Shifting Figment Indigo, 2026

Oil on Fabriano paper

100 x 70 cm

Cathy Abraham is a South African artist specializing in process-based art

She earned an MFA with Distinction from the University of Cape Town’s Michaelis School of Fine Arts in 2018, culminating in the solo exhibition A Deeper Kind of Nothing

Her multidisciplinary practice spans film, mixed media, installation, painting, and sculpture, guided by the needs of each project

Abraham employs repetitive gestures to explore patterns in daily life, blurring the boundaries between reality, fantasy, and illusion

She refers to the repeated brushstrokes in her work as “ghosts,” symbolizing trauma’s lingering presence

These are often numbered according to the Kabbalah, challenging conventional notions of time and space by merging past, present, and future

Through symbolism, ritual, and numerology, Abraham transforms personal and collective pain into powerful visual narratives, establishing herself as a significant voice in contemporary South African art

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