Featured Artist - Katrina Schaman

Katrina Schaman paints using a semi-abstract style that celebrates the deep connection between abstract and real forms. Her work begins without agenda, using abstract shapes and patterns, rich in both line and colour. The artist then looks within these patterns and textures discovering recognizable shapes and arrangements from which she creates her compositions. She does not set out to paint specific forms but instead finds them within her work and brings them forward, allowing them to emerge organically on the canvas with the piece itself dictating its own outcome. Katrina uses many complex layers in her search for the perfect balance between abstract and actual shapes.

Although primarily a painter, Katrina also enjoys illustration, photography, cooking and traveling.

I love to travel and experience new cultures. I've been to Israel, Turkey, Greece, Scotland, France, Italy and Germany. I believe this exposure to the world has helped me grow as a person as well as an artist.

Katrina received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours from Queen's University in 2005 and her Graduate Certificate in New Media Design from Sheridan College's School of Animation and Design in 2007.

To see more of Katrina's work, see her website katrinaschaman.com