Kathryn Walter has maintained a studio practice since 1989 working at the intersections of visual art, craft and design. She lived and worked in Vancouver and Montreal, and returned to her hometown of Toronto in 1996 where she now lives. In 2000, she founded FELT as a studio and label, focusing on installations for residential, commercial and institutional interiors in collaboration with architects and interior designers across North America. She is the 2019 recipient of the Allied Arts Medal awarded by the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC).