Katie Whyte is a digital media artist working with video and installation. Her work explores Damnatio Memoriae (the condemnation of memory) and her interests lie in representation and re-presentation, reinterpreting existing narratives using new media glitching processes. This presents itself in an exploration and exploitation of social and cultural texts, images, and objects through the medium of glitch. The glitching process mimics the degradation she sees from revered object to archival detritus.
She is a member of a collective called Lucida Collective made up of other lens-based media emerging artists. She is motivated to make new and engaging collaborative work.
Artist Bio
Education
2023 - Present Masters of Fine Art, National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
2016 - 2020 Bachelor of Fine Art (Media) with Critical Cultures (International), National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
2015-2016 Portfolio Preparation Course at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Exhibitions
November - December 2022 Dētrīmentum, McKenna Gallery Newbridge, Solo exhibition by Katie Whyte, supported by Kildare County Council Arts Service and Riverbank Arts Centre’s ‘Emerging Visual Artist Bursary Award’.
April – May 2021 Infinite Becomings, Lucida Collective Exhibition, NCAD Gallery, Dublin 8. Curator: Anne Kelly
As a result of the cancellation of the NCAD Graduate Degree Show 2020, Lucida collective have been awarded the Graduate Open Call and become the sole group of 2020 graduates to exhibit at NCAD. NCAD Gallery was the only gallery exhibiting in Ireland at the commencement of the show at level 5 restrictions.
September 2020 NCAD Virtual Open Studio Event 2020 - A socially distanced open studio where selected graduates had access to studios to document their work.
Videos from the open studios premiered on NCAD’s Instagram page
December 2019 In the Dark, NCAD Fine Art Media Interim Exhibition, National College of Art and Design, Dublin 8
June 2019 (Un)formed, End of year exhibition, Former Sugar Factory, Groningen, Netherlands
April 2019 Hyper Sensoric Lab, Minerva Art Academy Theatre Zuiderdiep,
Curator: Herman Loning
February 2019 'I send you this cadmium red', Minerva Art Academy Praediniussingel building, with visiting artist Donna Verheidjn
December 2018 Fugitive Memories, Sir Denis Mahon Reading Room, Merion Square. In collaboration with the ESB Centre of Irish Art at the National Gallery of Ireland.
Curator: Sarah Pierce
May 2018 Media Mustard, Eblana House, NCAD Campus. Curator: Feargal Fitzpatrick
April 2018 - 2020 'Territorial Remix', Permanent installation project, Administration Building, National College of Art and Design, Dublin
February 2018 'Interactive Portrait Studio' Photography based open workshop and exhibition with visiting media lecturer Laura Liverani.
Yellow box gallery, National College of Art and Design, Dublin
Awards
April 2020 Awarded the Kildare Arts Council Emerging Visual Artist Exhibition Bursary Award with Riverbank Arts Centre
June 2021 Awarded a place in the Galway International Arts Festival's Visual Arts Internship Programme (VAIP) 2021
February 2021 Awarded a place in the Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Spring School with artist Sybil Montague
February 2021 Awarded the NCAD Gallery Graduate 2020 Open Call 2021 as a member of Lucida Collective
December 2020 Awarded an Arts Council Ireland Visual Arts Professional Development award 2020
November 2020 Shortlisted for the RDS Visual Art Awards 2020
November 2020 Awarded a place in the Clancy Quay On-line Professional Development Programme 2020
July 2020 Awarded the Digital Society Award Digital Transformations 2020 for graduating work ‘Inception/Generation/Degradation’