Artist’s Statement:
My work is a diary in paint, shaped by memory and nature, and by a search for meaningful ways to share these experiences with the viewer. Alongside my work as a psychotherapist—where I look beyond the person in front of me to truly know them—I bring the same attention to the woodlands and landscapes I walk through.
Childhood woodland walks continue to echo through my practice—the sense of others having passed along these same paths, leaving traces of themselves behind. I am drawn to places that have remained unchanged for centuries, imagining the histories they hold: lovers meeting, farmers working, ancient gatherings unfolding. Capturing this sense of historical presence is a thread that runs throughout my work.
I walk daily, returning often to certain places that call me back. Standing in a familiar landscape is not only about seeing but about feeling and knowing.
A relationship with a landscape cannot be rushed. It asks for time, humility, and presence. In return, it offers a quiet understanding that I feel deepens my work and leaves a stillness that lingers. Every field, river, and stretch of woodland holds more stories than we can ever fully know. When I return with my hands full of colour, I become part of that story too. Perhaps that is why I keep going back—to listen for what has yet to be said.
Biographical Details:
Art Education:
Cambridge School of Art in Illustration and Graphic design 1978-1982.
Anglia Ruskin university MA in Fine Art and Creative practice. 2018-2020.
Teachings, Workshops and Professional Experience:
Life drawing classes for adult learners, Long Road Sixth Form College (2008–2011)
Trustee, Museum of Technology, Cambridge (2008–2015)
Curator of annual group exhibitions (six artists) for Cambridge Open Studios at the Museum of Technology (2008–2020)
Life drawing classes for groups of ten students (2018–2024)
Distribution organiser for Cambridge Open Studios (three years)
Design of marketing materials for exhibitions and group shows
Promotion and advertising of exhibitions, including press coverage
Publications:
The Pastel Journal (US) four-page article with fifteen images, Summer 2026
Society Memberships:
Pastel Society since 2026
Cambridge Drawing society since 2012
Cambridge open studios since 1998
Associate artist with Unison colour since 2021
Awards:
West Dean award in 2025
Peoples vote in CDS autumn exhibition 2025
Social Media Threads:
https://www.threads.com/katy_baileyart
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