The Cat Show: The Artist's Muse

The Bakery Art Gallery is proud to present The Cat Show: The Artist’s Mews online. The Cat Show was a group exhibition that brought together a profusion of artists in a collective celebration of the domestic cat—as a muse, companion, and symbol of independence, resilience, and quiet authority. Cats appeared not only as subjects, but as a presence, observing and inhabiting both physical and imaginative space on their own terms. As Pablo Neruda wrote in Ode to the Cat: “Little by little they put themselves together, making themselves a landscape, acquiring spots, grace, flight.”

From realistic to abstract, reflective to humorous, the exhibition showcased a wide range of cat-inspired and cat-adjacent works. Curated by a jury of cat-owned artists from invited artists and open call submissions, it presented a diverse array of media including drawing, painting, textile, photography, ceramics, collage, and mixed media. Donations were collected in support of Cats Protection throughout the exhibition.

Although the exhibition has now closed, a selection of works remains available to view and purchase online for a limited time.

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Artists Participating:

Aggie Forster, Alexandra Helm, Aliaksandra Markava, Amanda Taylor, Angela Smith, Anna Maria Heinreich, Anna Walsh, Annabel Hill Loureiro, Annette Halvorsen, Arianna Bottinelli, Audrey Rapier, Bethe Bronson, Caroline Atkins, Catherine Grimaldi, Colby Benari, Cristina Ariza, Dhanashree Gadiyar, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Emily Baker, Emily Dodd, Gail Howard, Gema Oliver, Georgeanna Fellio, Glam Beckett, Greta Vilidaite, Helen Carr, Helen Dean, Holly Searle, Immie Ruth Jones, Jan Lee Johnson, Jayne Dickinson, Jennifer Camilleri, Joseph Bucklow, Kate Domash, Kate Thomas, Katherine Benson, Koen Schipper, Lesley Dabson, Lok Ange, Louise Kaye, Louise Wiseman, Maria Quigley, Mario Lautier-Vella, Mark Van Der Zeyden, Martha Green Doran, Martin Leman, Mason Owens, Michelle Baharier, Michelle Maddox, Michelle Weiner, Natalie Gibson, Olga Feldman, Orsina Pasargiklian, Paola Orlandi, Patrick Baker, Peggy Filock, Poppy Dyer, Rachel Carroll, Rachel Fedde, Rachel Wingate, Rebecca & David Holley, Rion Jacobs, Rosalind Morgan, Roseline (Jingyuan) Zhang, Rosie Spiegelhalter, Rowan Vuglar, Roy Best, Sally Richardson, Sam Bryan, Sarah Merton, Simon Turner, Sophie Levi-Kallin, Stefania Tomaso, Steph Garratt, Stephen Ford, Tahira Mandarino, Teresa Zerafa Byrne, Theresa Pateman, Vesna Parchet, Vincent Spain, Zoey Chang