Kate Bancroft

Kate Bancroft’s paintings, all oil on linen, depict her features reflected in objects of consumer culture as psychological self-portraits/still lives. The five paintings on view situate the self within kitchen and tablescapes, all with meat serving as the focal point. The artist stares from a knife on the chopping block, her eyes gaze out at us while being poured out of a gravy boat, and her face sets a backdrop for a vanitas of raw chicken. This selection of Bancroft’s work walks us through the intricate process of food preparation, from the initial cut into raw meat to adding the final garnish at the table.

Kate Bancroft is an artist based in New York City. She holds an MFA in Painting from The Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, and a BFA in Painting and Art History from the College of Fine Arts at Boston University. Her work has been exhibited at Long Story Short, NY; Gaa Gallery, Wellfleet, MA; and Massey Klein Gallery, NY. She has previously been an artist in residence at The Slade School of Fine Art and Camden Arts Centre, London, and CCA Andratx, Spain.