Kathryn Armitage (b. 1994, North Yorkshire, UK) is a figurative painter based in London. Her work explores dynamics of power and questions traditional notions of gender & femininity.

Compositionally referencing Old Masters, predominately from the Dutch Golden Age, Kathryn abstracts, manipulates and takes control of the work; inserting her own figure into the place of powerful men or transforming demure women into wild, dominating characters. Although the work is deeply personal and self-referencing, her large scale, looming figures remain ambiguous. Focusing on the clothed body, costume is utilised as a powerful signifier, whilst her personal identity remains obscured to give the work a more universal language.

Taking a playful approach to materiality, Kathryn utilises a vivid palette & energetic mark-making. She balances pigmented washes and glimpses of bare canvas with a heavier, gestural application of paint & pastel, creating emotional intensity and a constant sense of motion across the canvas.

Kathryn completed her BA in Painting at Camberwell College of Art (2016) and her MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art (2024).

Exhibitions & Press

Works On Paper, Group Show, Seeing Loud Gallery (2025)

The Epitome Of Decline And Decay, Group Show, Safehouse 2, London (2024)

Royal College Of Art Degree Show, Group Show, London (2024)

Body Songs, Fitzrovia Gallery, Group Show, London (2024)

If You’re Lost, This Is Where You Can Be Found, Group Show, Safehouse 2, London (2023)

Artist Feature: Art Seen Magazine Winter Issue (2022)

Camberwell BA Degree Show, Group Show, London (2016)

Unit, Dalston Grove, Group Show, London (2015)

An Arranged Marriage, Lewisham Arthouse, Group Show, London (2015)

For an available works list or full portfolio please contact: hello@ka-creative.co.uk