Biography
Kate Ive is an award-winning Edinburgh based artist. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008 with a degree in Sculpture BA (Hons). Kate works from her studio at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop (ESW). She sculpts and carves by hand on both a monumental and minute scale with an eye for detail and intricacy. Her work is in a wide range of materials. These include amongst others ceramics, bronze, jesmonite and wax. Kate pays close attention to the technical processes she uses in the design and production of her artwork. She is experienced in drawing, engraving, scrimshaw, sculpting, medal making, casting, working with found objects, metal plating and ornamental turning.
Kate Ive has artworks in recognised public and private collections including the British Museum (London), Royal Mint Museum (Wales), the National Bank of Slovakia, University Museum of Bergen (Norway) and the Museo della Carta eFiligrana (Fabriano, Italy). In 2011 she was selected as the British Art Medal Society’s‘New Medallist 2011-12’. An award run by the British Art Medal Society supported by the British Museum, V&A, Royal Mint and the National Academy Sofia.
Maintaining a diverse practice, Kate makes work for exhibitions, residencies and public art commissions. She has created a number of notable artworks, including for Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Helensburgh Outdoor Museum, the City of Edinburgh Council’s Promenade and a number of sculpture commissions for Scottish Government campaigns.
Selected Collections
- 2019 Work in the collections of the NHS
- 2015 Work in the collections of the National Bank of Slovakia
- 2014 Work in the collections of the Royal Mint Museum
- 2013 Work in the collections of the British Museum, London
- 2013 Medallic Works in the collections of University Museum of Bergen, Norway
- 2012 Filigrana Drawing, Museo della Carta e della Filigrana,Italy
Selected Commissions
- 2021 Gloucester City Council’s Via Sacra Route Markers
- 2018-20 Lead Artist for the Opposing War Memorial, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
- 2016-2019 Lead Artist for ATD 4.1 Old to New, 19 artworks for the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and CAMHS, Edinburgh
- 2018 Lead Artist creating indoor & outdoor artwork for West Calder High School
- 2015 Helensburgh Outdoor Museum, commissioned by WAVEparticle
- 2014 Dressed, sculpture edition commissioned by Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop for the launch of Creative Laboratories
- 2014 Equals, sculpture commission for the Scottish Government’s Equalities campaign
- 2014 Scott Monument Litter Sculpture, commissioned by the Scottish Government
Selected Awards & Residencies
- 2021-2022 3 month Residency at European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC), The Netherlands
- 2021-2022 European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC) Grant
- 2021-2022 Creative Scotland Open Project Fund
- 2021-2022 Making Waves Ceramics Trust Grant
- 2020 a-n Artist Bursary
- 2019 Craft Scotland, COMPASS: Established Makers Award 2019
- 2019 #Untitled10 2019, The Bowes Museum, Darlington
- 2019 Funding awards from Hope Scott Trust & Fenton Arts Trust
- 2015-2016 Edinburgh Emerging Artist Bursary Award, City of Edinburgh & Creative Scotland
- 2015 13th International Medal Symposium, National Bank of Slovakia & Museum of Coins & Medals, Slovakia
- 2015 Shortlisted Finalist for the Royal Institute of British Architect’s Research Medal Design
- 2014 Recipient of FIDEM Young Artist Scholarship
- 2012 George Cuhaj Prize, for a young Artist & Medal Maker under 30
- 2012 Recipient of Arts Trust Scotland Award
- 2012 Recipient of FIDEM Young Artist Scholarship
- 2011-2012 New Medallist Scheme, awarded by British Art Medal Society, British Museum, Victoria & Albert, Royal Mint and National Academy of Art Sofia (Bulgaria)
- 2011-2012 Recipient of Edinburgh Visual Art Award
Selected Exhibitions
- 2021-2022 WWF’s Great Scottish Canvas
- 2021 Royal Cornwall Museum
- 2019-2020 Showdown at Sundown, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
- 2019-2020 #Untitled10 2019, The Bowes Museum, Darlington
- 2018-2019 Medals & Miniatures Exhibition at Sladmore Contemporary, London
- 2017 Art in the Hand, Goldsmiths’ Centre Exhibition, London
- 2016 Whithurst Park Art Fair in support of Maggie’s Centres
- 2015 Twenty Twenty Gallery Medal Exhibition
- 2014 Pop Rock Moon Shop, Super/Collider, Arts Catalyst, London
- 2014 National Archaeological Museum, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2013 Thread needle Prize
- 2013 Exhibition, Mall Galleries,London
- 2012 XXXII Fidem Medal Congress, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
- 2009 DLA Piper Art Award Exhibition, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art, London
- 2009 ‘R.S.A New Contemporaries 2009’, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
- 2007 ‘Just Add Water’ Exhibition, 109 Mathewson St Gallery, Providence, U.S.A
Selected Press
- 2021 WWF’s Great Scottish Canvas Press & Book
- 2020 The Medal, ‘Meddling with nature’ by Livia Turnbull
- 2019 Edinburgh Evening News, New £150m ‘Sick Kids’ Hospital
- 2018 BBC 1 Reporting Scotland, Conscientious Objector Memorial Feature
- 2018 BBC News, Conscientious Objector Memorial Feature
- 2018 CommonSpace, Conscientious Objector Memorial Feature
- 2018 The Scotsman, Conscientious Objector Memorial Feature
- 2013 British Museum Winter Magazine, Modern Pearl Feature
- 2012 Round Table Radio Interview, ‘Mostra Mercato Regionaledell’ARTigianato’, Italy
- 2012 Kate Ive: Artist Video, made by Creative Scotland
- 2012 The Scotsman, ‘Artworks designed…are cast in bronze’
- 2012 Edinburgh Evening News, ‘Artworks designed by primary children’
- 2012 STV, ‘Pirniehall Primary pupils celebrate waterfront art launch’
- 2009 The Scotsman, ‘Artist’s work in running for national award’
- 2009 The Telegraph, ‘Art Sales: degree shows’, DLA Piper Art Award
- 2008 The Herald, ‘A precocious degree of talent’