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Spilman’s work balances spontaneity and intention, allowing colour, texture, and form to merge into a raw and expressive visual language.
Cat Spilman is a contemporary abstract artist, born in New York, who has recently embarked on a vibrant evolution in her artistic journey. Traditionally known for her monochromatic, two-tone paintings using house paint - a medium familiar to her from her eight-year career as a Scenic Artist in film and television - Spilman’s work has been celebrated for its rich textures and dynamic brushstrokes.
In her exhibition, Body Language, December 2025 at RHODES, Spilman has returned to two-toned abstraction with an immediate focus on brushstrokes and fluid movements. Her works feature large brushstrokes that connect and grow, flowing beyond the borders of the canvas. The compositions create a meditative rhythm, indicative of the introspection Spilman often applies to her works as abstracted self-portraits.
Whereas previously Spilman’s strokes have formed their own shape, she is now utilising the two-toned palette to complete more complex and illusionary compositions. This is complemented by the oil pastel lines balancing the dark/light forms, and the lone dot, painted in the expanse of blank. This return to a simpler palette gives Spilman the space to bring her practice back to introspection, with a focus on the changes that have occurred, both personally and artistically, across the years.
This return to her monochromatic style reflects Spilman’s evolving journey with RHODES, as her exhibitions and artistic practice have continued to expand. Since her first solo show in 2022, her popularity has surged, resulting in multiple sell-out exhibitions and three fully sold-out print editions.
Cat Spilman received her BFA with honours from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. After her career in New York, she relocated to England, where she now lives and works as an artist in her London studio.
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Works
Cat Spilman
Twice on Sunday, 2025House Paint and Oil Pastel on Canvas150 x 120 cm
59 x 47 1/4 inSignedFurther images
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Exhibitions-
Body Language
Cat Spilman 28 Nov - 20 Dec 2025This November, Cat Spilman returns to RHODES with her fourth solo exhibition, Body Language.Read more -
UNTITLED ART
Miami, Booth B20 3 - 8 Dec 2024Presenting these artists and more on our stand offers the gallery a prime opportunity to engage with the key US art market and its collectors as well as afford our...Read more -
Make It Blue
Cat Spilman 8 - 23 Nov 2024This new direction mirrors personal changes in Spilman’s life over the past year, including a move to a new city and studio. Embracing this period of transition, she sought to...Read more -
Divergence: Exploring Monochromatic Abstraction
Cat Spilman, Carsten Beck, and Beñat 8 - 30 Mar 2024The exhibition aims to delve into the psychological nuances of black and white, emphasising the divergence of emotions, perceptions, and perspectives within this seemingly simple colour palette. The choice of...Read more -
Origins
Group Exhibition 1 Dec 2023 - 27 Jan 2024Paper is often the first medium an artist uses when developing their creative process or planning a larger scale piece. It is the works Origin , a sketch or scribble...Read more -
Cravings
Cat Spilman 13 - 30 Sep 2023‘Cravings’ will open at the brand-new RHODES gallery space, 65 Great Portland Street, on Tuesday 12th of September, 6-8pm. The exhibition will continue until the 30th of September 2023. ‘Cravings’...Read more -
Yes, And Other Things
Cat Spilman 21 Oct - 19 Nov 2022Rhodes Contemporary Art is delighted to announce the debut solo exhibition ‘Yes, And Other Things’ by US contemporary abstract painter, Cat Spilman. This new series of works continue in Spilman’s...Read more
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Print Release with Cat Spilman
Following her incredible solo-show late last year, RHODES editions is thrilled to announce Cat Spilman’s new print, ‘Bond Girl’. January 16, 2025This Cat Spilman print will be an edition of 30, available to purchase on the 30th of January. If you would like to access the...Read more -
Cat Spilman in Piece With Artist Magazine
Cat Spilman’s work has been featured in the ‘Piece With Artist’ magazine N.03! February 14, 2024'I see my paintings as portraits. They’re monochrome, abstract pieces and most of them aren’t obviously figurative, but from my perspective they’re all portraits.' In...Read more -
RHODES Editions at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
October 19, 2023RHODES Editions will be showcasing at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (WCPF) 26th -29th October 2023. Woolwich Works, 11 No 1 St, Royal Arsenal, London...Read more -
A detailed look at: 'I Serve... And I Ski Too' by Cat Spilman
September 20, 2023Tuesday last week saw the opening of ‘Cravings ’, the highly anticipated second solo show by a contemporary abstract artist Cat Spilman. In this new...Read more -
Exploring Minimalism
The power of the limited colour palette in contemporary abstract art July 11, 2023RHODES represents numerous artists who express their creativity though vibrant palettes and experimental colour combinations. However, some artists work in completely the opposite direction, creating...Read more -
Cat Spilman X EXIT Magazine
March 7, 2023Cat Spilman has been selected for EXIT Magazine cover and feature! We are delighted announce the cover feature with RHODES artist Cat Spilman for the...Read more
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