Katy Woodroffe is an Australian artist who lives and works in Hobart. Her work has been featured extensively in solo exhibitions both within Australia and overseas.
Travel has been an important influence on her arts practice and she has been awarded many international residencies, including Paris (twice), Greece, India and Spain.
International exhibitions 2020
Van Diemensland – opening December 2020 at KEG expo, Schijndel, the Netherlands (with Dutch artists Marielle van den Bergh and Mels Dees).
This exhibition responds to the historical links between Tasmania and the Netherlands. Abel Tasman’s ‘Journal of the Voyage to the Unknown Southland in the Year 1642’ provided valuable background information for the work.
Occupation and Loss
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
32cms x 25cms (150cms fully extended
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
49cms x 47cms
Summer 2020 – at Saffron Walden Gallery, England (with British artists Richard Barrett and Debbie Baxter)
“Bleak times but hopefully a ray of sunshine at The Saffron Walden Gallery with this group exhibition of uplifting artwork”
Swans of Versailles, Waiting for Midnight
Acrylic and Ground Pigment
117cms x 75cms
Short listed exhibitions 2021
Colonisation by Seed: Adventure Bay 1788, 2019
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
150cms x 150cms x 4cms
Short listed exhibitions 2020
A Corona Dream
2020
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
96cms x 85cms
Bird Call Theatre: The Inheritors Act 1 and 2 (diptych)
2019
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
100cms x 100cms
From the Tide Pool to the Stars and Back Again 2020
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
150cms x 150cms
Major work heading to New York
2018
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
150cms x 150cms
Recent exhibitions at Handmark Gallery, Hobart 2020
Summer Salon
The Power of a Dream
2020
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
96cms x 85cms
Landscape exhibition
2020
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
75cms x 69cms
2020
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
27cms x 76cms
Still Life exhibition
2020
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
35cms x 26.5cms
#lockdownchallenge
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
35cms x 26.5cms
Recent Exhibitions at Clarendon Arms, Evandale, (Handmark) 2020
Spring Salon
Pop Up Christmas Exhibition
Dreaming of Spring 2020
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
96cms x 85cms
Treasure Island 2020
Acrylic and ground pigment on paper
68cms x 68cms
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Fire screen : trapped - first experiment of three #contemporaryart #upcomingexhibition #handmarkgallery #intothelight #katywoodroffe #tasmanianartist #hobart
Thrilled to have Tiger Moon heading into a special private collection in the Netherlands #vandiemenslandexhibition #kegexpo #schijndel #katywoodroffe #tasmanianartist #hobart
So special to be live streamed into the exhibition opening in the Netherlands last night! A massive thank you to @mariellevandenbergh and @melsdees for all their hard work, enthusiasm and belief that it could all still happen in these tricky times. And fabulous to have the Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Matthew Neuhaus and his wife Angela making it such memorable occasion. Long post but I really felt that I was there although a bit daunting to see myself on such an enormous screen representing the Tasmanian link in the exhibition!#vandiemensland #kegexpo #schijndel #thenetherlands #katywoodroffe
Van Diemensland opens this Friday @kegexpo in the Netherlands. Hopefully joining @mariellevandenbergh and @melsdees online. Colonial hunting plate 144 cms x 144 cms #forthcomingexhibition #schijndel #thenetherlands #contemporaryart #katywoodroffe #tasmanianartist #hobart
Very honoured to have the Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Matthew Neuhaus, opening our exhibition Van Diemensland @kegexpo on July 23 and fabulous to be collaborating again with @mariellevandenbergh and @melsdees #internationalexhibition #kegexpo #schijndel #thenetherlands #tasmaniancollaboration #contemporaryartists
Looking forward to being part of the landscape exhibition @handmark on Friday #moonrisetreasureisland #tasmanianartists #contemporaryart #hobart
Best ever winter feast 2021 #darkmofo #hobart #tasmania
Such an amazing night out in Hobart. Started at the penitentiary and ended up at the sensational performance of Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet with the composer Gavin Bryars and the TSO #darkmofo2021 #hobart #tasmania
Really chuffed to get this photo of my work in the embassy residence in Indonesia 😊
Some changes afoot in the orange tree #newwork #upcomingexhibition @handmarkgallery #contemporaryart #katywoodroffe #tasmanianartist #hobart
The orange tree #newworkinprogress #upcomingexhibition @handmarkgallery #contemporaryart #katywoodroffe #tasmanianart #hobart
Into the light #upcomingexhibition @handmarkgallery #katywoodroffe #tasmanianartist #hobart
Great to have an excuse to visit the fabulous new mapiya lumi children’s gallery @tmag Congratulations to all involved especially @jamin.artist
Studio day #small work #luckycharms #contemporaryart #katywoodroffe #handmarkgallery #hobart
Wet works in progress #andwetdayoutside #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #katywoodroffe #tasmanianartist #handmarkgallery
Brave Nelly
Puggleclub Story Time @tmag #liftofffestival #lovethislittlepersonsomuch
Tackling new work for an exhibition later in the year #studio #katywoodroffe #contemporaryart #handmarkgallery #hobart
Great advice from the wonderful Patricia Giles in the Australian Review on Saturday
So thrilled to finally see the incredible NEST exhibition @qvmag
Huge congratulations to @alastairmooney for creating such a wonderful experience! #alwaysgoingtobeastar