Kate Hessling

I am an artist based in Brisbane, Australia working primarily in acrylic. As a self-taught artist I enjoy challenging myself and experimenting with different ideas and subject matters exploring the boundless possibilities of this versatile medium. I grew up in a creative family around the visual and written arts and although I principally worked in the information technology and scientific fields, I have experimented with a range of creative activities including sculpting, clay hand building, and glass fusing, before moving into watercolour abstract landscapes, and now abstracts in acrylic.

My preferred art style is abstract and expressionist, and my influences are mostly from the stunning abstract and expressionist works of the mid-20th century. I enjoy experimenting with colours, shapes, patterns, brushstrokes and marks. My approach is generally to reimagine the world around me and try to capture this on canvas. These re-imaginings can be inspired by objects, locations, nature and sometimes just ideas and concepts. Whilst I do sometimes create several paintings in similar styles, I generally feel the need to constantly evolve and not restrict my creativity to any one particular style. My art journey is all about embracing creati...

B.Comm (GU)
Grad.Dip (InfoSys)

Brisbane Rotary Art Show 2025 (Finalist)
Royal Queensland Art Society 2025 (Finalist)
Royal Queensland Art Society (Figurative) 2024
Brisbane Rotary Art Show 2024 (Finalist)
Quota Jimboomba Art Show 2024 (Winner)
Royal Queensland Art Society "Abstraction" (Finalist)
Aspire Gallery "Petite Pieces" 2023
Ipswich Art Exhibition 2023
Rotary Brisbane Art Show 2023
Mt Gravatt Art Show 2023