Joya Air, Spain

October 4, 2024

Some of the ‘creatures’ I found hiding in the otherwise abandoned baron landscape of the Parque Natural Sierra María - Los Vélez, in Spain

Self Led Pigment Safari's 2024

August 21, 2024

A large part of my practice involves researching the pigments from which I make my paint. I am currently working with the ancient pigments, gaining a deeper understanding of them from both a scientific and historical aspect, and how these relate to the female psyche. My thirst to absorb more knowledge has taken me on a ‘self-led pigment safari’, exploring the wild landscape and ochres of the Luberon region in the South of France (June 2024)

‘Art Lab With Kat For Women’: Oslo 2024 Continuing …

July 31, 2024

Firstly, I wish to express a special thankyou to the women who attended the labs before the summer. I thank you all for your trust and the valuable insights I have gained, which I now carry forward with me, and expressed in my art..

Photo: dialogue drawing, ‘Art Research Lab With Kat For Women – Oslo’ 10.02.24 ©Kat

Inviting others into my space …

February 15, 2024

Reflecting on the last few days, my ‘Art Research Lab With Kat For Women – Oslo’, which form part of my own art practice and my current inquiry into feminine energy and the female psyche, and the art workshops I was invited to run for children by Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus…

Walking into 2024

December 31, 2023

Breaking cycles.

2023 was both an ending and a beginning. A transition. A cycle of disfunction going back generations now firmly broken. Acutely aware of what this has cost – demanded – and still requires - of me, and I find myself wondering if it is worth it. Seeing my - now adult – children thrive, and my answer is yes. Witnessing the shift in people who have joined my workshops, and my answer is yes. Noticing the way people respond to my art, and my answer is yes.

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‘Dancing With Mum’ - film by Rebecca Hagen. My painting, my daughter’s gaze. Ancient pigments 5.25m x 1.75m

'Art Lab With Kat' - For Women - 2024

November 7, 2023

In 2024 I will be running a series of research labs - ‘Art Lab With Kat For Women’ as part of my current art inquiry - an in-depth study of feminine energy, the female psyche & lost wisdoms….

Reflecting on another conversation … galleries and exhibition spaces

October 30, 2023

Reflecting on another conversation …

This time the topic that came up is galleries and exhibition spaces. A topic that fascinates me (I am currently doing an evening course on the psychology of art & exhibitions) – though the conversation is one that stems from life – not the course.

It came to my attention that some artists have shunned a gallery that I personally love …

ArtCHAT

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ArtCHAT with Kat: Feb 2015 to Sept 2023

September 17, 2023

I received a message this week from one of my former art pupils / ArtCHAT participant that reads “In Italy. At an art exhibition, saw this and thought of you! You continue to inspire me so much!!” – which is so validating, though not for the reasons you may assume.

My painting. My daughter’s gaze.

August 17, 2023

So in just 3 days’ time my show will be taken down. The closing of a chapter – ‘Simply Kat’ has reached its conclusion. The first painting in the Simply Kat series I completed in January 2016, the last December 2022. I do not yet know when my next show will be. What I do know is that I am in a new phase. A different space. A new in-depth body of work – a new inquiry - has begun.

Solo show 'The Missing Chapter...' Sjøholmen

June 15, 2023

Exhibition now open, running until the 20th of August 2023 at Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus, Bærum (Oslo), Norway

A few photos from the openings, invited 08.06 / public 10.06

Reflecting on my upcoming solo show

May 24, 2023

Reflecting on my upcoming solo show – the result of a long solitary, introverted practice - I wish to also share a little about the other side of my art practice – the extroverted – and my use of art in connecting people …

Artist Talk: The Missing Chapter, Simply Kat: An Inquiry Into Self & Resilience

April 27, 2023

Directed and Produced by my beautiful daughter, Rebecca Hagen - Preparing for my next Solo exhibition, Sjøholmen Kunst og Kulturhus, Bærum (near Oslo), Norway. June 8th to August 20th, 2023.