Katie Hackett (b.1998, Manchester) is a British artist concered with how nature and human form intertwine, currently pursuing an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art.  She is a recipient of the Leverhulme Foundation Scholarship and was shortlisted for the Waverton Art Prize. Most recently, she has been awarded a studio at WIP Space through their residency program, commencing August 2024.

Hackett’s practice delves into the intricacies of the natural world, constructing landscapes that uncover secrets in the overgrowth and reveal echoes of distant memories. Her work is translated through a feminine connection to the earth’s atmosphere and mythic history, resulting in poetic scenes sometimes suggesting time stood still. At others, motifs float freely and forms emerge through bold yet gentle brushstrokes. Themes of discovery, wonder, sound, and place serve as a visual excavation, creating new worlds embedded in the lands and environments that shape her. Through painting, Hackett reconstructs these fragments to create intimate and ethereal works that sit on the border of reality.


Education

MA Painting, Royal College of Art, 2023 - 2024

BA Communication Design, Central Saint Martins 2017 - 2020

Selected Exhibitions

Echoes, Ohsh Projects curated by Wonzimer, July 2024

MA Painting RCA Degree Show, June 2024

Fragments, Kavel Rafferty Projects, Margate, March 2024

If You Are Lost, Peckham Safehouse, Nov 2023

London Short Film Festival, Curzon Cinema Soho London, 2021

A Screendance Exhibition, The Crypt Gallery London, 2020

Wight Night, The Place Theatre screening, London 2020

Being human: BT archives London, 2019


Awards & Residencies

WIP Space Residency, August 2024 - Feb 2025

Leverhulme Foundation Scholarship, Sep 2023

The Waverton Art Prize, shortlist May 2024 

The Square Clapton Artist Residency, Jan 2024

Press

Booooooom 2024 - Artist Spotlight