Born 1962, Karlstad, Sweden
1971 Migrated to Australia
1998 Elected as a member of Konstnärernas Riksorganisation (KRO), Stockholm, Sweden

True to the Nordic love of nature, Katarina Vesterberg’s paintings explore the natural world and the meaning of existence within it, capturing elements of the immense and sometimes unforgiving, yet beautiful, environment of her Scandinavian birth home and her current home, Australia.

Vesterberg studies the effects of sea and sky in every kind of weather. Instead of merely recording factually what she sees, Katarina translates the vista into a light-orientated expression. She has a direct and painterly approach to landscape using both grand and fine gestures, inviting the viewer to explore her work more deeply. The soft edges in her works suggest the ever-transitory nature of the harsh and unrelenting and yet inspirational environment in which she works and lives.

She is represented nationally and internationally by private and corporate collections, including Queensland Art Gallery, Artbank, Sydney and Parliament House, Canberra.

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane
Kemi Art Museum, Kemi, Finland
Artbank, Sydney
Parliament House, Canberra
Commonwealth Law Courts, Brisbane
Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Brisbane
Brisbane City Council, Brisbane
Ipswich Regional Art Gallery, Ipswich
Redcliffe City Art Collection, Redcliffe
Griffith University, Brisbane
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba
University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore
Anglican Grammar School, Brisbane
Brisbane Boys College, Brisbane
International Pacific College, Brisbane
Maquarie Bank, Sydney
Maquarie Bank, Brisbane
Merikoski Vocational Centre, Oulu, Finland
Queensland Cement, Brisbane
Southernex Imaging Group Ltd (Wesley Hospital), Brisbane
Suncorp, Brisbane
Mater Mothers Hospital, Brisbane
The Blundstone Company, Hobart

