Kate Dolan (b. 1985) is a contemporary abstract artist originally from Leeds, UK, now working from her studio in Perth, Western Australia.
After graduating, Kate spent years working in advertising before returning to her creative roots in 2015. Since then, she has built a body of work that has been exhibited in galleries across London, Sydney and Perth, and collected internationally.
Kate’s large-scale canvases are bold and instinctive, combining graphic lines, expansive colour fields and layered mark-making in acrylic, oil and pastel. She is often inspired by unexpected encounters with colour—whether in a stranger’s outfit, the façade of a house or, quite often, the natural world. Each painting captures a slice of time, a mood or a feeling she could not shake.
Contact Details
Website: katedolanart.com
Phone: +61 484 355 333
Email: studio@katedolanart.com
Xenia is the ancient Greek principle of hospitality: the sacred duty to welcome those we do not yet know.
This work was made in reverse, with soft pastel worked into the back of the linen, leaving no way of knowing exactly what would emerge on the front. Hung on a washing line outdoors, the canvas could be viewed from both sides, turned and revisited as the marks gradually surfaced.
Painting in this way required an acceptance of uncertainty and an openness to whatever appeared. The work is a quiet study in hospitality, offering warmth without condition and trusting in what the unknown may bring.
Materials
Soft pastel and watercolour on reclaimed linen
Dimensions
1900 x 1500 x 38 mm
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Aether was the pure, bright air high above the clouds, the upper atmosphere the ancient Greeks believed the gods breathed.
This work was created outdoors under an open sky. Soft pastel was worked into the reverse side of the linen before the canvas was hung on a washing line, allowing light to pass through it. Seen from both sides and moving gently in the breeze, the marks surfaced slowly through the weave, softened and diffused like colour glimpsed through passing cloud.
The work is an attempt to capture that sense of lightness and elevation: the feeling of rising above the everyday, where small worries loosen their grip and drift away.
Materials
Soft pastel and watercolour on reclaimed linen
Dimensions
1500 x 1200 x 38 mm
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