Photo by Ben Mostyn
On the Rocks. 2017. Kitty Hillier
Grays Wharf Tutors
Kitty Hillier
Kitty Hillier is developing courses for Grays Wharf that encourage a personal engagement with nature and an exploration of abstracting techniques and mixed media approaches, including an exciting collaboration with John Howard Print Studios. Kitty is based at Islington Wharf in Penryn. Seemingly tranquil, Kitty’s paintings are created with layers of shapes derived from close observation of everyday details. They often conjure thoughts of huge sea creatures deep underwater, planetary systems, or the microscopic atoms of energy that connect all things.
Kitty was born in London and grew up in rural Dorset and Somerset. Kitty studied Foundation at Falmouth before gaining a First-Class Honours Degree in Fine Art Painting at Bath School of Art in 2007. Kitty returned to Cornwall in 2015 where she now lives and works from a studio at Islington Wharf. Her work is held in private and corporate collections internationally.