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Katt is an artist–researcher–practitioner creating strange, playful work shaped by mischief, memory and nature. Her practice explores the interplay between reality and fiction, often through mythology and self-reflection.
She is currently undertaking an AHRC-funded CDP PhD at the University of Portsmouth, in collaboration with Portsmouth Natural History Museum. Her research explores how regional museums can reimagine interactions with natural history collections through participatory creative methods and research-through-design, using emerging technologies within an attunement-led approach. She is particularly interested in what happens when mischief (the interplay of play and disruption) is brought together with more-than-human design.
Storytelling sits at the heart of Katt’s work. Influenced by poetry, folklore and speculative practice, she starts with a story and follows it into matter, building worlds through found, stolen and fabricated artefacts, playful prototypes, and sensory encounters. She is interested in the unreliable narrator as a form of mischief, and how stories can shift how we see, feel, and make meaning. Working across traditional and digital mediums, she creates layered works that invite multiple interpretations and engage more than one sense.
Katt has over 15 years of experience in learning and development across art, design, writing and education, including work as a lecturer and creative facilitator. She is passionate about demystifying creative and professional practices and making them more accessible and engaging. Her work often combines technology with visual arts, design and poetry to create immersive art and learning experiences.
Selected Publications, Exhibitions & Residencies
2025 The Carnival of The Animals, Solo Exhibition, Unity Art Studios
2024 Seeing Red Group Exhibition, Chapel Arts Studio (CAS)
2024 Unfinished Solo Exhibition, Unity Art Studios
2024 Elegy for my Tamagotchi (Interactive Poem)
2024 Imagine (Animation), Bryanston School
2023 Princess Dandelion Breath (Mural), Chapel Arts Studio (CAS)
2023 Mama Butterfly (Animation), Open Group Exhibition, West Down’s Gallery
2023 Eating Trends (Painting), Open Group Exhibition, West Down’s Gallery
2023 Princess Dandy (Painting) Shape & Context Group Exhibition, CAS
2023 The Heroines Journey (Curation) Exhibition, Unity Art Studios
2023 Imagine (Illustration) Illustrated Children’s Book, Bryanston School
2022 King John’s House Residency
2022 Chapel Arts Studio ‘CAS:AIR’ Residency
2022 UNDEREARTH Interactive Multimedia Exhibition (Design & Curation), CAS
2022 Things with Faces (Illustration) Solo Exhibition, The Lights
2022 The Lost Art of Staring into Fires (Poetry & Cover Design), Valley Press
2022 Mothermorphosis (Augmented Reality & Textiles), Inbetweeners Group Exhibition, CAS
2018 Battalion (Poetry), Sidekick Books
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