Cat Gilbert
CV&BIO
Hailing from the deep South, my first artistic experiences are rooted in nature. From swampland to red clay hills, my toys were moss, flowers, dirt, and berries. During my formative years I moved from the South to the plains of Nebraska, and the cliffs of Maine. Each ecosystem was deeply different and inspiring.
Enchanted by Milwaukee's beautiful green areas and Architecture, I relocated here after living in New York for over 10 years. I have worked in gardens (P. Allen Smith), publishing (Martha Stewart), and hospitality design. I hold a BA in Fine Art and Philosophy and have exhibited in many shows throughout the US. My focus is currently on paintings that showcase expressive and imaginative floral landscapes.
Using these imagined landscapes and plants (inspired by real plants), I create fantastical, bold natural worlds rooted in color theory. Inspired by my time at a fabric and wallpaper company, as well as working with gardening influencers (P. Allen Smith, Martha Stewart), pattern, color, and plant life become an essential focus to communicate more powerful feelings that force the expansion of the viewer's mind to understand the visual emotions.
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Custom Sculptural Installation for MOWA GALA 2023, St. Kate's Arts Hotel and Museum of Wisconsin Art,2023
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Permanent Collection, 2023
Artist in Residence, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2023
The 22 Magazine, Founder and Editor, 2011 - 2014
Gratuitous Art Productions/Films, Co-Founder, 2010 - 2012
EXHIBITIONS
"A Different Kind of Garden" Solo Exhibition, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee,WI, June 2023
"Everything Everything" Esszimmer, Milwaukee,WI, June 2023
"Art In Nature", Milwaukee, WI, June 2023
"Catch the 22" MARN, Milwaukee,WI, January 2022
"Et Tu Art Brut?" Andrew Edlin Gallery, November 2017
"Nasty Women Exhibition" Knockdown Center, Queens, NY, 2017
"Spring Group Show" Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2014
"Petroleum Paradox" Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA, 2013
“Moves 2011: Intersections” International Festival of Movement on Screen, Liverpool, UK April 2011
“Peepshow 2011: It’s Complicated” Squeaky Wheel Media, Buffalo, NY, February 2011
“Dangerous and Hard to See” University of Arizona and Bragg’s Pie Factory, Phoenix AZ, February 2011
“The Human Condition” One Minute Films, The Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, 2010
“Collision Course” Video Dumbo, Dumbo Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY 2010
“Konsens/Nonsens” UMAO Festival, Munich, Germany 2010
“Keep the Illusion Alive” Videoholica, Varna, Bulgaria 2010
“Perpetual Art Machine” Scope Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2010
“DIGit Media Arts Festival” Delaware Valley Arts Council, Narrowsburg, NY 2010
“The Light at the End of the Tunnel” Perpetual Art Machine, SCOPE Basel, Basel, Switzerland 2010
“Arts In Bushwick” ISLAND ARTspace, Brooklyn, NY 2010
“Light” curated by Paul Thomas, 6x6 Media Events, Cine Theater, Athens, GA 2010
“Sonic Jukebox” Soundfjord Sonic Art Gallery, London, UK 2010