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Kati Garrett Filho - Art

Charcoal Portraits of Mid-Century Women

Shaped by stillness, emotion, and story.

"Omgosh Kati!! I love it!! It is stunning!!! My eyes are immediately drawn to it. I cant stop staring at it. Thank you so much!"

Kati Garrett Filho - Art

Charcoal Portraits of Mid-Century Women

Shaped by stillness, emotion, and story.

"Omgosh Kati!! I love it!! It is stunning!!! My eyes are immediately drawn to it. I cant stop staring at it. Thank you so much!"

Kati Garrett Filho - Art

Charcoal Portraits of Mid-Century Women

Shaped by stillness, emotion, and story.

"Omgosh Kati!! I love it!! It is stunning!!! My eyes are immediately drawn to it. I cant stop staring at it. Thank you so much!"

Available Originals

Each original artwork is born from nostalgia and shaped by stillness, emotion, and story. I invite you to explore, linger, and choose the piece that speaks to you. Occasionally, I release a small edition of signed and dated greeting cards — an accessible way to own a piece of my art, ready to frame or gift. My work is for collectors who value craftsmanship, subtlety, and the layered storytelling held within materials and memory.

Your new artwork comes carefully wrapped in acid-free tissue, rolled with great care and placed in a mailing tube. (Professional framing is recommended.)

Mrs Draper

930 AUD

"Elizabeth toyed with her necklace as if debating whether to strangle someone with it...or rip of off just to watch the pearls scatter elegantly across the meeting room floor. At least that would liven things up.

Behind the winged eyeliner and her carefully demure pose, was a razor-sharp mind that had already filed her devious plan under hobbies, (somewhere between gin martinis and casual arson.) They had many names for Elizabeth, but none captured what she truly was… dangerous."

Size: 42(H)x42(W)cm

Charcoal

300gsm professional paper

Free delivery in Australia

Certificate of Authenticity

(Framing Not Included)

Make It Yours

Lacies New Chapter

930 aud

The evening air was crisp, carrying the faint scent of smoke and city rain, as Lacie Delaney stepped out of the car and into the pitch-black inky darkness of the night. Her blonde hair shimmered like spun gold against the collar of her fur coat. To any onlookers, she was every bit the picture of old Hollywood glamour, but the shadows in her eyes hinted at something more… Tonight, Lacie wasn’t just stepping into the street; she was stepping into the first chapter of a story that would change everything.

Size: 42(H)x42(W)cm

Charcoal

300gsm professional paper

Free delivery in Australia

Certificate of Authenticity

(Framing Not Included)

Make It Yours

Turning Point

650 aud

As Sofia glanced over her shoulder, a chill ran down her spine. The feeling of being watched grew stronger, the air thick with anticipation.

In the heart of Greece, she was on the brink of uncovering a truth that would forever change her life.

Size:29.7cm x 29.7cm

Charcoal

300gsm professional paper

Free delivery in Australia

Certificate of Authenticity

(Framing Not Included)

Make It Yours

Matoaka

930 aud

Eyes closed, Matoaka rests in a moment of quiet power - the kind that comes after the storm, when you’ve rebuilt yourself from the inside out.

She stands still, remembering every woman who has healed in silence, who has held grace when it would’ve been easier to burn. Now she too has walked through darkness and emerged softer, wiser, stronger.

Matoaka is resilient, radiant and real, a wild bloom rooted in spirit.

Eyes closed, Matoaka rests in a moment of quiet power - the kind that comes after the storm, when you’ve rebuilt yourself from the inside out.

Matoaka is resilient, radiant and real, a wild bloom rooted in spirit.

Size: 42(H)x42(W)cm

Charcoal and mixed media

300gsm professional paper

Free delivery in Australia

Certificate of Authenticity

(Framing Not Included)

Make It Yours

The Guardian

930 aud

The Guardian doesn’t speak. She just watches. Green eyes, sharp with memory, with questions, with the weight of knowing too much. Her Kākā rests quietly against her chest - never tethered, just loyal. Their bond is older than language.

The feathered, woven cloak is soft and warm against her skin, shielding her from the rugged New Zealand elements. Huia feathers catch the light, a quiet sign of her mana. She stands still… not in fear, but in discernment. Not everyone is meant to pass… And she’s deciding, right now, if you can be trusted.

And she’s deciding, right now, if you can be trusted.

Size: 42(H)x42(W)cm

Charcoal and mixed media

300gsm professional paper

Free delivery in Australia

Certificate of Authenticity

(Framing Not Included)

"Omgosh Kati!! I love it!! It is stunning!!! My eyes are immediately drawn to it. I cant stop staring at it. Thank you so much!"

charcoal portrait of a woman drinking water with her hair wrapped in a towel by artist kati garrett filho

About

I’m Kati Garrett Filho, a self-taught artist based on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. I work across two quiet but emotionally resonant practices:

~ hyper-realistic charcoal portraits of women dressed in midcentury elegance

~ detailed paintings of birds perched on midcentury ceramics, rendered on paper or board.

My work is rooted in nostalgia. Whether drawing from a bygone era's poised aesthetic or everyday objects' quiet endurance, I explore the emotional weight that lingers in stillness, memory, and softness. I’m drawn to the slow pace of handcraft, to times when care was etched into the surface of things.

Each of my portraits evolve through delicate, deliberate strokes — charcoal gently sculpted into realism, revealing not just a likeness, but mood, atmosphere, and story. Often I write short narrative vignettes to accompany each figure - like fragments from a novel - inviting the viewer into an imagined world.

The birds and pots are intricate works painted with great detail to capture reflections and mood.

For me, art is a way to hold space for beauty, stillness and the small things that outlast their time. My work speaks to collectors who value craftsmanship, subtlety, and the layered storytelling that lives in materials and memory.

About

I’m Kati Garrett Filho, a self-taught artist based on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. I work across two quiet but emotionally resonant practices:

~ hyper-realistic charcoal portraits of women dressed in midcentury elegance

~ detailed paintings of birds perched on midcentury ceramics, rendered on paper or board.

About

I’m Kati Garrett Filho, a self-taught artist based on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. I work across two quiet but emotionally resonant practices:

~ hyper-realistic charcoal portraits of women dressed in midcentury elegance

~ detailed paintings of birds perched on vintage ceramic vessels, rendered on paper or board.

Each portrait evolves through delicate, deliberate strokes, charcoal gently sculpted into realism, revealing not just a likeness, but mood, atmosphere, and story. Often I write short narrative vignettes to accompany each figure - like fragments from a novel - inviting the viewer into an imagined world.

For me, art is a quiet rebellion. A way to hold space for beauty, stillness, and the small things that outlast their time. My work speaks to collectors who value craftsmanship, subtlety, and the layered storytelling that lives in materials and memory.