Katie Pretti

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Katie Bond Pretti is a Toronto based artist who is interested in the ability to employ the formal concerns of line and colour to achieve narrative in semi-abstracted form. A rising star in the Contemporary Canadian art world, Pretti’s ability to harness the visceral impact of emotions is reflected in her frenetic style of markmaking on both paper and canvas. Informed by a rich history of predecessors in the field of abstract expressionism, Pretti adds her distinct exploration of human experience and emotions through her studio practice.

Pretti released her first publication, a book entitled Sonority of Words, which was launched in Toronto by Art Metropole, featured at the 2007 NYC Art Book Fair, and subsequently added to the collection of The National Gallery of Canada. Pretti is represented in Toronto by LE Gallery. Her works in ink, oil, watercolour, and graphite have been exhibited at Galerie Simon Blais in Montreal, Lehmann Leskiw Fine Art in Toronto, and Bjornson Kajiwara Gallery in Vancouver. Her work has been featured in Elle Canada, Fashion Magazine, Canadian House and Home, and was included as a feature artist in a Hudson’s Bay Company campaign during the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.

Exhibitions at LE