Katie McGowan is reshaping the landscape of contemporary painting through Wavism—a movement-led practice where form emerges from feeling. Her sweeping, layered brushwork and bold colour palettes create a visual rhythm that transcends traditional figuration, inviting the viewer into a deeply emotional, immersive experience.

Rooted in the expressive freedom of Impressionism and the tactile force of contemporary impasto, McGowan’s work lives in the space between intuition and precision—each stroke a gesture of energy, presence, and transformation.

At the heart of her practice is the female experience—not as subject, but as story. Through Wavism, McGowan crafts visual narratives of strength, softness, complexity, and becoming. Her paintings don’t portray; they embody. They move.

More than a technique, Wavism is an invitation—to feel, to witness, and to be moved.