Katrina Brennan of Studio A working on a detail of Bird Life Jungle Disco at UTS Central Motel Picture Company

Katrina Brennan

Katrina Brennan’s works are sumptuous and electric. Reminiscent of the great Op Art painter Bridget Riley, her geometries swirl, pulse and vibrate with life force.

1988

Katrina works across painting, drawing and textiles and her process is simultaneously intuitive and precise. ‘Art is in my blood,’ Katrina says. ‘When I am feeling stressed, I imagine my art process. I think about the grid. I think about the squares and my pen filling them in. I find it so relaxing. It’s like melting in my head, and then I’m not stressed anymore.’

Katrina joined Studio A in February 2019 and is one its most dedicated and promising emerging artists. In the space of a year she undertook a mentorship with established textile artist Paula do Prado, and created a new body of work for Studio A’s Home exhibition at Sub Base Platypus, titled Superhero Magic Carpet and Tinman.