Kate has been living and working in Ireland for 12 years. After graduating from the Slade School of Art, London,in 1995, Kate came over to Ireland on a visit. Living close to the land, a rural life offered a perfect antidote to life in London, and drawn by the open rugged beauty of the north west Kate found herself enticed to stay and begin work as a full time painter.

Kate has become widely known for her large-scale landscape and portrait paintings, her portrait 'Martha' having received an award of distinction at the 1999 RHA annual exhibition. She was commissioned by Leitrim  County Council to paint John McGahern in 2001, whom she cites as a major influence on her life and work.

Kate's recent work, a navigation through colour and form, commands an extensive sensory palette, engaging the viewer with a rich texture of sounds and emotions. Her recent exhibition at Lemon Street Gallery, 'Portrait', included both representational and abstract pieces characterised by a strikingly intense use of colour.

A life long interest in dance and performance is exhibited in Kate's ongoing work in cross arts performance. Her current group,'Tulips and Oysters Cross Arts Theatre'
work with improvised and composed movement and music performance, installation and video projection. Internationally she has worked in this area with Gill Clarke of Independent Dance, UK, and is currently involved in a project collaborating with scientists at Warwick University, UK; 'Hypercube: The Use of Multicamera Motion Capture in the Performing Arts.'