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

2024Published book “Gadigal Ngura”. Australia
2023Published book “L’art de l’engagement” (The Art of Commitment). France
2023National Capital Arts Prize - Finalist
2022National Emerging Art Prize - Finalist
2022Ocean Shores Art Expo - Finalist
2022Arts In The Valley - Finalist
2022Art Lovers Australia Prize - Finalist
2021Fishers Ghost Art Prize - Finalist
2021Ocean Shores Art Expo - Finalist (highly commended)
2021BAM, Byron Art Prize - Finalist
2021The Voice Australia, Artwork & visuals for Grand Finale
2021Keynote speaker, inaugural TEDx Byron Bay. Theme ‘the space between’
2021Member of Indigenous Art Steering Committee for Waverley Council
2021Art Lovers Australia Prize - Finalist
2020BAM, Byron Art Prize - Semi finalist
2020Border Art Prize, Tweed Regional Gallery - Finalist (highly commended)

EXHIBITIONS - SOLO & SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2024'Nala Ngura' - Arts d'Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.  FRSOLO
2024'Knokke Art Fair' - Knokke, BEGROUP
2024'Yagu, Gadigal dulumi, Gadi yuwing ngubadi' - NSW Parliament House, Sydney. AUSOLO
2024'Wumera Nangamay - A Salt Lake Series' - Cooee Art Leven, Sydney. AUSOLO
2024‘Antica Bruxelles - Art Fair’ - Bruxelles, BEGROUP
2023'Garrigarang Badu' - Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.  FRSOLO
2023'Sydney Contemporary' - Carriage Works, Sydney. AUGROUP
2023‘Parcours des Mondes’ - Paris. FRGROUP
2023'Connection' - The Lume, Melbourne. AUGROUP
2023‘Antica Namur’ - Namur. BEGROUP
2023'black AND white' - Cooee Art Leven, Sydney. AUSOLO
2023‘Antica Bruxelles’ - Bruxelles, BEGROUP
2023'Djiyadi Ngumun' - Liberty Place, Sydney. AUSOLO
2023‘Ancrage’ - Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris.  FRGROUP
2023‘Art Paris 2023’ - Paris.  FRGROUP
2023‘Pink Heater’, Hôtel de Crillon, in assoc Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob, Paris, FRGROUP
2022'Connection' - National Museum of Australia, Canberra. AUGROUP
2022'Ngawiya Ngubadi' - The Rodd, Sidney Nolan Trust, Presteigne. UKSOLO
2022'Tjukurpa' - Aboriginal Art Galleries, London. UKGROUP
2022'Raining On Eora' - Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney. AUSOLO
2021'Negative Space' - Ninbella Gallery, Bangalow. AUSOLO
2020'East Coast Matters' - Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney. AUGROUP
2020'The Caste Collection' - Ninbella Gallery, Bangalow. AUSOLO
2020'A Vision of Country' - Kate Owen Gallery, Sydney. AUGROUP
2019'Blak Enough' - Ninbella Gallery, Bangalow. AUSOLO
2019'Colour Correction' - The Annex, Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah. AUSOLO

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