Kathryn Maple

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Kathryn Maple is a graduate of Univ. of Brighton – Printmaking (2011). In 2020 she was the winner of the John Moores Painting Prize with her winning work The Common. She has exhibited for the Jerwood Drawing Price, Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize and Christie’s International for the Best Drawing Year 2012-13.

Kathryn Maple in Studio
Kathryn in Studio

Education

  • Sept 2012 – Dec 2013 Royal Drawing School Postgraduate Programme
  • Sept 2009- June 2011 BA Honours Fine Art Printmaking  University of Brighton
  • Sept 2007- June 2008 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design The Arts Institute Bournemouth
  • Into the Woods
  • Companion

Exhibitions

  • Drawing Biennale- The Drawing Room, London 21st May-30th June 2021 
  • Focus on the Female- Exhibitionist Hotel, 20th July- 26th September 2021 (Group Show)
  • Small is Beautiful- Flowers Gallery December 2020/ Jan 2021(Group Show)
  • The John Moores Painting Prize- The Walker Art Gallery, 12th February 2021- 27th June 2021 (Group Show)
  • The Just- Curated by Dan Coombs, 4th August – 15 September 2020 (Group Show)
  • Frestonian Gallery- Works on Paper February 2020 (Group Show)
  • The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition- London, 2019 
  • Everything’s Wrong, Ain’t Nothing Right? Assembly House Studios, Leeds June- July 2019 (Group show)
  • A Showcase of Paintings + Design, Albert Bridge Studios, June- July 2019 (Group and Solo Show in 2017)
  • Summer Exhibtion, Ford Farm, Wiltshire June 2016-2019 (Group Show)  
  • The Current Under the Sea- The Pie Factory, Margate, February 2018 (Group Show)
  • Fresh Paint- Messums, Wiltshire 2018 (Group Show)
  • John Moores Painting Prize- The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool 2018 (Group Show)
The Trophy We Carry

Residencies

  • India IFFA in collaboration with Arts for India 2014/2015
  • Dumfries House January 2014
  • The Muse Gallery, Portobello Road, London January- June 2012

Awards

  • 1st Prize Winner of The John Moores Panting Prize 2020
  • Times Watercolour Competition Winner 2014 and 2016
  • Printmakers Council Award 2011
Top Photo: Detail The Common, 2020 by Kathryn Maple

“You could read it a couple of ways, as something that you’re wanting, or as a memory of times. We’re humans! We need interaction.” 

Kathryn Maple on her work ‘The Common’
All images used with the artist's permission and © with the artist.