Unmasking Identity with Katie Green

The masks are gritty, visceral, and truth-telling, and they ask the public to engage in that experience within themselves.

- Katie Green
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Unmasking Identity with Katie Green
What if a mask wasn’t about hiding, but about revealing? This week, we step into the evocative world of Katie Green, a visual artist who brings identity, emotion, and self-expression to life through eerie yet ethereal watercolour portraits, murals, and masks. If you’re curious about the art of ‘finding a face’ in watercolour, how artwork can conceal and reveal identity, or the power of personal and public storytelling, you won’t want to miss this conversation.

Show Notes

Takeaways from this episode:

  • Art helps us see ourselves more clearly.

Katie’s work explores how her masks can be both shields and windows, expressing what words cannot. What parts of yourself do you share with the world via your artwork, and what stays beneath the surface?

  • Your identity - and art - are always evolving.

Katie’s portraits, murals and masks capture shifting emotions, identities, and versions of self. How could you use your creativity and art to examine the different aspects of who you are?

  • Expressing yourself doesn’t mean having all the answers.

Katie lets her artwork emerge intuitively, allowing her subconscious to take shape on the page. What could happen if you released expectations and created from a place of curiosity and flow?

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Explore the artwork from this episode below

During the live interview, we shared some images of Katie’s artwork. Since you’re listening to the podcast version, we’ve made these images available for you below. You can also watch Katie's documentaries on Behind the Mask and Bridge on YouTube.

1_ Katie_s studio space
1 Katie's studio space
2. Katie with her artwork
2. Katie with her artwork
3. Katie_s Mural for the Nelson International Mural Festival
3. Katie's Mural for the Nelson International Mural Festival
4. Katie_s Mural for the Nelson International Mural Festival
4. Katie's Mural for the Nelson International Mural Festival
5. Katie_s watercolour portraits
5. Katie's watercolour portraits
6. Katie_s watercolour portraits with hands
6. Katie's watercolour portraits with hands
7. Katie_s great grandmother_s mask making technique
7. Katie's great grandmother's mask making technique
8. Katie_s porcelain masks and the backside of a cardboard mask
8. Katie's porcelain masks and the backside of a cardboard mask
9. Still from documentary on Katie_s public art work The Bridge
9. Still from documentary on Katie's public art work The Bridge
10. Mural from The Bridge project
10. Mural from The Bridge project
11. Mural from The Bridge project
11. Mural from The Bridge project
12. Photo from The Bridge project
12. Photo from The Bridge project
13. Photo from The Bridge project
13. Photo from The Bridge project
14. Mural from The Bridge project
14. Mural from The Bridge project
15. Tazim from The Bridge project
15. Tazim from The Bridge project
16. The Bridge process images
16. The Bridge process images
17. Photo from The Bridge project
16. The Bridge process images
18. The Bridge process images
18. The Bridge process images
19. Behind the Mask mural mock-up design
19. Behind the Mask mural mock-up design
20. Crystal Ship mask and mural project based in Belgium
20. Crystal Ship mask and mural project based in Belgium

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By Nicola Rough
Feb 12 2025

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