Style: abstract, gestural painting
Technique: oil on canvas
Catherine’s work revolves around emotion and memory, and how the two change shape over time. Through layering and repetition, her paintings explore what is remembered, what those memories become, and how they are represented after some distance.
Catherine Ko Chen, An Elsewhere, 2025
Originally from San Francisco, Catherine lives and works in London, where she balances her artistic practice with her role as a researcher in augmented reality. While distinct, both worlds inform one another — offering her a broader perspective on how people engage visually, whether through technology or through art.
In her latest series, vivid colors and gestural brushwork create compositions that captivate at first glance, gradually revealing deeper nuances the longer you spend with them. She is herself drawn to the quality of light, seasonal shifts as well as musical and literary references — but she invites viewers to bring their own interpretations, letting the work resonate in personal and unexpected ways.
We are showcasing four curated exhibition each year to give attention to emerging artists whose work sparks conversation and inspiration. We invite you to explore, linger, and let the art become part of your everyday rhythm. We are showcasing four curated exhibition each year to give attention to emerging artists whose work sparks conversation and inspiration. We invite you to explore, linger, and let the art become part of your everyday rhythm.
An Elsewhere, 2025
150 x 115 cm
Myth, 2024
100 x 80 cm
Staccato Pyre, 2024
100 x 80 cm
A Luminous Theatre, 2025
100 x 80 cm