One of Katy's recent – and undeniably successful – experiments

REVIEW // 2018

“Last year was a good one, I started the year reaching out to a few people for advice, guidance and direction. Gina Cross at Gas Gallery encouraged me to just go after what I really wanted with regard to making work – to take a leap of faith – so I did. This led to me making prints as large as possible, with as many colours as possible; not worrying about finishing things, or what I'm going to do with them afterwards… Selling prints is always in the back of my mind, but it can also be a creativity killer – so I've boxed that thought up and put it away for now.”

Work in progress – Katy reviews recent prints in her south London studio

“Last year I exhibited some of my largest prints yet, which were shown at the Bainbridge Open and Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2018 (who used one of Katy’s prints as the main image in their promotional campaign. It felt like a long time since I’d been in an exhibition, so it was nice to get back in the habit of showing my work.”

One of Katy's prints on display at the 2018 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair

“Making it to exhibitions is not a skill of mine… I've missed some real corkers over the years, Anni Albers and Matisse at the Tate Modern stand out as two shows that I probably should have made the effort to see. I did catch a Warhol show in Malaga last year (Warhol. Mechanical Art at the Museo Picasso Malaga). I’d only ever seen his work in books, so I now see it in a whole new light – and it made me rethink how I see my own work.”

Dollar Sign, 1981 by Andy Warhol (credits at foot of post)

“On the project front, I recently completed a mural for Container Records in Brixton. I've worked with (Container’s founder) Jack Christie for six years or so, designing artwork for Kartel (record label and live music promoter), so it was cool to get to paint the store for him. It's not your average workplace mural.”

Katy's mural for Container Records in Brixton