Biography
Kate Ive is an award-winning Edinburgh based artist and researcher, working from her studio at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008 with a degree in Sculpture BA (Hons). Kate maintains a diverse practice, making work for international exhibitions, residencies and public art commissions.
Most recently completing a residency at the European Ceramic Work Centre, The Netherlands, researching and creating new work translating ocean datasets into ceramic sculptures. She is currently a Connected Innovator with Creative Informatics (Edinburgh University) and Creative Edinburgh. With a particular focus on how we store data and leave stratified records of our presence, Kate’s work draws on archaeological artefacts and data to explore systems that create ‘sculptural recordings’.
Her work is represented in both public and private collections, including the British Museum, NHS, Royal Mint Museum, National Bank of Slovakia, University Museum of Bergen, Norway and The Museum of Paper, Fabriano Italy.
Kate has been selected as Lead Artist for notable public art projects and commissions, including the Opposing War Memorial, Princes Street Gardens (Edinburgh), the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (Edinburgh), Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, National Museum of Scotland and the Scottish Government.
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
- 2022-23 Calderwood Public Art Commission, East Calder
- 2021 Gloucester City Council’s Via Sacra Route Markers
- 2018-TBC 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
- 2022 Finalist for V&A’s 6 Month Ceramics Residency, London
- 2022 Connected Innovator Award, Creative Informatics, Edinburgh University & Creative Edinburgh
- 2022 Creative Development Bursary, Culture Edinburgh, CEC
- 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
- 2023 Group exhibition at Central Saint Martins
- 2022 Test Case, European Ceramic Work Centre, The Netherlands
- 2021-2022 WWF’s Great Scottish Canvas
- 2021 Current, Whitespace, Edinburgh
- 2021 Caught in the Spotlight, 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 Baroni Gallery Exhibition, London
- 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
- 2023 TedxYouth Talk
- 2022 Beyond Walls, Ginkgo Projects
- 2021 WWF’s Great Scottish Canvas Press & Book
- 2020 The Medal, ‘Meddling with nature’ by Livia Turnbull
- 2020 Panel Artist, Palliative Care Symposium, St Columba’s Hospice
- 2020 Jesmonite Case Study
- 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’