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Katy Papineau (b.1991, London) is a figurative painter working in drawing, painting, and printmaking. A Philosophy graduate from Bristol (2014) and alumna of The Drawing Year at the Royal Drawing School (2019), she has exhibited internationally and teaches at the Royal Drawing School, focusing on symbolism, memory, and imagination.

Her work explores memory, human relationships, and everyday life. Starting with public observations, she transforms sketches and notes in the studio into paintings where colour conveys emotion, memory, and sensory experience.

EDUCATION

The Drawing Year, The Royal Drawing School, 2018-2019

BA Hons Philosophy, The University of Bristol, 2010 - 2013

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025 Still Point, Villa Alba Museum, Otomys; P.O.V., Paul Smith Space; Dissonant Beauty, Rejina Pyo x Wondering People.

2024 When The Curtain Falls, Blue Shop Gallery; Woolwich Print Fair, Blue Shop Gallery; Imprint, Rhodes Contemporary; Radiant Days (solo exhibition), Studio Ashby; Papier Volume II, Delphian Gallery.

2023 Femininity, EM Gallery; Papier, Delphian Gallery; A Poison Tree (solo exhibition), Blue Shop Gallery; Artist Focus, Wilder Gallery.