Katherine Masters (b. 1979, London, United Kingdom) is a Portuguese-English contemporary artist based in Lisbon.

She studied at Goldsmiths, University of London (BA Design), Central Saint Martins (Postgraduate Certificate in Photography), and later colour at The Slade School of Fine Art and contemporary art at the Royal College of Art.

Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions including Sea in my Coffee at Fundação Lapa do Lobo, Viseu (2024), and The Storyteller and the Sea at Farol Museu de Santa Marta and Museu do Mar, Lisbon (2011). In parallel, she has collaborated on projects related to coastal sustainability, including work with NGO SOS Salvem o Surf.

Masters is a member of the National Society of Fine Art in Lisbon (SNBA).

Her practice is inspired by the vulnerability of the human condition and the importance of coastal sustainability. Working primarily in mixed media, she explores the body both as subject and instrument — applying colour directly with her hands and body in her painting practice rather than using traditional tools.


Collections

Museu do Mar Rei D. Carlos (King D. Carlos Sea Museum)

Awards

Samaritans Competition at Shakespeare’s Globe, 2024. Awarded high commendation, London, UK