Education
Australian National University 2007 - 2010
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) majoring in Photography and New Media Arts
Fairfax Media – Photojournalist for The Canberra Times
Photographing daily, features, portraits, sport, food & wine,
breaking news and video production. Published works with Fairfax
newspapers including Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review
and The Age.
Travel Photojournalist – Freelance travel photographer
Travel photography for feature destination reviews and
company branding throughout South America and South East Asia.
Clients include: Travel Bite, BAMBA Travel and Stray ASIA.
Katherine Griffiths Photography – Freelance Artist & Photographer
News, editorial, real estate, corporate events, weddings, art
installation, portraiture, travel, food and wine, fine art, contemporary art and
conceptual art.
Awards & Achievements
2015 Finalist - Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Prize
2014 Capture Magazine - Top emerging artist of 2014 in the Art category
2013 Queensland Centre for Photography 2013 Youngblood Edition Award
2013 Invited participant in the University of Queensland National Artists Self Portrait Prize
2013 Finalist - Qantas SOYA spirit of youth awards.
2011 Video works accepted for finalist in Canberra Short and Sweet festival
2010 Emerging Artist support scheme (EASS) Patrons Honours Scholarship
2010 M16 Residency and Exhibition Award (EASS Award)
2010 PhotoAccess Residency and Exhibition Award (EASS Award)
2010 The EASS Patrons Acquisition Award
2010 Public Trustee for the ACT Life Reflections competition “Encouragement”
2007 Life Reflections Photography competition - First Place
2006 Life Reflections Photography competition – Photographic excellence
2005 Grammar Choice Award, winner for photography
2004 Burrawi Photography Competition, First Place
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Naturally Beautiful Exhibition and book launch, Edmund Pearce Gallery,
Melbourne, VIC
2014 Naturally Beautiful Exhibition and book launch, Queensland Centre for
Photography, Brisbane, QLD
2011 Naturally Beautiful, PhotoAccess, Canberra, ACT
2011 Entertain Me, M16 Artspace, Canberra, ACT
2009 Psychogeography, Chifley Library, ANU, Canberra, ACT
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 Finalist - Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Prize
2014 BLAZE, Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Canberra ACT
2013 NASPP: Post. Remix. Connect, UQ Art Museum, Brisbane, QLD
2013 Ellipses, ANCA, Canberra, ACT (October)
2013 100 Views of Canberra, PhotoAccess, Canberra, ACT
2013 Around the Kitchen Table, M16 Artspace, Canberra ACT
2012 The Real and Ideal, M16 Artspace, Canberra ACT
2011 1601 Exhibition, New Action Apartments, Canberra ACT
2011 CAPO 28, National Archives, Canberra ACT
2011 Max16, M16 Artspace, Canberra ACT
2011 Triptych, presented by Wobble, Knightsbridge, Canberra, ACT
2011 TRIVIA!, ANU Foyer Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2011 M16 Studio Artists 2011 Exhibition, M16 Artspace, Canberra, ACT
2010 M16 “Christmas sellabration” Exhibition, M16 Artspace, Canberra, ACT
2010 ANU School of Art Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art, Canberra
2010 “Here we are, exactly where we were a year ago”, presented by the Turf Collective, Photospace Gallery ANU School of Art, Canberra, ACT
2009 ANU School of Art Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art, Canberra,
Residencies
2011 M16 Art Space, Griffith, Canberra ACT
2011 Photo Access, Manuka, Canberra ACT
Selected Media and Publications
2014 Katherine Griffiths in review Naturally Beautiful, THE AGE
2014 LUCIDA magazine, interview // Katherine Griffiths
2013 KATHERINE GRIFFITHS, Naturally Beautiful publication
2013 BMA, Exhibitionist Review, Ellipsis Exhibition November
2013 The Canberra Times, Feature article - Katherine Griffiths NASPP entrant,
John Thistleton, October
2013 100 Views of Canberra, Published book, Canberra
2013 Panorama, Exhibition review, Around the Kitchen Table,
2011 Art Monthly Australia, Issue 245 November
2011 Arts Guide Australia,
2010 The Canberra Times, Up & Coming Artists, School of Art Graduating
Exhibition Review, Myles Peterson, December
2010 BMA, Exhibitionist Reviews, Canberra, ACT
2010 Graduating Exhibition Catalogue 2010, ANU School of Art, Canberra ACT
2009 Downturn, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
2009 Graduating Exhibition Catalogue 2009, ANU School of Art, Canberra ACT
2007 The Chronicle, Best Photographers – Positive images of ageing, March