Adelaide Fringe 2026
Unsettled
Explore how paint behaves once freed from the canvas. Through casting, layering and assembling, Katey uses the grid to stabilise and disrupt, allowing paint to take on a form of its own. The result is a series of works that sit somewhere between painting and sculpture, where material, structure and process meet.
Presented by: Katey Smoker
Katey Smoker is an Adelaide artist working with paint as both medium and structure. She strips paint from the canvas, casting and assembling it to create forms that examine how paint responds to manipulation, environment and time. The grid often appears as both a framework and a site of disruption, reflecting her interest in control, repetition and the points where things start to slip. With a background in metallurgy and material science, she approaches her practice through material experimentation and scientific enquiry, asking what a painting can be and how paint might exist beyond its surface. Her work has been exhibited across Australia, including Adelaide Contemporary Experimental and the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.Suitability & warnings
Content rating:
PG
Family friendly:
Yes
Target audience:
Primary (8-11) | Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)
Accessibility
- High visual content
- Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language
Presenter
Presented by: Katey Smoker
Katey Smoker is an Adelaide artist working with paint as both medium and structure. She strips paint from the canvas, casting and assembling it to create forms that examine how paint responds to manipulation, environment and time. The grid often appears as both a framework and a site of disruption, reflecting her interest in control, repetition and the points where things start to slip. With a background in metallurgy and material science, she approaches her practice through material experimentation and scientific enquiry, asking what a painting can be and how paint might exist beyond its surface. Her work has been exhibited across Australia, including Adelaide Contemporary Experimental and the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.Social media
