Statement:

My practice explores the physicality of paint—how it behaves across time, space, and place. I approach painting as an immersive, process-led act that resists permanence and fixed form, embracing instead the ephemeral and experiential. Paint, for me, is not confined to the canvas; it is a sculptural medium that moves, settles, erodes, and transforms.

Each project I undertake is site-responsive and unfolds as a time-based event. These works are often ephemeral, participatory, and open to collaboration. I’m interested in how identity, material, environment, and context continually shape one another. In this exchange, I see paint as a universal language—one that speaks beyond the limitations of words.

My work frequently dissolves the boundaries between making, communicating, and including. I invite others into a shared, ever-evolving process of expression, where the act of creation becomes a collective and temporal experience.

About:

Kathy Williams is a visual artist and educator whose practice is rooted in inclusivity and democratising the creative process. With an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London, and a QTS and MA in Arts and Education from UCL, her career has been dedicated to exploring innovative ways to involve diverse communities in her work. Drawing on her own experiences as a spicy neurodiverse individual from a working-class background, Williams creates opportunities for collaboration and dialogue, challenging traditional art-making hierarchies. She uses she/her pronouns. kathywilliamsartist.co.uk T Mikich 2024