Katie Fletcher

Painter, lives and works in London. Artist statement: Through painting, I create dream-like representations of reality where nature is encountered as an idealised environment. These landscapes are situated in a kind of no-where place that touches upon a paradisiacal terrain, depicting timeless moments of tranquility.

My practice explores the notion of travel, passing through a landscape, which seems both familiar and foreign. Through questioning my role as the onlooker, I investigate the ideas surrounding the contemporary pilgrimage and the experience of being elsewhere. It is interesting to question the purpose of these journeys and whether we do seek a form of modern enlightenment. With changes in society come changes within our ever-expanding, globalised landscape. Is the lure of escapism in the painted landscape suggestive of a hopeless modern dream of returning to nature?

The painting process is of great importance in my work. The fluidity of the medium often dictates the path of the painting and thereby the paint itself is an act of depiction. Water is a recurring motif in my work. I am inspired by painters such as Helen Frankenthaler who dilute the paint to such a point that it resembles water’s alluring, fleeting qua...

BA (hons), Fine Art Painting, Wimbledon College of Art, UAL, London - 2013-2016


Foundation, Central Saint Martins, UAL, London - 2012-2013

FLOCK, GX Gallery, London, 2016 (current)
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Clyde and Co Art Award, 2016 (shortlisted)

CAPSTICKS, Wimbledon, 2016

Degree Show, Wimbledon College of Art, London, 2016

A Brief Exchange, Hartslane Gallery, London, 2016

Find the Start, Copeland Park, Peckham, London, 2016
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It's a Pleasure, Greyhound Gallery, Streatham, London, 2016

Hans Brinker Budget Trophy, Hans Brinker Hotel, Amsterdam, 2015