery, London, W2
"Cellular Conversa Microscopic Slides" Neurology Department Kings College Hospital, London
"Eleven" K College, Ashford
2011
“Twelve” Middle Row, Ashford
Fine Art Exhibition, County Square, Ashford
Funded Projects
'Hive' A project funded by www.ideastest.co.uk in Swale and Medway (2015)
Residencies
2014/15 Resident Artist at Benenden School, Kent
2012 Fruiting Bodies at ROOM North Kent (www.roomnorthkent.wordpress.com)
Workshops
2016 Ideas Test, 34 High Street, Sittingbourne, Kent
2015 HIVE @ Rochester Cathedral, Kent
HIVE @ Upnor Castle, Kent
HIVE @ Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Kent
Magna Carta, Rochester Cathedral, Ken
Projects in 2011
“Twelve” Middle Row, Ashford
County Square, Ashford – End of Year Show
Press
2015
Kent Life Magazine
2012
HESA Inprint 'Addiction' Issue
thedjlist.com
'Twelve' Kent Messenger
2003
Faversham Times
Education
BA Fine Art, University of Kent, 1st Class Honours
Collections
Private collections and commissions in the UK and overseas
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