Working from London and Scotland, Katie’s work is fed by sensation and play. Making up and watching. Creating the feeling of a moment or a memory. Fluid and full of movement, at once ancient craft and brightly modern, she catches stories and disperses them through thread, paint and voice.

Part of the 2024 MASS sculpture cohort founded by Marcus Harvey and Helen Hayward, Houston’s practice spans textiles, sculpture, painting and performance. In 2018 her residency in Mexico at Arquetopia explored traditional Mexican textile techniques in Wahaca. Houston works with those techniques to create giant hand-embroidered line-works on plastic and silk, and bold, emotive installations and sculptures. 

In October 2024, Houston held her first solo residency and exhibition, at the Outhouse, Camberwell.