Catherine Sweet, Mixed Media Artist

I'm a pint-sized visual artist from London who loves animals, horror films, good food, heavy metal and my wonderful husband. I created BobCat Gallery to sell not only my own work, but to showcase beautiful, affordable and original artwork on a small scale, and to give emerging artists a positive selling experience.

A self-taught artist living and working in London, I primarily use acrylic, oils and found materials on canvas. I favour bright colours and plenty of texture, finding most of my inspiration in the natural world and in my favourite music. My latest series of abstracts explore our cultural relationships with colour and emotion.

My practice has adapted in recent years due to deteriorating motor function - I have Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, so difficulty gripping paint brushes has led to more experimentation with palette knives, stencils and spray paints, plus air-drying clay, collage and stitching. Read a feature about me in Estila Magazine to find out more about how BobCat Gallery came about >>

If you have questions about my work, or you are interested in a commission, please get in touch. You can also find me on Bluesky or on Instagram.

I'm a member of the Advisory Group for ArtCan, an organisation devoted to creating opportunities for artists without compromise to their artistic exploration or development. Read my blog for them here. 

I was formerly Chair of the Visual Arts Committee for Arts Richmond, where it was my pleasure to represent visual arts across the Richmond upon Thames. 

Read a feature about my work in Niji Magazine (2018) >> 

Listen to Art Seeker Stories podcast episode 19 (Feb 2022) >>

1st - 31st March 2025: 100 x 100, virtual exhibition with BobCat Gallery

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

7th - 30th January 2025: Light in the Dark, BobCat Gallery, Putney Exchange, London

25th - 31st October 2024: ArtCan Strands, Downstairs at the Department Store, Brixton

1st - 30th June 2024: Picture Purrfect, BobCat Gallery virtual exhibition 

17th June 2024: Arts Richmond Affordable Art Tent, Kew Fete

3rd - 14th July 2024: Fiesta!, Inky Fingers Gallery, Hackney Wick

May 2024: Wunderkammer, BobCat Gallery X 54 The Gallery, Mayfair, London

April 2024: 100 x 100 virtual exhibition, BobCat Gallery

March 2024: ArtCan Unravelled, ruptureXIBIT, Hampton Wick (co-curator)

December 2023 -  January 2024: Orleans House Gallery Winter Show, Twickenham

July 2023: Art House Open Studios Group Show, ruptureXIBIT, Hampton Wick

July 2023: Art House Open Studios Group Show, Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington

June - July 2023: Pushing Paper, BobCat Gallery x ruptureXIBIT, Hampton Wick

April 2023: Alchemical - exhibition curated for ArtCan, Gallery 475, Fulham

March 2023: Through Her Eyes: A Celebration of Female Artists, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith

March 2023: A Glorious Journey, ArtCan x Gallery Different, London

March 2023: 100 x 100, BobCat Gallery virtual space

April 2022 - February 2023: 'Explore 01' presented by ArtCan, Kroll, New York

December 2022 - January 2023: Orleans House Gallery Winter Exhibition, Twickenham

28th November - 18th December 2022: BobCat Gallery Winter Boutique, Putney Exchange

September 2022: Tiny But Fierce, BobCat Gallery x Cass Art Space, Kingston

September 2022: Legacy, ArtCan x Suna Interiors, Crypt Gallery, London

August 2022: 'Colour|Form', Bermondsey Project Space, London

June 2022: Seeds of the Mind, BobCat Gallery online exhibition

April 2022: Teddington Art Trail Group Exhibition, Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington

March - April 2022: ‘Eye of the Beholder’, exhibition curated for ArtCan, 508 Gallery, London

March 2022: '100 x 100' Virtual Exhibition with BobCat Gallery

January - February 2022: 'Winter', with ArtCan, Kingsgate Project Space
January 2022: Wild and Wonderful, BobCat Gallery X 508 Gallery, London

December 2021 - February 2022: 'Waterways' at WWT London Wetland Centre, Barnes
November 2021: VERDANT: Nature & Effect, ArtCan online exhibition (co-curator)

August - October 2021: Island2Island Art Virtual Gallery

September 2021: Citizen Art Market, Ebury Edge, London

October 2021: Island2Island Art, J/M Gallery, Portobello Road

September 2021: Set in Stone, 44AD artspace, Bath

August 2021: Pop-Up Gallery, Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre

June - July 2021: AAN Selects (online) >>

June - July 2021: Crossing the Liminal, Hampstead Garden Gallery

June 2021: From ArtCan with Love 2021, online >>

June 2021: Art All Night Trenton (online)

December 2019 - February 2021: 'Elevate 02' at Duff & Phelps, The Shard, London

December 2020 - January 2021: Southwark Park Galleries 36th Annual Open, online

November 2020 - January 2021: Richmond Art Society Online Winter Exhibition

September - December 2020: Painter Stainers Art Sale

October - December 2020: Set in Stone, virtual exhibition with ArtCan​

September - October 2020: Vienna Calling II, Atelier COOLPOOL, Vienna

September 2020: From ArtCan with Love, online​

July - August 2020: RAS Summer Exhibition, richmondartsociety.com

​June 2020: Transient, ArtCan online exhibition ​

February - March 2020: Barnes Artists Pet Portrait Show, The Brown Dog, Barnes

April 2019 - January 2020: ArtCan Residency @ 44 Hallam Street, London

2019: iNGENIOUS!, online exhibition with ArtCan

2019: 35th Annual Exhibition, Southwark Park Gallery

2019: Richmond Art Society Winter Exhibition, RHACC

2019: 'Wanderlust', The Ollerod, Beaminster 

2019:  'Continuum', Folded Space, Southend-on-Sea

2019: 'Ways of Seeing', Deptford Does Art, London

2019: Richmond Art Society Summer Exhibition, Landmark Arts Centre

2019: From ArtCan With Love, Fitzrovia Gallery, London

2019: #TwitterArtExhibit, Edinburgh2018 - April 

2019: ArtCan Residency @ 44 Hallam Street, London

2018: Vienna Calling, Atelier Coolpool, Vienna (Austria)

2018: 'Opening Line', Crossways Communitea Gallery, Cambridge

2018: ArtCan Residency @ 44 Hallam Street, London

2018: Kaleidoscope - 20 Years of Art and Soul, Stables Gallery, London

2018: From ArtCan With Love, Fitzrovia Gallery, London

2018: Hammersmith & Fulham Arts Fest, Hammersmith Riverside

2018: Earth Day online exhibition with ArtCan

2018: Shortlisted for the Visual Art Open

2018: #TwitterArtExhibit, Canberra, Australia

2017: 44 ArtWorks @ 44 Hallam Street, residency with ArtCan

2017: Sweet'Art FemFair, London

2017: “Appearance of…” at A&D Gallery, catalogue available here

2017: Shortlisted for the National Open Art Competition

2017: Shortlisted for the Visual Art Open

2017 - #TwitterArtExhibit, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK (for online sales click here)

2017: Every Drop Counts - Water World Water Day, London (featured in FAD magazine)

2016: #TwitterArtExhibit, New York

2015: Summer Salon, Islington Arts Factory

2015: Spring Salon, Candid Arts Trust, London

2015: somewhereto_Framed, London (Featured in Decree Magazine)

2015: Rare Art, Menier Gallery, London

2015: #TwitterArtExhibit, Moss, Norway

2012: Grand Opening, Diamond Jubilee Gardens, Twickenham

2012: ArtHouse Open Studios, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

2011: WWT Annual Exhibition, Cheng - Kim Loke Gallery, Slimbridge