ART HOUSE
Cheddar
ART SCHOOL
About Katrina
Katrina Atkinson BA Hons dual professional interdisciplinary Artist & Teacher.
Principal of Art House, Art School Cheddar. Facilitating groups and workshops in a variety of disciplines, offering a wide range of media, in a lovely creative environment for both adults & children of all abilities. (complete novice to more experienced artists welcome). Katrina also lectures at Weston College A level Art.
ART PRACTICE
Her latest body of work explore themes around children and technology. Children are using phones and iPads younger and younger, what impact is this having on a Childs developing brain? The 'Big Baby' series of work exploring society and the family unit in the twenty-first century and the impact of technology. Are we losing the ability to communicate to our fellow human, are children becoming so reliant on the digital world that they are struggling to live in the physical world. It seems children are suffering more than ever with mental health and lacking the resilience to function in society. What is the catalyst for our children to be so anguished? Could it be that the world seems so small and accessible, consequently dangers seem so huge. Are we are coddling our children so much that we are not allowing them to to develop durability needed for life?
ART EDUCATION
Katrina Atkinson BA Hons dual professional multidisciplinary Artist & Teacher runs the Art House Art School Cheddar, facilitating groups and workshops in a multitude of media for both Adults & Children. She runs weekly Art classes for both children (www.artxtra.club) and Adults.
Katrina left school and attended Somerset College of Art & Technology from 1988 to 1990 studying BTEC Nat Dip in Design, Fashion an excellent foundation in the arts; covering, art history, life drawing, illustration, presentation boards, textiles, as well as pattern cutting and sewing. Once graduating knowing fine art was her calling, Katrina continued working within the arts through many guises including working in schools, as well as arts & craft facilitation in nursing homes. Alongside this, she continued her own art practice; attending life drawing classes, ceramics and sculpture courses to further her knowledge. She also took on commissions such as murals and pet paintings. In 1995 Katrina returned to education and began a part-time art foundation course at Weston College, after which she spent over a year at UWE studying ceramics, returning to Weston College to continue Fine Art Integrated Art & Design. In order to complete her degree Katrina attended Plymouth University (Exeter).
Since then Katrina has been a practicing Artist entering group exhibitions and solo shows, she continues to research her subject and has worked as a visiting Artist in schools, homes for adults with learning disabilities and both nursing and residential homes. In 2015 Katrina began to teach classes from The Art House and in 2017 became full time in her Art School. In 2018 Katrina graduated in her Teacher Training (BTEC Dip Level 5) in order to give the best possible service to all her students.