Education
1994 Bachelor of Metallurgical Engineering (Hons), University of South Australia, Adelaide
2003 Master of Business Administration (Technology Management), Deakin University, Geelong
2023 Bachelor of Contemporary Art, University of South Australia, Adelaide
Awards/Prizes
2024 Major Exhibition Prize, Helpmann Academy Exhibition
2023 UniSA Creative Graduate Exhibition Prize
2023 Chancellor’s Letter of Commendation, University of South Australia
2023 John Christie Wright Memorial Prize for Painting, University of South Australia
2020 Friends of the South Australian School of Art Inc Prize
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Unsettled, Adelaide Fringe Festival, The Gallery, St Peters, SA
2025 Punctuation, Linden New Art, St Kilda, VIC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 No Conditions of Use, (upcoming SALA August), Gallery 42, Norwood, SA
2026 Untitled, Traffic Jam Galleries, Darlinghurst, NSW
2026 Artists At Work, Mrs Harris’ Shop, Torrensville, SA
2025 Motion, every*where: Adelaide Design Week, SA
2025 No Place Like..., Household, SA
2025 In Essence, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Gallery 1855, SA
2024 ACE Studios: 2024, Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, SA
2024 Hatched: National Graduate Exhibition, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, WA
2024 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition, SASA Gallery, SA
2024 Short Notice #2, SASA Gallery, SA
2023 Coalesce, Graduate Exhibition, University of South Australia, SA
2022 Off The Grid, Adelaide City Libraries, SALA Festival, SA
2021 May: revisions, interventions, extensions, SASA Gallery, SA
2021 Remade, Gallery 1855, SA
Residencies/Grants
2024 Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE) Studio Residency Program, South Australia
2024 Helpmann Academy Creative Development Grant, South Australia
“Through a repetitive crafting of paint, Katey Smoker has created paintings that are devoid entirely of a fabric surface, or even a relatively flat paint surface. They form grids and structures expanding into relief and sculpture, recreating familiar forms rather than simply depicting them.”
– Troy-Anthony Baylis, It's No Longer Fluid
ACE Gallery Studios Catalogue 2024
Photography by Sam Roberts