Neon Parc | Kait James

Born 1977, Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. Lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.

Language Group, Wadawurrung/Wathaurung.

Selected works (21)

Exhibitions (3)

‘Blak Flags’
Brunswick
15 Nov.–14 Dec.
2024

‘Red Flags’

12 Oct.–23 Feb.
2025

‘Dirty Laundry’
City
16 Sep.–15 Oct.
2022

Curriculum vitae (PDF)

Recent Solo Exhibitions

2022: ‘Dirty Laundry’, Neon Parc City, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘Keep Hanging Us Out to Dry’, Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library,Naarm/Melbourne
2021: ‘Hang us out to Dry’, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat; ‘Souvenirs’, Geelong Gallery, Geelong
2019: ‘Dry Your Dishes on my Culture’, Koorie Heritage Trust, Naarm/Melbourne

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022: ‘Treaty’, Track Gallery, Victoria; ‘Changemakers’, Museum of Democracy, Old Parliament House, Canberra; ‘Holding Space’, Agency Projects, Melbourne Design Week, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘Still Here, Now’, Platform Arts Gallery, Geelong; ‘Blak Jewellery: Finding Past Linking Future’, Koorie Heritage Trust, Naarm/Melbourne
2021: ‘Deadly Decade’, Blak Dot Gallery, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘Treaty’, Wyndham Art Gallery, Victoria; ‘NAIDOC Exhibition’, Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘Koorie Art Show’, Koorie Heritage Trust Melbourne, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize’, Finalist, Institute of Modern Art, Meanjin/Brisbane
2020: ‘Wyndham Art Prize’, Finalist, Wyndham Art Gallery, Victoria
2019: ‘Koorie Art Show’, Koorie Heritage Trust Melbourne, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘Craft Victoria Awards’, Craft Victoria, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘Playing With Matches’, Incinerator Gallery, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘BlakHEART Festival’, Federation Square, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award’, Finalist, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Victoria; ‘Wyndham Art Prize’, Finalist, Wyndham Art Gallery, Victoria
2018: ‘Koorie Art Show’, Koorie Heritage Trust Melbourne, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘Tanderrum’, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Federation Square, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘The Skip’, Satellite Gallery, Naarm/Melbourne; ‘White Night Ballarat’, Welcome to Country/Opening Ceremony, Victoria

Awards, Residencies and Grants

2021: Finalist, ‘The Churchie National Emerging Art Prize’, Institute of Modern Art, Meanjin/Brisbane; Finalist, ‘King Woods Mallesons First Nation Art Awards’, Fortyfivedownstairs, Naarm/Melbourne
2020: Finalist, ‘King Woods Mallesons First Nation Art Awards’ Fortyfivedownstairs, Naarm/Melbourne
2019: Winner, ‘Lendlease Reconciliation Award’, Koorie Art Show, Koorie Heritage Trust, Naarm/Melbourne; Winner, ‘Emerging Artist Award’, Craft Victoria Awards, Craft Victoria, Naarm/Melbourne

Collections

National Gallery of Victoria
Art Gallery of Ballarat
Geelong Gallery
Koorie Heritage Trust
Epworth Hospital Collection
Private Collections throughout Australia

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Kait James, 'Ring my Bell Post Hill', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'McUnhappy', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'First Nation', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Alienation', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Stolenwealth', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Annus Horribilis', 2020. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Baa ni ip Bunyip', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Bloody Shit', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'C**T', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'FU**ER', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Installation view, Kait James, Geelong Arts Centre Redevelopment, 2022.

Kait James, 'Colonial Lanes', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Language has been murdered', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Lucky Country', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Raise the Age', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Kait James, 'Still Here', 2021. Wool and cotton on printed cotton, 76 x 46 x 7 cm. Photography: Christian Capurro.

Installation view, Kait James, 'Dry Your Dishes on my Culture', Koorie Heritage Trust, Naarm/Melbourne, 2019.