Kait Mauro is a painter, photographer, and writer of radically self-sharing letters on Soft Ruins.

Their book of poems, Donโ€™t Flinch, will be published in June 2026.

  • โ€œA Gaussian blur of slowly becoming safely embodied. Their bold, beautifully textured paintings invite a deeper feeling into of both the light and the darkness inherent in being human.โ€

  • โ€œThereโ€™s something about Kaitโ€™s work that draws you in without asking anything of you. Itโ€™s abstract, but it helps you feel your own depths, inviting curiosity and a gentler way of being human.โ€

  • โ€œKaitโ€™s work carries a piece of their soul, raw and refined in equal measure. Through abstracted landscapesโ€”shape, color, textureโ€”they offer something that is felt as deeply as it is seen.โ€

  • โ€œThey live with a rare kind of authenticity and honesty, and that same truth runs through their work. Their pieces come from the personalโ€”something deeply politicalโ€”and from a rich connection to self and life. Sometimes raw and gestural, sometimes more considered, but always from the soul.โ€

  • โ€œEvolving out of a beautifully raw artistic practice, these works welcome us into their life with clarity, pose, and precision. Through an impressive span of media, Kait Mauro is a singular voice always looking for the next true thing to mirror back to us with openness and grit.