Kb Dagu

Kate is a Liverpool-based artist who calls the city home, but considers herself a global citizen. Having lived across different countries and continents, and with a passion for travel, she draws inspiration from the diverse cultures, people, places and experiences that have shaped her life and continue to inform her art.

Working primarily in oil, her practice is driven by curiosity, experimentation and a personal fascination with the many ways art can communicate emotion. Working primarily in oil, she explores a varied range of subjects and styles, from figurative work and landscapes to more conceptual and abstract pieces.

Influenced by Impressionism, Modernism, contemporary and Expressionist art, Kate is drawn to vibrant colour, expressive forms and the emotional possibilities of paint. Rather than beginning with a fixed outcome, her paintings often develop intuitively, allowing the work to evolve as she responds to the materials, mood and ideas emerging on the canvas.

Her work explores themes of femininity, freedom, memory, mood and the human experience. Her recent figurative paintings, in particular, explore the presence and complexity of women, inviting the viewer to consider the emotions and stories held within a moment or...