Katie Tomlinson (b.1996, Teesside) lives and works in Manchester and London. Katie recently completed an MA in Painting at the Royal College of Art, London (2021-2023) supported by the Basil H. Alkazzi Scholarship Award. Katie is also a Lecturer in Painting, focusing on intersectional feminist perspectives in contemporary painting and pedagogy.
For enquiries and information about available works please contact: katietomlinson100@gmail.com.
All works © Katie Tomlinson
Website: Rory Clifford
Solo Exhibitions
They Only Want You When You're Seventeen, LKIF, Seoul, South Korea (Upcoming)
At Least Buy Me Dinner First, Brooke Benington, London
Fight the Moon, Paradise Works, Manchester
Selected Group & Duo Exhibitions
40 Years of the Future: Painting, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
Viewing Room, Galerie Supermarkt, Tokyo
A Mirror to Vanity, Brooke Benington, London
Art on a Postcard, Gathering, London
Unannounced: The Other Voices of Silence, LAMPO, Milan
Royal College of Art Degree Show 2023, Truman Brewery, London
Eye of the Collector, Two Temple Place, London
The Future is Bright, Candid House Projects, London
Buried in Affection, Galerie Supermarkt, Tokyo
Stories, Bankley Gallery, Manchester
Fayre Share Fayre, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester
Nibble Island, ROGUE, Manchester
A Star is Just a Memory of a Star, Brooke Benington Gallery, Online
Come One, Come All, The Function Suite, London
RAW, Soho Revue, London
Work in Progress 2022, Royal College of Art, Online
Obstructions, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
Extension, Castlefield Gallery New Arts Space, Wigan
The Warrington Contemporary Open Exhibition, The Warrington Museum and Art Gallery
Enough is Definitely Enough, Pineapple Black, Middlesbrough
Enough is Definitely Enough, Oceans Apart, Salford
More T’ North, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston
Awards & Residencies
The Basil H. Alkazzi Scholarship Award (Granted by Royal College of Art)
The Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust Grant
Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grant
Zabludowicz Collection Master Class with artist tutors Doug Fishbone, Sir Isaac Julien, Emma Talbot, Ryan Gander and Julia Scher
Developing Your Creative Practice Arts Council England Grant
The Essential School of Painting Artist Scholarship, ESOP London
A-N Time Space Money Bursary
Jerwood Collaborate nomination, Jerwood Arts, London
Artists’ International Delegation to Denmark - Copenhagen & Aarhus, Granted by Castlefield Gallery and The Artists Information Company
Castlefield Gallery Mentee Award, Manchester
The Biscuit Factory Foundation Contemporary Young Artist Award, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Commissions
Paradise Works Multiples Commission, Online
Box on the Docks, Media City UK, Salford
The University of Salford Spring/Summer Micro-Commission, Online
Press, Publications and Talks
Louisa Buck in Conversation with Katie Tomlinson and Guy Oliver, panel discussion at Brooke Benington
Top 5 Exhibitions To See In January 2023, Written by Tabish Khan, FAD Magazine
Interview with Katie Tomlinson, Contemporary Art Projects
Bunker Talk, Artist Talk at Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University
Exhibiting Painting Practice and Employability, Visiting Artist Talk at The University of Gloucestershire
Fight the Moon exhibition review by Matthew Retallick, Corridor 8
Inside the Physical, Contextual essay written by Jenny Eden, The Artists Information Company
Zoe Watson in conversation with Katie Tomlinson, Paradise Works Instagram Live
Obstructions Artist Panel Discussion, Castlefield Gallery, Online
Contemporary Painting Practice and Professional Development, Visiting Artist Talk at University Centre St Helens (Fine Art, Painting)
Enough is Definitely Enough, Publication commissioned and edited by Dr Andrew Bracey, University of Lincoln
B.A.T, Publication edited by SUPER ISSUE Editions, France
Education
MA Painting, Royal College of Art
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Manchester School of Art
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, The Northern School of Art