Agatha Gothe-Snape facts for kids
Agatha Gothe-Snape is an Australian artist born in 1980. She lives and creates her art in Sydney, Australia. Agatha makes many different kinds of art. These include digital shows, live performances, drawings, and sound art.
Her artworks are kept in important art places. These include the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Heide Museum of Modern Art, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Agatha's partner is Mitch Cairns, who is also an Australian artist. He won the famous Archibald Prize in 2017 with a painting of her.
Her Art Career
Agatha Gothe-Snape had her first art show in 2006. Since then, her art has been part of many big exhibitions. An exhibition is a public display of art.
Some of her important group shows include:
- Melbourne Now at the National Gallery of Victoria in 2013.
- The 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art in 2014.
- Art as a Verb at Monash University Museum of Art in 2014.
- Performa 15, a performance art festival.
She has also had her own special shows and performances. These include:
- Agatha Gothe-Snape – Trying to find comfort in an uncomfortable chair in Perth in 2019.
- Rhetorical Chorus in Sydney in 2017.
- Oh Window at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo in 2017.
In 2016, Agatha received a special award from the Biennale of Sydney. This allowed her to create a large artwork called Here, an Echo. It used road-marking paint to print big text on a road and brick walls. This artwork can be seen in Wemyss Lane in Surry Hills, Sydney.
In 2020, a big show of her main artworks was held. It showed her art from 2008 up to that time. This exhibition was at the Monash University Museum of Art.
Agatha also works with artist Brian Fuata on a long-running project. It is a performance art collaboration called Wrong Solo.
