Studio.

A space to share the ideas, experiments, and reflections that shape Cate’s paintings. From time in the Australian landscape to the layered gestures made in the studio, these Studio Notes offer insight into the process behind her abstract landscape art and invite collectors, curators, and galleries to connect with her practice more deeply.

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Impressions from Fowler’s Gap: Holding the Outback in Paint

Returning from time at Fowler’s Gap, the vast skies and rugged landscapes remain vivid in memory. In the studio, each mark - scratched, layered, or washed in colour - becomes an attempt to hold onto that immensity, translating the grit, silence, and light of the outback into paint.

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Artistic practice & process of Cate Maddy

Studio notes and insights into contemporary art