Catherine Carilli

My artistic process is intuitive and rooted in memory, place, and personal experience. Process is at the heart of my work, and I select materials based on the concepts I want to express. Abstract painting remains central to my practice, with large, immersive canvases that become environments of color and emotion. My paintings explore memory and discovery through gesture, mark-making, and layering. I also frequently return to drawing as a practice because of its immediacy and the “magical change” that happens on paper. I don’t believe an artist has to remain in one style; instead, I let each concept determine the media I use. Sometimes a new material or even a found object sparks a fresh direction, pushing my work into unexpected territory.