KATIE FIRTH
"Katie Firth is an emerging Australian artist based in Sydney. Her
subject matter is her observations of her everyday which include the
figure in context and landscape, or both. True to the genre of
Intimism, Katie favours emphasised texture, exaggerated palette and a
focus on structure, tone and colour. She approaches her work through
a sense of curiosity and seeing beauty in the everyday. Once an idea
is formulated, often triggered by the composition of an ordinary,
everyday scene, such as the angle of the light falling on an object or
the unexpected horizon of a suburban street, she becomes fixated in
translating what she sees through the medium of oil painting. Katie’s
immediate brush strokes are informed from her passion of drawing,
trying to confront the challenge of ever shifting realities of light and
line. It is through this exploration that Katie investigate how these
elements regard and behave towards the other.
Katie holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from the National Art School and
Diploma in Advance Art & Design at Box Hill TAFE, Melbourne.
She was a finalist at the Salon des Refusés at the S.H. Ervin Gallery in
2023 and 2024. She has exhibited in group shows in Sydney."
