• Kate White, New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD)
Kate lives in Fredericton and is a juried market member of the New Brunswick Crafts Council. She has a certificate of graduate studies, diploma in fine craft: jewellery/metal arts, and a foundation visual arts certificate from New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. She also earned her bachelors of applied arts from University of New Brunswick in 2015.
Kate’s practice includes contemporary art, custom/limited-edition, and production jewellery. She continues to develop as an emerging artist and has begun establishing her presence in the professional world. She was awarded ‘Best in Concept: Student Category’ at the national juried exhibition, Great White North Exhibition: Group of Seven 2015. Her work has been exhibited at several NBCCD group studio and graduate exhibitions, as well as the student showcase at the Atlantic Craft Trade Show (ACTS) 2015. In the summer of 2015, she launched her business, Sterling Gale Metalworks, through a business accelerator program and she independently exhibited for the first time as an emerging artist at ACTS 2016.
Kate is particularly passionate about art therapy and community art wellness programs. She aspires to engage the public through her work to raise awareness and compassion for people living with invisible chronic mental and physical illnesses and to continue creating functional, beautiful, and meaningful jewellery.
