About

kat

1943 Born in Arequipa Peru.
1960/66 Studied painting part time at Academia Suarez Vertiz Lima.
1966 Came to Europe.
1968 Moved to London, started studying painting at Morley College but obliged to return to Peru after a year.
1970 Returned to London and accepted on to Foundation Course at Wimbledon School of Art.
1970-74 BA Hons in Fine Arts Painting.
1973-78 Gradual loss of vision.
1978 Registered blind.
1975 MA in Printmaking Wimbledon School of Art, abandoned after first term due to worsening of sight.
1975 Married the painter William Brooker RA.
1982-83 Studies Speech Therapy at City University.
1983 William Brooker died.
1985 Began to work with clay.
1990 First one-man exhibition at Bian Starkey Scola Gallery, Sutton.
1993 Solo exhibition at Slade Gallery University College London, invitation of Professor Bernard Cohen.
1996 Nominated and awarded second prize at Woman of the Year Competition; runner-up in the Elizabeth Frink competition; exhibition at the Sculptors Gallery, Chelsea Harbour.
2001 Exhibition at Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London W1
2004 Took part in inaugural “BLIND ART EXHIBITION”, Bankside Gallery London
2004 Summer exhibition at Faircroft, Albery Heath, Surrey.
2005 One-man exhibition Artist of the Day, Flowers Central, Cork Street.
2010 One man exhibition Centro Cultural Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Lima, Peru.
2014 Mixed exhibition at Emma Hill ‘ The Eagle Gallery’, Farringdon Road, London.

Work in private collections in Italy, France, Holland, Uk and Peru.

Work in Public collections New Hall Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University.