Kati Heck was born in Dusseldorf, Germany. She received her Masters degree in painting from the Akademie voor schone Kunsten in Antwerp. Recent solo exhibitions have included Kunst Rai, Amsterdam, and Die Grosse Egale, Gallery Annie Gentils, Antwerp. Her work has been included in several group exhibitions, including Bonds of Love at John Connelly Presents, New York; Short Circuit at Motive Gallery, Amsterdam and Fiesta at Gallery Annie Gentils, Antwerp. Heck currently lives and works in Antwerp.She asks herself questions about everyday life, about society and its lack when it comes to thought processes. Through her paintings and drawings she wishes to overcome this inertia. In drawings and paintings, the artist herself along with friends and family members are presented with feet set in concrete blocks, with gloves to protect their hands from external “dangers”, with mouths also covered by face masks. For Kati Heck, all means are consecrated to her purpose: painting, photography, drawings, installations and performances are applied to the subject matter. Katie Heck gives form to happenings from her immediate environment, friends and family.Katie Heck’s work seems constructed from the colourful innocence of childhood.Aside from the often masterly painted and drawn figures, there also appear various comic-book heroes with whom she grew up.
They play the role of propitious spirits, and exercise a positive influence on the viewer’s human brain. In addition to Lurchi and Yps, the figure and stories of Alfred Hitchcock inspire Katie Heck to put in train her own detective tales. These are presented in photo or video form, set in theatrical surroundings.