Katika Schultz

12. Katika Schultz, Instinct, 2023, hybrid print on BFK Reeves 250gsm, 35 x 35 cm. $420.

13. Katika Schultz, Momento, 2023, hybrid print on Stonehendge 600gsm, 28 x 35 cm. $320.

14. Katika Schultz, Island, 2023, hybrid print on Stonehendge 600gsm, 25 x 35 cm. NFS.

15. Katika Schultz, Relics, 2023, hybrid print on BFK Reeves 250gsm, 18 x 24 cm. $220.

The shapes in my work are made from observing my surroundings, collecting found objects and by paying particular attention to shadows, negative space and textures. 

I am inspired by the complexity of humans and our relationships to one another and our environments. The shapes are impregnated with texture and pigments, arranged in a collage style and put through a press, printing the impressions onto damp sized paper. I hope to spur contemplation and mnemonic cues in the viewer.

Katika Schultz is an experimental printmaker and educator working on Dharug and Guringai country. Through playful abstraction, Schultz creates visual narratives of personal identity, memory and the unconscious, and offers a reinterpretation of space, place and experience. The mediums used in her work include collage, airbrush, etching, relief, drawing, monotype and stenciling. 

In 2020, Schultz completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking and is currently completing her Masters in Drawing at The National Art School. 

A passionate educator of print mediums, Schultz runs regular workshops and works closely with professional artists to expand their practice into printmaking. 

Schultz’s work has been selected for many major art prizes throughout Australia.