Katharine West is an artist who works primarily in clay. Central to her work are phenomena associated with landscape, seascape and the human body.

Katharine West is a Fulbright Ireland Alumna, a graduate of NCAD, the School of Decorative Arts, Strasbourg and the NYSCC, Alfred University, USA. She is chair of ATU Galway’s BA in Art where she lectures in Ceramics, Fine Art and Creative Education. She is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics. Her work is made from her studio in Rosscahill, Co, Galway. Current work can be seen in ‘Monument’ at the Galway City Museum and ‘White Engenders Black’ Farmleigh Galleries, Phoenix Park, Dublin.