Katarina Holbrough

  • “A projected world of nocturnal ephemeral spaces.”

    Holbrough’s work centers on nocturnal environments: spaces where hidden narratives surface and occupy space. These transient worlds arise from memory, sensation, and narrative structure. Themes of class, femininity, and religious influence run through the work, emerging in gestures and suggestive forms that blur the line between the material and the unseen.

Her figures often appear caught in processes of becoming and dissolving, suspended within a shifting, in-between space. Highly rendered elements, contrast the fluid gestural forms. These shadowed settings function as a stage for the periphery, inviting viewers to embrace ambiguity. The work asks for patience, a slow looking, and a willingness to linger in the unseen.

Katarina Holbrough (she/her) is a Canadian Mixed-media artist working with oil, oil pastel, and glass beads. Holbrough holds a BFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practice, minoring in Drawing and Painting. Her work has been displayed across Canada and Internationally. With most recent shows with Janey Gallery at Art Toronto (Toronto, On), Allgorithim (Los Angeles, Ca) and STACKT Market (Toronto, On). Holbrough works with themes of class, femininity, and religion.