Pippy Houldsworth Gallery is delighted to announce representation of British artist Katy Moran, whose first solo exhibition with the gallery, Let’s get some AIR, will open on 2 May 2025. The exhibition represents a shift in Moran’s practice, which has undergone striking developments in scale and technique since her last solo presentation in London.

Known for her compelling abstractions that explore form, colour and surface, Moran enlists a spectrum of mark-making in the expression of different atmospheres. While some of her paintings suggest traditional land or seascapes and conjure figurative associations, they are essentially records of the intangible and are deliberately engaged in sensation, as opposed to representation. Much of Moran’s inspiration comes from her transcendental meditation practice and ideas for paintings are incubated during these sessions.This connection with her unconscious allows for an intuitive approach that prioritises the autonomy of paint as medium. The incident of coincidence in dialogue with the artist’s hand guides the development of each of Moran’s paintings, which employ experimental methods in their facture, from drips and pours to body painting. By allowing the nature of paint to inform the painting process, Moran is antithetically liberated from the bonds of materiality.

Katy Moran (b. 1975, Manchester) lives and works in Hertfordshire. She completed an MA Fine Art in painting at the Royal College of Art, London in 2005.

photo: John Shard