Anderson, Peter, Risky business, Art Monthly
Anon. 15 Artists: The Redcliffe City Council 1997 Annual Spring Art Exhibition Award [ex. cat.], Redcliffe City Council, Redcliffe, 1997
Anon. An Exotic Otherness: Crossing Brisbane Lines [ex. cat.], CAST, Hobart
Anon. Australialaista taidetta Kemin taidemuseossa, Lounais-Lappi, 6 June 2002
Anon. Australien i Knebelbro, Ebeltoft Folketidende, 5 July 1995
Anon. Australsk kunst i Galleri Babette, Stiftstidende, 22 June 1995
Anon. Exhibition Commentary, Art and Australia, Vol. 31, No. 3, 1994
Anon. Fem australske kvinder udstiller i Knebel ..., Sommeravisen Ebeltoft og Mols d. 17 July 1995
Anon. Katarina Vesterberg, Brisbane News, 20 March 1996
Anon. Katarina Vesterberg: Painting the Processes of Time, The Daily Examiner, 19 April 2000
Anon. Kemin Taidemuseon ja Historiallisen museon näyttelyistä: Katarina Vesterbergin näyttely 20.6.-28.7. Kemin Taidemuseolla, Lounais Lappi, 4 July 2002
Anon. Koralliriutat saapuvat Ouluun, Oulun Seutu, 12 June 2002
Anon. Koralliriutat saapuvat Ouluun öljyvärimaalauksissa, Pohjolan Työ, 20 June 2002
Anon. Näkyvät koralliriutat ja näkymätön aboriginaalien henki Oulussa nähtävissä, Oulu-lehti, 27 June 2002
Anon. Oulu: Aussimaisemaa, Kaleva-Peto, 7 July 2002
Anon. Other Views: an exhibition from the Griffith University Art Collection [ex. cat.], Queensland College of Art Gallery, Griffith University, Brisbane, June 2002
Anon. Performing Sexualities: Katarina Vesterberg, Art Monthly Australia, June 1995, Number 80
Anon. Prize for artist, The Courier Mail, 22 October 1997
Baker, Andrew. Katarina Vesterberg: Moreton Bay [ex. cat.], Kemin Taidemuseo, Finland, June 2002
Anon. The Graphite Crucible [ex. cat.], Ipswich Regional Art Gallery, Ipswich, 1994
Anon. Them & us: Internees & ‘others’ continued ..., Living the War [ex. cat.], Central City Library, Brisbane, 1995
Boulous Walker, Michelle (editor). Performing Sexualities [ex. cat.], Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, 1994
Broker, David. 1992 Adelaide Binnial of Australian Art, Art & Text, No. 42, 1992
Brown, Phil. Setting Sail: After a local exhibition, artist Katarina Vesterberg is taking her paintings of Brisbane’s bay islands to distant lands, Brisbane News, 5 June 2002
Brown, Phil. Talk Show: Art and language combine to create a fascinating exhibition at the City Hall Art Gallery, Brisbane News, November 1995
Chryssides, Helen. A venture into unfamiliar territory, The Advertiser, 18 April 1992
Delaruelle, Jacques. More of the Same, Adelaide Review, April 1992
Duryea, Kate. Fossils a focus for paintings, The Sun, 10 April 1990
Eskola, Tanja. Sininen Komuuti esittää: Australian luontoa skandinaavisin silmin, Kansan Tahto, 2 July 2002
Helmrich, Michelle. Unfamiliar Territory, Art Gallery of South Australia, 1992
Howard, Lucienne. Lingo: Images of a first language [ex. cat.], Brisbane City Art Gallery, Brisbane, 1995
Hyvärinen, Marja-Leena. Kauneutta karuuden keskellä, Kaleva, July 2002
James, Bruce. Crossing Brisbane Lines into more open territory, The Age, 17 May 1995
Low, Lenny Ann. Katarina Vesterberg: Paintings and Drawings, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 May 2004
McCulkin, Tony. Cape Moreton works by Katarina Vesterberg in the Foyer Gallery, USQ until March 11, The Chronicle, 1 March 1994
Mäkelä, Riitta. Hiekan ja meren hohtoa, Kavela, 14 July 2002
Morrell, Timothy. Katarina Vesterberg: Seaborne, Australian Art Collector, Issue 32, April–June 2005
Morrell, Timothy. bloodties [ex. cat.], Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, May 2000
Nalder, Glenda. Katarina Vesterberg: (going) from the Arawatta [ex. cat.], The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, Adelaide, 1993
Nalder, Glenda. Canary Tops & Dog Roses [ex. cat.], Institute of Modern Art, 1992
Niskala, Marjaana. Kuvat: Taidenäyttely, Kaleva, 29 July 2002
Radok, Stephanie. Puzzling Identities, Adelaide Review, March 1992
Radok, Stephanie. Locality and tactility, Adelaide Review, September 19932
Radok, Stephanie. Ordinary Otherness, Artlink, Vol. 12 No. 1
Richards, Michael. Pairs, paradigms and prehistory, The Courier Mail, 11 April 1990
Richards, Michael. Works on Paper, The Courier Mail, 13 July 1989
Sarrala, Hannu. Juuriltaan kemiläinen Katarina Vesterberg maalaa Australiassa: Heikkasaarten subtrooppinen maisema, Pohjolan Sanomat, 19 June 2002
Smith, Sue. Exhibition aims for a multicultural accent, The Courier Mail, 16 May 1995
Smith, Sue. Through emigres’ eyes, The Courier Mail, 17 May 1997
Seppä, Soile. Uskollisuus karun maiseman luonteelle, Pohjolan Sanomat, July 2002
Sivonen, Outi. Australian maisemat lumoavat kesänäyttelyssä: Sotalapsen tytär palasi juurilleen, Keskiviiko, 10 July 2002
Stanford, Leonie. The Review, September 1997
Ward, Peter. Biennial a portrait of uncertain times, The Weekend Australian, 29 February–1 March 1992
Wunsch, Jaana. Merelliset maisemat, Oulu-lehti, 4 July 2002
Zubrugg, Nicholas. Katarina Vesterberg: Carcasse Without Motion, Galerie Brutal, Brisbane, Eyeline, No. 133, 1990