Katherine Bradford, a New York-based artist, creates vibrant paintings featuring characters engaged in activities like swimming and flying. Her work displays formal inventiveness and a dynamic relationship between figure and ground, portraying themes of heroism, love, and isolation. Using layers of acrylic, her chromatic scenes convey light and explore issues of gender and humanity. Bradford is represented by Canada in New York and has exhibited in major cities worldwide, with her work included in prestigious collections like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum.