Katarina Hackman Art

Recent Exhibition

Breathe Deeply and Smile: Still Life Exhibition

Katarina is excited to be invited for a sixth time to hold a solo exhibition at the Corban & Blair Window Gallery (2 Victoria Street, Lewisham, NSW, Australia) on display from December 2025 to January 2026. This exhibition of original acrylic paintings on canvas continues Katarina’s exploration of the challenges facing us in this pressured world: how do we manage the pressures and importantly how do we rebalance, recentre and energise ourselves?

As Katarina explains, some answers can lie in resting our minds on another place for a while. Gum Leaf Meditation I, Gum Leaf Meditation II and Silver Gum Nuts suggest the opportunity to focus, rebalance, and energise our minds, always remembering to breathe deeply. Other answers can lie in seeing something different, surprising or having a laugh to lighten our spirits. In Galaxy in Blue and White and Tea Time in Blue and White there is a surprising use of ceramic floral arrangements. Even more surprising, in one painting a turtle looks longingly up at the flowers as it wanting to eat them and in the other fish chase around the pot and tea cups. A Twirl of Bananas encourages us to think differently about our fruit platter. Bananas on the Move and Bananas on the Go that then gather with other bananas in the larger painting A Band of Bananas all provide a sense of whimsy, an opportunity to smile.