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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 Matins 2017 - 2020
Selected Exhibitions
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
Leverhulme Foundation Scholarship, Sep 2023
The Waverton Art Prize, shortlist May 2024
The Square Clapton Artist Residency, Jan 2024
WIP Space Residency, August 2024 - Feb 2025
Press
Booooooom 2024 - Artist Spotlight