Keith Kitt Athay

I’m originally from a small village in the south west of England. It was clear from a young age I was never going to be a rocket scientist. A mad scientist maybe but not an intellectual one. I grew up spending my free time building strange contraptions in my father’s workshop. Invention and creativity was my one true calling. This is evident in my work now. I love experimenting with mediums and trying new artistic ideas.
This is all very well but creating weird and wonderful inventions doesn’t pay the bills in a small market town in the middle of nowhere.
I lost my way as a teenager and tried desperately hard to fit in with ‘normal’ society. Holding down a job was something I just could not do. By the second day of a new job I was bored and counting down the hours until I could leave. I tried and tried and failed and failed. It was not a happy time for me.
It wasn’t until I exhausted all job prospects in my sleepy little town. And exhausted all hope of trying to fit in that my sister finally convinced me to go to the big City and sign up to Art college.
I thrived.
That depressed introverted no-hoper teenager finally shone!
From day one I was getting good grades! This was totally unfamiliar to me as I bunked off school so much...

City Of Bath College UK
University of South Wales UK

Many UK galleries now exhibit my original artwork including Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art and Quantum Contemporary art.