Kat Parker: Lament – A memorial of Australian extinction
Kat Parker: Lament – A memorial of Australian extinction
From 15 November 2025
SAM Spotlight 2025 artist Kat Parker draws attention to the worrying effects of
Australia’s animal extinction rates through her delicate creative practice of printmaking and paper-based art. Parker’s first solo exhibition, Lament – A Memorial of Australian Extinction features a collection of her meticulously constructed, life-sized sculptures of extinct species that memorialise their existence whilst lamenting their loss.
6 December | SAM Talks: Kat Parker
Join us at SAM for an in-conversation event with local artist Kat Parker and SAM Community Curator Caroline Esbenshade. Over an hour, the pair will explore Kat’s practice, and the inspirations behind Lament — A memorial of Australian extinction.
Event details:
Date + time: Saturday 6th December, 1.30 – 2.30pm
Location: Level 2, Shepparton Art Museum, 530 Wyndham Street, Shepparton
Price: Free – registrations essential
About the Artist
Kat Parker (b. 1999 Shepparton, VIC) is an emerging artist based in Shepparton. In 2021, she graduated from RMIT with a Bachelor of Fine Art, specialising in printmaking.
Parker’s practice focuses on the dysfunctional relationship humanity has with nature, with a particular interest in promoting the overlooked aspects of our environment, especially unremarkable animals and extinctions. Her practice aims to encourage an appreciation for, and love of, nature through printmaking and paper art processes.
Parker’s artworks have recently been included in the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize at South Australian Museum, Not Your Kitchen Lino at Burrinja Cultural Centre, Fresh 2024 at Shepparton Art Museum and Geelong Art Gallery’s Acquisitive Print Awards.
Featured image: Kat Parker, Discarded III (Bramble Cay Melomys), 2024. Photo: Leon Schoots © the artist
Curator: Caroline Esbenshade
Location: Hugh D.T Williamson Community Gallery, Level 2
Free
