At Melbourne University Katherine studied Literature and Political Science. From sixteen she drew pencil, pen and charcoal drawings, moving into colour and paint in herthirties.

At forty she took her MA Painting at the VCA, later a PhD at Deakin. She has exhibited regularly in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra with institutional shows at Warrnambool, Bendigo and Geelong Art Galleries.

Katherine is represented in the NGV and NGA. Recently, life drawing has reinvigorated both her drawing and painting.