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Born 1962, Karlstad, Sweden
1971 Migrated to Australia
1998 Elected as a member of Konstnärernas Riksorganisation (KRO), Stockholm, Sweden

True to the Nordic love of nature, Katarina Vesterberg’s paintings explore the natural world and the meaning of existence within it, capturing elements of the immense and sometimes unforgiving, yet beautiful, environment of her Scandinavian birth home and her current home, Australia.

Vesterberg studies the effects of sea and sky in every kind of weather. Instead of merely recording factually what she sees, Katarina translates the vista into a light-orientated expression. She has a direct and painterly approach to landscape using both grand and fine gestures, inviting the viewer to explore her work more deeply. The soft edges in her works suggest the ever-transitory nature of the harsh and unrelenting and yet inspirational environment in which she works and lives.

She is represented nationally and internationally by private and corporate collections, including Queensland Art Gallery, Artbank, Sydney and Parliament House, Canberra.

 

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Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Kemi Art Museum, Kemi, Finland
Artbank, Sydney
Parliament House, Canberra
Commonwealth Law Courts, Brisbane
Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Brisbane
Brisbane City Council, Brisbane
Ipswich Regional Art Gallery, Ipswich
Redcliffe City Art Collection, Redcliffe
Griffith University, Brisbane
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore
Anglican Grammar School, Brisbane
Brisbane Boys College, Brisbane
International Pacific College, Brisbane
Maquarie Bank, Sydney
Maquarie Bank, Brisbane
Merikoski Vocational Centre, Oulu, Finland
Queensland Cement, Brisbane
Southernex Imaging Group Ltd (Wesley Hospital), Brisbane
Suncorp, Brisbane
Mater Mothers Hospital, Brisbane
The Blundstone Company, Hobart

 

