Kati Thamo

Born 1956, Perth, Western Australia.

The telling of tales has always been integral to her art practice, and she draws on personal stories and incidents along with both lesser and grander narratives to devise a form of visual fable.

Born in 1956 in Perth, Western Australia, to Hungarian parents, Kati studied art at Edith Cowan University and the Hobart School of Art, majoring in printmaking. Since 1980 she has lived mainly on the far south coast of WA, working from her home studio.

The telling of tales has always been integral to her art practice, and she draws on personal stories and incidents along with both lesser and grander narratives to devise a form of visual fable. Kati’s art is often imbued with her Eastern European heritage. In 2010, she traveled to trace her migrant family’s homelands, which is reflected in subsequent exhibitions and the development of several series of works.

Kati’s work has been exhibited nationally in both solo and group exhibitions, and is held in numerous private and public art collections in both Australia and overseas.