Kate Garner

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About the Artists:

London-based artist Kate Garner's portraits and photomanipulations are the hyperbolic and colourful amalgam of an artist inspired by such muses as Kate Moss, Leigh Bowery, Pete Burns, Booby Tuesday. Garner found and championed a group of identity artists--people who use their bodies as walking, talking art installations--highlighting the Superheroic side of the IDentitist movement in The iDIOt: Contemporary Identity Artists solo exhibition of photographs at Varnish Fine Art in 2007 which was Garner's first gallery show in the United States. In 2015 Kate Garner organized an art auction with other artists for Elephant Haven. Artists included Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, Russell Young, Paula Rego, Ronnie Wood, Peter Blake, Dan White, Patrick Hughes and more. Garner continues to support the cause of animal rights with a portion of the proceeds of "Hear no Speak no See no Evil" sales at Varnish Fine Art donated to Elephant Haven

Biography:

In the late '80's Kate Garner was the pop star known as Haysi Kate and her band, Haysi Fantayzee were hitting gold records in the UK, Germany and Australia. Garner next moved into a very successful career as a photographer, creating portraits of many musicians and celebrities such as Boy George, Sinead O'Connor, Milla Javovich, Angelina Jolie, David Bowie, Cameron Diaz, PJ Harvey, Bjork, John Galliano, Kate Moss and numerous others. Her work has also appeared in American Vogue, English Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, and she is a contributing editor of i-D magazine.

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Yoko Ono and Patti Smith Auction Art to Open Elephant Sanctuary in Europe, ArtNetNews, Sarah Cascone, June 3, 2015

CHARITY ART AUCTION FOR ELEPHANT HAVEN Featuring work by photographer Kate Garner, Harpers BAZAAR UK,       March 11, 2014