Kat Korossy is an Australian contemporary painter whose practice merges expressive realism with surrealist and symbolic elements. Working primarily in oils, acrylics, and mixed media, she creates atmospheric figurative compositions that explore resilience, identity, and the internal landscapes shaped by lived experience. Her use of layered pigments and emotive color creates a visual language that interrogates the space between vulnerability and strength, capturing subjects that exist between the familiar and the dreamlike.

Born in Adelaide in 1992, Korossy's early artistic development included recognition through the SACE Art Show (First Prize, 2011) and Bullbeck Art Prize (2011), before pursuing formal study in design at the Whitehouse Institute of Design in Melbourne. A formative turning point in her artistic trajectory occurred in 2019, when a traumatic brain injury unexpectedly altered her perception and cognition. This shift unlocked a new capacity for expressive realism and catalyzed the development of her Rescued series—a 38-piece collection of detailed watercolor works informed by her time as resident artist with Barossa Wildlife Rescue. While these works established her technical foundation and resonated strongly with audiences, her practice has since evolved toward contemporary portraiture and conceptual figurative painting.

Korossy's current work investigates the emotional and psychological terrain of femininity, identity, and transformation. Her Awakening and Growth series employ atmospheric abstraction and surrealist influence to create layered figurative paintings that reveal internal states of becoming. Using color, symbolism, and fragmentation, she examines how personal experience shapes perception, employing both expressive mark-making and deliberate formal construction to evoke vulnerability, memory, and resilience.

Her work has been exhibited across South Australia and New South Wales, including solo exhibitions at the National Wine Centre of Australia and public art projections through the District Council of Karoonda East Murray. She has participated in group exhibitions including the Incognito Art Show (Sydney, 2024-25), SALA Festival, and South Australian Living Artists Festival. In 2023, Korossy was selected for South Australia's prestigious Catapult Mentorship Program under mentor Kate Kurucz, deepening her investigation of emotional states, symbolic narrative, and the intersections of healing and identity. She continues to expand her practice through residencies and collaborative projects, developing a symbolic visual language that challenges perceptions and explores unseen psychological realities.