Kate Ward graduated from the Textiles Workshop of the Canberra School of Art, Australian National University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Visual Art.

Since graduation Kate has organised and curated a number of textile exhibitions within the A.C.T. She has participated in both National and International exhibitions and competitions and was awarded the first Emerging Artist Award by Fibrearts International Biennale 2001, USA, and recently first prize in the City of Redcliffe Excellence in Craft Award, Australia.

Kate's work has been acquired in the 26th Alice Craft Acquisition 2001 by the Northern Territory Centre of Craft Australia, and is on permanent display at the World of Wearable Art Gallery, New Zealand.

Over the last couple of years Kate has been living & working in London as a public co-ordinator working on prestigious projects across the UK. She is currently studying her Masters in Arts Policy.