Katie Fowlie is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Fife. She grew up on the outskirts of St Andrews, and her mother instilled in her a respect for artistic expression and a deep connection to the Scottish landscape and the sea.

Her inspiration comes from the landscape, and foraging has become central to her artistic practice. Being outdoors each day provides her with freedom, sensory nourishment and thinking space to devise creative projects and collect materials. She is constantly drawn to Fife’s sweeping coastline, its ever-changing landscape and the clues it provides to its industrial heritage.

Katie says, “It feels vital as an artist to continually discover new ways of expressing ideas. As such, I’m very drawn to collaboration and co-creation, finding points of overlap and developing new ideas. I’ve always been drawn to interdisciplinary work and I’m particularly attracted to working with writers.”

Artist’s Website

Associated Projects

An ink painting by artist Katie Fowlie shows a colourful blob with rings of bright colour transferred to paper

Fife Contemporary at StAnza 2025

Three artists at StAnza Poetry Festival are making work to enliven all the senses, as Fife Contemporary announce …

A group of foraged materials including wood, leaves and dried flowers assembled into small shapes and tools by Katie Fowlie

Wild Worries – Craft, Confide, Compost

Join Katie Fowlie in the Dear Earth exhibition at Kirkcaldy Galleries to craft a tiny guardian that will compost into hope.

A black and white print by Ade Adesina showing an array of flaura, fauna, planets, instruments and clocks

Dear Earth

We are marking our 20th anniversary in 2026 with Dear Earth, an exhibition exploring how artists are responding to the increased fragility of the world around us.