2024 ACE Studio Program artist: Katey Smoker

Katey Smoker is an abstract artist who explores the intersection of painting and sculpture by using paint as a sculptural material.
Her practice is defined by iterative, process-driven experimentation and material play, where the act of creating is as important as the final form. With a background in metallurgy and material science, Smoker delves into the physical properties and behaviours of paint to create intricate textures and structures that both acknowledge and subvert the form of the grid.
Central to her approach is an engagement with unpredictability and the evolving nature of material and process, which generates a fresh perspective and new material realities at the convergence of painting and sculpture.