Cat Welch

Born in Hong Kong, China / Works in Mission, Kansas

BIO

Cat Welch was born in China but moved to rural Kansas at a young age. Growing up on a farm shaped her hands-on, experimental approach to art-making. She spends much of her time covered in paint or cyanotype solution (she swears it's non-toxic!). She insists on building everything herself from her stretchers and frames to even her household furniture and cabinetry.

In my art, and in my life, I chase connection. I work in figure because I love to observe, celebrate, and connect with people. I love experimenting within the cyanotype medium because it’s a race against time and I cannot control the sun. I incorporate brushwork, additional resists, and dilute solution on the canvas to create depth and movement and ultimately, I hope, to capture a moment of human connection.