Kate Gottgens was born in 1965 in Durban, South Africa, and currently lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. Gottgens graduated from the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town, in 1987. Gottgens is the most recent recipient of the Ampersand Fellowship Award, resulting in a residency in New York City, USA.

In 2020, Gottgens’ participated in SMAC Gallery’s ongoing project, Artist Room, showcasing a solo presentation of new works. Earlier in 2020, her work was included in SMAC Gallery’s group presentation at the 2020 Investec Cape Town Art Fair at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), in Cape Town South Africa, as well as A Show of Solidarity, a group exhibition at SMAC Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2019 her works were included in the Ampersand Foundation Award 21 years celebration exhibition curated by Gordon Froud at the University of Johannesburg Art Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as SMAC Gallery’s presentation at FNB Art Joburg at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Gottgens recently presented a body of new works as part of SMAC Gallery’s presentation at Untitled, Art in Miami, USA.
Represented by SMAC Gallery