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​I am an artist with a deep, personal connection to my work, using art to explore complex themes of memory, reality, and human experience. My approach, blends intuition with experimentation, and highlights my desire to create a visual language that is both visceral and open to interpretation. The disjointed forms and unconventional use of materials, like my rotary sander, suggest a process that embraces both destruction and reconstruction, perhaps symbolizing how personal experiences and emotions can be broken down and then rebuilt. My process mirrors how memories and identities evolve—shifting, layered, and never entirely fixed. My use of color fields and textures position me in the tradition of expressionism, yet my focus on "living" characters suggests a unique and intimate world where even the abstracted figures carry a sense of life and authenticity. The spiritual influences and dream-like qualities add a layer of mysticism to my work, giving it an almost narrative quality inviting the viewer to engage in a kind of visual storytelling. My paintings "speak to our universal human desire to feel alive" and resonates as a profound statement on the purpose of art—connecting us to our most basic human experiences through raw, unfiltered creativity.
I am available for commissioned work and ship worldwide.


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CATHY M. WILLIAMS

317.341.5769 | www.cathywmsart.com | [email protected] | 5890 N. New Jersey St | Indpls, IN 46220

Solo Exhibitions:
2021 - Saks on 3 Art Gallery, “Adaptation”, Indianapolis, IN, Presented by Saks Fifth Avenue
2020 - Lost Dog Art Gallery, “Abstraction”, Indianapolis, IN
2019 - Dimensions Gallery, “Organic Truths”, Bloomington, IN
     Cultural Arts Gallery IUPUI, “Avant Garde Remix”, Indianapolis, IN
     Columbus Learning Center, “Abstraks and Ambiguities", Columbus, IN
2018 - Ivy Tech John Waldron Art Gallery, “Pareidolia”, Bloomington, IN


Selected Group Exhibitions:

2025 -  Harrison Center, “The Golden Ticket”, Indianapolis, IN
    
BankOnArt Gallery: “In Safe Keeping”, Brazil, IN, Presented by: Dr. Gabriele Dillmann
    The Atrium Gallery: “Palette to Plate”, Carmel, IN, Presented by:  Turner J. R. Woodard 
    Le Meridien Hotel:  “Thresholds”,  Indianapolis, IN, Presented by:  TheERA
    Penrod Arts Fair: 58th Annual - Newfields, Indianapolis, IN, Presented by: Newfields
    Le Meridien Hotel:  “Homecoming: Between The Lines”,  Indianapolis, IN, Presented by:  The ERA
    Anderson Museum of Art:  “Figures of Speech”,  Anderson, IN


2024 - ODETTA Digital: “Postcards to Miami” - Aqua Art Miami 2024 - Organized & Hosted by SHIM Art Network
    Harrison Center, “The Real Teal”, Indianapolis, IN
    Zhou B Art Center, “Centerline Plus Friends”, Chicago, IL
    Penrod Arts Fair: 57th Annual - Newfields, Indianapolis, IN, Presented by:  Newfields
    ODETTA Digital: Postcards to Mexico City and Venice, Italy |(Bienalle) Organized & Hosted by SHIM Art Network
    Anderson Museum Of Art, “Figures of Speech”, Anderson, IN
    Gallery Forty-Two, “The Art of Speed”, Indianapolis, IN
    Gallery Forty-Two, “Madness 2.0”, Indianapolis, IN
    Circle Gallery, Visiting Artist, Carmel, IN


2023 - ODETTA Digital: Exquisite AI at Aqua Art Miami 2023 | Organized & Hosted by SHIM Art Network
    Anderson Museum Of Art, “Figures of Speech”, Anderson, IN
    Gallery Forty-Two, “Madness”, Indianapolis, IN
    Circle Gallery, Visiting Artist, Carmel, IN
    Gallery 924, “Tiny XII”, Indianapolis, IN


2022 - Gallery 924, “Tiny XI”, Indianapolis, IN
    Anderson Museum Of Art, “Figures of Speech”, Anderson, IN
    Harrison Center for the Arts, “Ginger”, Indianapolis, IN


2021 - Gallery 924, “Tiny X”, Indianapolis
    Harrison Center for the Arts, “Hi Ho Silver”, Indianapolis, IN


2020 - Zhou B Art Center, “Installation by Invitation”, Chicago, IL


2019 - Gallery 924, "Tiny VIII”, Indianapolis, IN
    Harrison Center for the Arts,  “Do Millennials Still Like Pink?”, Indianapolis, IN
    Zhou B Art Center, “Mad Scientists" Society-Volume 3,” Chicago, IL


2018 - Gallery 924, "Tiny VII", Indianapolis, IN


2017 - Gallery 924, "Tiny VI", Indianapolis, IN


2016 - 924 Gallery, Indianapolis, TINY V”, Indianapolis, IN
    Harrison Center for the Arts, "Blue Indy Show”, Indianapolis, IN
    CCIC, “IDADA Members Show”, Indianapolis, IN
    Gallery 924, "Young Collectors Show”, Indianapolis, IN


2015 - Indianapolis Art Center 77th Student Show, Indianapolis, IN - February 2015


2014 - Southwestern Art Council of IN, “Regional Show”, Evansville, IN
    Indianapolis Art Center, “ 76th Student Show”, Indianapolis, IN


Honors and Awards:


Best of Show. “Figures of Speech”, Anderson Museum of Art - 2023
Second Place Award.  “Figures of Speech”,  Anderson Museum of Art 
Special Merit Award.  8th Annual Intl’l Abstracts Competition, “Brain Freeze”, Light Space and Time Gallery - 2017
Special Recognition Award.  Light Space and Time Gallery, "CityScapes Art Intl. Competition, ”Summer in the City" - 2017
Sutton Garten Award for Merit in Sculpture.  Indianapolis Art Center, “Zombie Ballerina”, Indianapolis, IN - 2016
Best 3-D Mixed Media/Sculpture.  Indianapolis Art Center, “It’s Not Me, It’s You”, Indianapolis, IN - 2016
Merit Award.  Hoosier Salon Members Show, “Do No Harm, Take No Crap”,  New Harmony, IN - 2016
First Place Award.  Birdie Gallery Community Creates, “Zola”, Noblesville, IN - 2015
Honorable Mention. Birdie Gallery Community Creates, “Zadey Zee”, Noblesville, IN - 2014



 Interview:   www.artistcloseup.com/blog/interview-cathy-williams


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