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Anderson, Peter, Risky business, Art Monthly
Anon. 15 Artists: The Redcliffe City Council 1997 Annual Spring Art Exhibition Award [ex. cat.], Redcliffe City Council, Redcliffe, 1997
Anon. An Exotic Otherness: Crossing Brisbane Lines [ex. cat.], CAST, Hobart
Anon. Australialaista taidetta Kemin taidemuseossa, Lounais-Lappi, 6 June 2002
Anon. Australien i Knebelbro, Ebeltoft Folketidende, 5 July 1995
Anon. Australsk kunst i Galleri Babette, Stiftstidende, 22 June 1995
Anon. Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Vol. 31, No. 3, 1994
Anon. Fem australske kvinder udstiller i Knebel ..., Sommeravisen Ebeltoft og Mols d. 17 July 1995
Anon. Katarina Vesterberg, Brisbane News, 20 March 1996
Anon. Katarina Vesterberg: Painting the Processes of Time, The Daily Examiner, 19 April 2000
Anon. Kemin Taidemuseon ja Historiallisen museon näyttelyistä: Katarina Vesterbergin näyttely 20.6.-28.7. Kemin Taidemuseolla, Lounais Lappi, 4 July 2002
Anon. Koralliriutat saapuvat Ouluun, Oulun Seutu, 12 June 2002
Anon. Koralliriutat saapuvat Ouluun öljyvärimaalauksissa, Pohjolan Työ, 20 June 2002
Anon. Näkyvät koralliriutat ja näkymätön aboriginaalien henki Oulussa nähtävissä, Oulu-lehti, 27 June 2002
Anon. Oulu: Aussimaisemaa, Kaleva-Peto, 7 July 2002
Anon. Other Views: an exhibition from the Griffith University Art Collection [ex. cat.], Queensland College of Art Gallery, Griffith University, Brisbane, June 2002
Anon. Performing Sexualities: Katarina Vesterberg, Art Monthly Australia, June 1995, Number 80
Anon. Prize for artist, The Courier Mail, 22 October 1997
Baker, Andrew. Katarina Vesterberg: Moreton Bay [ex. cat.], Kemin Taidemuseo, Finland, June 2002
Anon. The Graphite Crucible [ex. cat.], Ipswich Regional Art Gallery, Ipswich, 1994
Anon. Them & us: Internees & ‘others’ continued ..., Living the War [ex. cat.], Central City Library, Brisbane, 1995
Boulous Walker, Michelle (editor). Performing Sexualities [ex. cat.], Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 1994
Broker, David. 1992 Adelaide Binnial of Australian Art, Art & Text, No. 42, 1992
Brown, Phil. Setting Sail: After a local exhibition, artist Katarina Vesterberg is taking her paintings of Brisbane’s bay islands to distant lands, Brisbane News, 5 June 2002
Brown, Phil. Talk Show: Art and language combine to create a fascinating exhibition at the City Hall Art Gallery, Brisbane News, November 1995
Chryssides, Helen. A venture into unfamiliar territory, The Advertiser, 18 April 1992
Delaruelle, Jacques. More of the Same, Adelaide Review, April 1992
Duryea, Kate. Fossils a focus for paintings, The Sun, 10 April 1990
Eskola, Tanja. Sininen Komuuti esittää: Australian luontoa skandinaavisin silmin, Kansan Tahto, 2 July 2002
Helmrich, Michelle. Unfamiliar Territory, Art Gallery of South Australia, 1992
Howard, Lucienne. Lingo: Images of a first language [ex. cat.], Brisbane City Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1995
Hyvärinen, Marja-Leena. Kauneutta karuuden keskellä, Kaleva, July 2002
James, Bruce. Crossing Brisbane Lines into more open territory, The Age, 17 May 1995
Low, Lenny Ann. Katarina Vesterberg: Paintings and Drawings, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May 2004
McCulkin, Tony. Cape Moreton works by Katarina Vesterberg in the Foyer Gallery, USQ until March 11, The Chronicle, 1 March 1994
Mäkelä, Riitta. Hiekan ja meren hohtoa, Kavela, 14 July 2002
Morrell, Timothy. Katarina Vesterberg: Seaborne, Australian Art Collector, Issue 32, April–June 2005
Morrell, Timothy. bloodties [ex. cat.], Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, May 2000
Nalder, Glenda. Katarina Vesterberg: (going) from the Arawatta [ex. cat.], The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide, 1993
Nalder, Glenda. Canary Tops & Dog Roses [ex. cat.], Institute of Modern Art, 1992
Niskala, Marjaana. Kuvat: Taidenäyttely, Kaleva, 29 July 2002
Radok, Stephanie. Puzzling Identities, Adelaide Review, March 1992
Radok, Stephanie. Locality and tactility, Adelaide Review, September 19932
Radok, Stephanie. Ordinary Otherness, Artlink, Vol. 12 No. 1
Richards, Michael. Pairs, paradigms and prehistory, The Courier Mail, 11 April 1990
Richards, Michael. Works on Paper, The Courier Mail, 13 July 1989
Sarrala, Hannu. Juuriltaan kemiläinen Katarina Vesterberg maalaa Australiassa: Heikkasaarten subtrooppinen maisema, Pohjolan Sanomat, 19 June 2002
Smith, Sue. Exhibition aims for a multicultural accent, The Courier Mail, 16 May 1995
Smith, Sue. Through emigres’ eyes, The Courier Mail, 17 May 1997
Seppä, Soile. Uskollisuus karun maiseman luonteelle, Pohjolan Sanomat, July 2002
Sivonen, Outi. Australian maisemat lumoavat kesänäyttelyssä: Sotalapsen tytär palasi juurilleen, Keskiviiko, 10 July 2002
Stanford, Leonie. The Review, September 1997
Ward, Peter. Biennial a portrait of uncertain times, The Weekend Australian, 29 February–1 March 1992
Wunsch, Jaana. Merelliset maisemat, Oulu-lehti, 4 July 2002
Zubrugg, Nicholas. Katarina Vesterberg: Carcasse Without Motion, Galerie Brutal, Brisbane, Eyeline, No. 133, 1990

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2012
Bdies Without Surface, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane

2011
A Temperate View, Greenhill Galleries, Perth

2010
Estuary, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane

2009
Portals, Greenhill Galleries, Perth

2008
Homelands, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane

2007
Noontide, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Reverie, Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane

2006
Eventide, Greenhill Gallerie,s Perth
Passage, Michael Reid Art Merchant, Sydney

2005
Seaborne , Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
Solitary Journey , Esa Jäske Gallery, Sydney
Land by Sea, Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Melbourne

