Konstantina (Kate Constantine) is a proud Gadigal woman of the Eora nation and a neo-contemporary Indigenous artist. She is re-imagining the traditions of her peoples’ dot painters and providing a modern narrative for all Australians to better understand First Nations People as part of the fabric of Australia.
As a descendant of the Gadigal, she is passionate about her language, Culture and histories, much of which have been lost, misplaced or manipulated since the dawn of Colonisation. As such, her practice is heavily interconnected with her Mob and their oral histories and married with her esteemed academic research.
Her artworks are a physical manifestation of these stories and histories, a document in time to reconnect her people to their Country.
Konstantina is a highly sought after contemporary artist who is represented by galleries in Paris, London, Sydney, Melbourne and Margaret River, where her solo shows have sold out consistently for almost a decade. Her works have been awarded finalist places in over twenty Art Prizes and Awards, and been profiled at international art shows, on TV, used by celebrities and for high profile restaurant and corporate works. Her public artworks are the most recent addition to her practice and have seen her take over shopping centres, parklands and office buildings with her trademark contemporary edge.
“My arts practice is my act of storytelling and reclamation, it is highly detailed in both style and cultural substance. I like to think my works represent a document in time to help connect both Aboriginal & non-Aboriginal peoples to our rich Culture; our past, our present and our future.”
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2024 | Published book “Gadigal Ngura”. Australia |
2023 | Published book “L’art de l’engagement” (The Art of Commitment). France |
2023 | National Capital Arts Prize - Finalist |
2022 | National Emerging Art Prize - Finalist |
2022 | Ocean Shores Art Expo - Finalist |
2022 | Arts In The Valley - Finalist |
2022 | Art Lovers Australia Prize - Finalist |
2021 | Fishers Ghost Art Prize - Finalist |
2021 | Ocean Shores Art Expo - Finalist (highly commended) |
2021 | BAM, Byron Art Prize - Finalist |
2021 | The Voice Australia, Artwork & visuals for Grand Finale |
2021 | Keynote speaker, inaugural TEDx Byron Bay. Theme ‘the space between’ |
2021 | Member of Indigenous Art Steering Committee for Waverley Council |
2021 | Art Lovers Australia Prize - Finalist |
2020 | BAM, Byron Art Prize - Semi finalist |
2020 | Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery - Finalist (highly commended) |
EXHIBITIONS - SOLO & SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2024 | 'Nala Ngura' - Arts d'Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris. FR | SOLO |
2024 | 'Knokke Art Fair' - Knokke, BE | GROUP |
2024 | 'Yagu, Gadigal dulumi, Gadi yuwing ngubadi' - NSW Parliament House, Sydney. AU | SOLO |
2024 | 'Wumera Nangamay - A Salt Lake Series' - Cooee Art Leven, Sydney. AU | SOLO |
2024 | ‘Antica Bruxelles - Art Fair’ - Bruxelles, BE | GROUP |
2023 | 'Garrigarang Badu' - Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris. FR | SOLO |
2023 | 'Sydney Contemporary' - Carriage Works, Sydney. AU | GROUP |
2023 | ‘Parcours des Mondes’ - Paris. FR | GROUP |
2023 | 'Connection' - The Lume, Melbourne. AU | GROUP |
2023 | ‘Antica Namur’ - Namur. BE | GROUP |
2023 | 'black AND white' - Cooee Art Leven, Sydney. AU | SOLO |
2023 | ‘Antica Bruxelles’ - Bruxelles, BE | GROUP |
2023 | 'Djiyadi Ngumun' - Liberty Place, Sydney. AU | SOLO |
2023 | ‘Ancrage’ - Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris. FR | GROUP |
2023 | ‘Art Paris 2023’ - Paris. FR | GROUP |
2023 | ‘Pink Heater’, Hôtel de Crillon, in assoc Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris, FR | GROUP |
2022 | 'Connection' - National Museum of Australia, Canberra. AU | GROUP |
2022 | 'Ngawiya Ngubadi' - The Rodd, Sidney Nolan Trust, Presteigne. UK | SOLO |
2022 | 'Tjukurpa' - Aboriginal Art Galleries, London. UK | GROUP |
2022 | 'Raining On Eora' - Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney. AU | SOLO |
2021 | 'Negative Space' - Ninbella Gallery, Bangalow. AU | SOLO |
2020 | 'East Coast Matters' - Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney. AU | GROUP |
2020 | 'The Caste Collection' - Ninbella Gallery, Bangalow. AU | SOLO |
2020 | 'A Vision of Country' - Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney. AU | GROUP |
2019 | 'Blak Enough' - Ninbella Gallery, Bangalow. AU | SOLO |
2019 | 'Colour Correction' - The Annex, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah. AU | SOLO |