Katy‘s passion for Art History is infectious. She studied Art History at Cambridge University (BA) and the Courtauld Institute of Art (MA). She went on to work at MoMA in New York, Tate Britain, London, the Soane Museum, London, and the Charles Rennie Mackintosh School of Art, Glasgow. She has also lectured at the National Gallery, London and has authored several books, including ‘Leonardo and the Virgin of the Rocks’ (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018).

Katy has over fifteen years’ experience teaching Art History at A-Level, as well as being Head of Department, at some of the top Independent Schools in the country, including Godolphin and Latymer, Queen’s College and Christ’s Hospital. She is an A-Level Examiner and has also been Oxbridge Coordinator, writing the definitive guide to ‘Getting into Oxford and Cambridge’ (Trotman,  2011/12).

In 2022 she founded the School of Art History and Cultural Studies, and as its director Katy gives lectures and runs courses for adult learners, and leads brilliant tours to European cultural centres, including Florence. Since 2023 she has been presenting a documentary on Leonardo da Vinci. She is also working on an AHRC-funded PhD project on the topic of matrescence and art. For more information see: www.katyblatt.com