March 2014

Fleeting Moments

Touched by the ravages of war in Northern Uganda, “Fleeting Moments” is a body of work that chronicles my emotional experiences during the 7 years that I lived in Uganda. In my paintings, I seek to expose the courage and perseverance of a vibrant people whose culture was, for a fleeting moment in time, my own. I have worked with mixed mediums to abstract images, and engage my whole body in movement in order to develop a wide range of marks on paper. The flow of uncontrolled patches of paint stitch themselves together to form invented faces. With the expression of marks, the emotion of a stroke is flattened on the page. In this moment of released physical marks, the weight of my memories is lifted from my mind onto the paper.

Katrina Keane was born in Zimbabwe, and raised in Indonesia, Thailand, Uganda, and Nepal. From childhood, lullabies, songs, and tales helped her to understand the importance of traditions and cultural values. Through a collection of songs and stories, she connected to the culture of her surroundings. She came to know and love the heroism of everyday warriors who have the resilience to constantly triumph over the chaos around them.

Katrina is currently pursuing an MFA in Graphic Design at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). She completed dual BFA degrees in Drawing and Environmental Design at MICA. Several paintings from this show were exhibited on the Disegno 5 national tour in 2012. Her paintings have also been on exhibited locally in Baltimore.

Visit the artist’s website at katrinakeane.com.