Kate O’Boyle is an artist and arts writer based in Narrm/Melbourne working across installation, sculpture, performance and digital media. Kate’s practice considers the role materiality plays in acts of divinity and acts of worship. Touch as a conduit of the divine is of particular interest to her research. Kate has exhibited at Channels festival, Seventh Gallery, Critical Path, Site Eight, FELTspace, KINGS ARI, Holy Rollers and the National Art School. She has been awarded several academic scholarships, the Blau Trust award, the James Martin Award for Outstanding Graduate and the Guildhouse/FELTspace Graduate Award.
About the work
On Looking Up uses found video documentation of ecstatics from the early 1960’s to the present to contemplate shared gestures of divine experiences.
Runway Journal acknowledges the custodians of the nations our digital platform reaches. We extend this acknowledgement to all First Nations artists, writers and audiences.
Runway Journal is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Runway Journal receives project support from the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Runway Journal acknowledges the custodians of the nations our digital platform reaches. We extend this acknowledgement to all First Nations artists, writers and audiences.
Runway Journal is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Runway Journal receives project support from the NSW Government through Create NSW.