2004
Ephemeral Life , Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Melbourne
Katarina Vesterberg: Paintings and Drawings , Esa Jäske Gallery, Sydney

2003
A Stranger's Beach , Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane

2002
Objective Desire , Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
Moreton Bay , Kemi Art Museum, Kemi, Finland
South-East , Sininen Komuuti, Oulu, Finland

2000
Bloodties , Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton

1997
Milburn Gallery, Brisbane

1996
Milburn Gallery, Brisbane

1994
Cape Morton , University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba

1993
(going) from the Arawatta , Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide
Recent Work , Milburn Gallery, Brisbane

1992
Katarina Vesterberg , Milburn Gallery, Brisbane
Canary Tops and Dog Roses , Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
Access Gallery, University of New England, Lismore

1991
Recent Works 1991 , First Draft West, Sydney

1990
Carkasse without Motion , Galerie Brutal, Brisbane

 

 

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2012
Greenhill Galleries 40th Birthday Exhibition, Greenhill Galeries, Perth
SPRING, Greenhill Galleries, Perth

2011
SQUARED, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Landmark: Impressions of the Glasshouse Mountains, Caboolture Regional Gallery, Queensland

2010
SQUARED, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Art Melbourne, Melbourne
Group Show 10, Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne

2009
SQUARED, Greenhill Galleries, Perth

2008
SQUARED, Greenhill Galleries, Dalkeith
Opening Exhibition, Greenhill Galleries, Dalkeith, WA

2007
Michael Reid at Murrurundi, NSW
Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane

2006
SQUARED, Greenhill Galleries, Perth
Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane
Redcliffe City Gallery, QLD

2005
SQUARED, Greenhill Galleries, Perth

2003
Gallery Artists , Esa Jäske Gallery, Sydney
Works on Paper , Scott Livesey Art Dealer, Melbourne

2002
Other Views: an exhibition from the Griffith University Art Collection , Queensland College of Art Gallery, Griffith University, Brisbane

2000
Accents Australiens , l’Espace Adamski Designs, Paris, France

1999
People, Places, Pastimes: challenging perspectives of Ipswich , Global Arts Link, Public Art Museum, Ipswich
Shalom Art Exhibition , Shalom College, Bundaberg

1998
Propositions Australiennes , Galerie Luc Queyrel, Latin Quarter, Paris, France

1998
Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award , Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, touring

1999–2000

1997
South Pacific: The Construction of Paradise , Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Art Nineties , University Art Museum, University of Queensland, Brisbane1997 13th Biennial Spring Festival of Drawing , Mornington Peninsula Regional Art Gallery, Victoria
Alice Springs Art Prize Exhibition , Alice Springs Regional Gallery, Alice Springs
15 artists , Interim Redcliffe Regional Art Gallery, Redcliffe Entertainment Centre, Redcliffe

1996
Shelf Works , Annandale Gallery, Sydney
Asia Pacific Hotel Art Fair , Coronation Motel, Brisbane, Melbourne
Run, Milburn Gallery, Brisbane

1995
An Exotic Otherness , Long Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, touring
Lingo: Images of a First Language , Brisbane City Art Gallery, Brisbane
Living the War , Central City Library, Brisbane, touring
Katarina Vesterberg, Judy Watson, Judith Wright , Milburn Gallery, Brisbane
Accent on Australia , Galleri Babette, Knebel, Denmark

1994
The Graphite Crucible , Ipswich Regional Art Gallery, Ipswich
Knowing the Sensorium , Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane

1993
Artright , School of Arts, Brisbane

1992
Unfamiliar Territory , 1992 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
The Blundstone Invitation Prize , Chameleon Contemporary Art Gallery, Hobart,Tasmania

1991
Entropy , Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane

1990
Arch Lane Inaugural Drawing Prize , Arch Lane Public Art, Brisbane
Livid Festival , Sydney

1989
Works on Paper , Arch Lane Public Art, Brisbane

1988
National Women’s Art Award , Centre Gallery, Gold Coast

1987
Balmain Loft, Sydney


1997
Winner of the inaugural 15 artists exhibition award, Interim Redcliffe Regional Art Gallery, Redcliffe Entertainment Centre, Redcliffe

1990
Arch Lane Inaugural Drawing Prize , Arch Lane Public Art, Brisbane