Kate Cox, a New Zealand-born abstract painter, grew up in a seaside suburb of Auckland. Her family recently relocated to Kerikeri in the stunning Bay of Islands. She now lives in a 100-year-old character-filled country villa, where she can balance family life and professional practice.

She has worked in commercial interiors in Auckland and London after earning a Bachelor of Design. While working, she pursued her passion of becoming a professional artist by taking fine art courses with mentoring.

She currently paints full-time and is most recognised for her large abstract paintings and abstract landscapes, which she does primarily with acrylics on canvas. She has been a finalist for the Walker and Hall Waiheke Art Award and the Estuary Art and Ecology Award.