Kate Trafeli

I am a painter and mixed-media artist. I moved to London in 2017 after 10 years developing my practice, showing my work and living in Italy. My studio is now located in the London N22 Arts District.

I make abstract symbolist paintings and mixed media works. Organic shapes, luminous colour and structured compositions are hallmarks of my 'magical realism' works, while intense brushwork and tempestuous land-sea scapes reflect a different aspect of my practice. I have been deeply influenced by growing up in the Western United States and by my time and experience in Italy, as well as by classic modernists’ works and colour theory. Occasionally I take on commissions for large works. I am currently represented by AfterNyne Contemporary and the bowie gallery in the UK and Kobe Biome in Japan.

I received my degree in the arts (painting and English Literature, dual degree (BA, honours) from Gonzaga University.

StART Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London, October 2023, 2022

Solo Show "Via!" - the bowie gallery, Totnes, Devon, England. July 2022

Solo Show "Attraverso" - The Union Club Soho, London, May - June 2022

Solo Show "The Shape of Things" - J/M Gallery Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London, September 2021

Affordable Art Fair Battersea London, July 2021, represented by After Nyne Contemporary

The Other Art Fair Presented by Saatchi Art, Kings Cross London, 1 - 4 July 2021

The London Art Fair, January 2021, represented by AfterNyne Contemporary

Solo with AfterNyne Contemporary at the AAF Battersea, London, March 2020

The London Art Fair, January 2020, represented by After Nyne Gallery

The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Park, London, October 2019 with AfterNyne Gallery

The Other Art Fair Presented by Saatchi Art, Kings Cross, July 2019

"Desire Lines" - Solo Show at After Nyne Gallery, London, 25 April - 11 May 2019

The Affordable Art Fair - Hampstead, London, 9-12 May 2019 with Skylark Galleries

Art Below - September 2018, London.

The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Park, London. October 2018 with Skylark Galleries

The Other Art Fair - New York, November 2018

Skylark Galleries 2 OXO Tower, London: 'Beyond the Past' - solo...