Exhibitions
September 5, 2026
Aftermath, and the Room It Hung In
Käthe Butcher showed in NSFW 2021 at Spoke Art in San Francisco, where the original of “Aftermath” — graphite and watercolour, nine inches square — sold.
Studio Journal
Notes from the studio, upcoming exhibitions, print drops, and conversations about art and intimacy.
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July 16, 2026Collaborations
Käthe Butcher Joins the Arthaus Artist in Residence Program
This past summer, Arthaus welcomed Käthe Butcher into its Artist in Residence program — a partnership built to give her studio the room, the resources, and the reach to make her most ambitious work yet.
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Collaborations
June 5, 2026
The Arthaus Artist Residency: How It Works, and How to Apply
The program that brought Käthe Butcher to Arthaus is open to a small number of new artists each year. Here is how it works — and how to put your name forward.
Process
August 14, 2025
The Story Behind 'A Hug in the Garden'
Drawn in a locked-down London flat where handshakes and embraces had quietly disappeared, A Hug in the Garden became one of Käthe Butcher’s most widely shared works — a portrait of touch conjured from its absence.
Studio Notes
January 22, 2025
Graphite, 2H to 8B: How the Drawings Are Built
Käthe Butcher works a range of pencils from the hardest to the softest, and lets colour in only where it is needed. A look at the deliberately narrow set of tools behind the line.
Print Drops
May 9, 2024
Why the Prints Are Open Edition
No numbered runs, no scarcity, no certificates. A note on why the prints are sold the way they are — and who they are actually for.
Interviews
October 17, 2023
In Her Own Words
Across a decade of interviews, Käthe Butcher has described her subject in almost the same terms every time. Four things she has actually said about intimacy, femininity and what she wants a drawing to do.
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