Artist

Katherine Monk-Watts

Katherine is a visual artist and writer based in Nottingham, East Midlands.

She attended Nottingham College where she completed an Art & Design Foundation Diploma, specialising in graphic design, illustration, typography and mixed-media. She has recently graduated Leeds Arts University, with an Upper Second-Class Honours in BA Creative Writing. She is BFI Film Academy alumni, and a former youth member of Lace Market Theatre – where she contributed production design, props and memorable performances.

Katherine was a Featured Artist in Northern Monk Refectory’s 2023 Lavender Exhibition, and a Featured Artist & Writer at LAU’s 2024 End of Year Exhibition. She has also been published in several printed anthologies, in response to specified creative briefs. Contributing work for; Sunny Bank Mills’ Printed Bound, Letters to Leeds Project, Dirty LAUndry, The Leeds Library, in addition to a collaboration with MA Illustration students on the theme of “every day.” Katherine was a featured poet & creative collaborator for CityArts’ PoGo: Poetry on the Go Project. PoGo is a new international augmented reality app, which showcases poetry to young people across Europe.

Since 2022, Katherine has been a Contributing Team Writer for HIVE Magazine. An online music press platform, dedicated to showcasing the current music scene of our generation, through collaborative photography & journalism. She has recently been writing numerous articles for LeftLion, Nottingham’s leading independent cultural magazine – covering topics for their

Community, Environmental, & Music sections.

As an artist, Katherine likes to experiment with a variety of acrylics, pastels and watercolours on repurposed materials. In doing so, she explores her desire for alternative creative expression, commitment to sustainable art, and continues to build-up a diverse creative portfolio of work.