Katrina Cosgrove - Contemporary Artist

Katrina Cosgrove is a painter born in England who immigrated to NZ in 2005. She is now based in Bronte, a small settlement at the top of the South Island of Aotearoa NZ in the Tasman District, near Mapua. 

Katrina's nature inspired artworks delve into the themes of self discovery, transformation, freedom, and the profound connection between nature and the human spirit.

With a background marked by resilience and a powerful personal journey, Katrina’s art reflects her transition from the corporate world, where she battled chronic pain caused by Fibromyalgia and stress, to a life of transformation and creative fulfilment.

I loved meeting Katrina, she has a gorgeous spirit. In this episode we talk about:

• how she sees the world after an upbringing surrounded by the arts and creativity
• her love of people and her career in recruitment and the ways it has influenced her art practice
• her long term dream to be a full time artist, which finally came to fruition after an actual dream which became an overnight catalyst to this career move
• finding her voice and her personal style as an artist
• the development of and plans for her new open working studio and gallery space in Bronte

Katrina shares her personal story experiencing a nervous breakdown in 2021, waking one day in extraordinary pain followed by an emergency trip to the hospital, which led to 3 1/2 years in chronic pain. Katrina believes art and nature saved her and led to her beating this condition. 

Her deeply personal work now reflects her journey and also encourages others to connect to their own journeys, uplifting people's lives through her floral and waterfall series.