Kathrin Dierich is a Multi-disciplinary award winning artist, working in drawing, painting, photography, sculpting and writing. Her work is deeply rooted in nature, and her passion for mental health. In her works she explores the tension between perception, memory, fragility and resilience. With a background in photo journalism and various forms of visual arts, she approaches image-making through gesture, tone, and storytelling. Kathrin Dierich – Artist CV Formal training & background: Diploma of photography, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany); photo journalist 2016 Semi Finalist Moran Photographic Prize 2017 First Prize for Photography – Somerset Bendigo Bank Art Awards; Commended Matthew Flinders Art Prize; Group exhibition ‘Black and White’ Aspire Gallery, Paddington; Group Exhibition ‘Landscapes, Seascapes’, Aspire Gallery Paddington; Finalist Clayton Utz Awards 2017 2018 First Prize Faber-Castell Australia ‘Urban Sketching’ Display of the work at The Art Gallery of NSW; Finalist Stanthorpe Art Prize 2018; Finalist Lethbridge 10,000 Small Scale Art Award 2018; Finalist Devonport ‘Tidal 18’ (collaboration with Trevor David O’Dwyer) ; Group Exhibition ‘Tightrope’ – Moreton Bay Regional Arts Gallery; Group Exhibition ‘Fresh Eyes’ – Moreton Bay Regional Gallery ; Finalist ‘Petite Pieces’ Aspire Gallery, Brisbane; October 2018 – January 2019 ‘I TOLD YOU SO’ – Solo Exhibition, Mundubbera Regional Art Gallery Finalist Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award; Judge at The Next Generation Art Prize 2019, Bribie Island; April – May 2019 curated the group Exhibition ‘4 Artists: On Being There’ (Kathrin Dierich / Trevor David O’Dwyer / Kym Barrett / Sandra Ross); November 2018 – December 2019 Solo Exhibition ‘I TOLD YOU SO’, The Caboolture Hub / Moreton Bay Regional Gallery 2020 Finalist Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Art Award (in collaboration with Trevor David O’Dwyer); Panelist at “Bush Poets Brunch” at the exhibition of Robert McPherson’s ‘Boss Drovers’ 2021 ‘I TOLD YOU SO’ – Solo exhibition, Chinchilla Regional Art Gallery, June / July 2021 2022 Group exhibition “OUT FROM THE MIST” (touring Australia wide) Runner Up “OUT FROM THE MIST” Art Prize (collaboration with Trevor David O’Dwyer) 2023 Finalist “OUT FROM THE MIST”, group exhibition Judith Wright Art Centre, Brisbane 2025 Finalist Urunga Small Sculpture Art Prize