Cat Northfield

Cat is a visual artist based in Mid-Wales whose work explores imagination, transformation, and the thread between inner and outer worlds. She works primarily in oil paint and charcoal, with a growing focus on portraiture and the figure.

Cat won joint-third prize in the 2024 Gwenllian Ashley Art Prize for her painting Evolution Revolution, and was awarded Student of the Year at Coleg Ceredigion, where she completed her Foundation Diploma with distinction. She went on to study classical oil portraiture under acclaimed artist Louis Smith, gaining a Gold Award in July 2025.

Classical Portrait Painting in Oils 1 year course. Grade: Gold Award. Realist Academy Walton Hall, England. 2025

Excellence Award: Student of the Year on the Foundation Art & Design Diploma. Award by Eduqas Moderator.

​WJEC Foundation Diploma in Art & Design. Grade: Distinction. Coleg Ceredigion, Wales. 2024

Gwenllian Ashley Art Prize 2024. Joint Third Prize winner

Coleg Ceredigion: Achievement of Excellence Awards nomination: 'Best of the Best' 2024

2025

'Unexpected Artwork in the Bagging Area' group exhibition. Oriel Davies Gallery, Newtown, Powys, Wales. 26 August - 29 November 2025

'My Peaceful Place' MOMA Machynlleth Tabernacle Art Competition 2025. Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. 28 June - 3 September 2025.

'Thresholds: Moments That Changed Everything' group exhibition. Cista Arts, online exhibition. 1 - 30 July 2025. View the exhibition here!

Folklore, Fairytales, Myths & Legends group exhibition. Queen St Gallery, Neath, Wales. 7 - 28 June 2025.

'People Like Us' portrait group exhibition. Mid Wales Arts Centre Gallery, Caersws, Powys, Wales. 23 March - 11 May 2025.

Rituals and Routines, group exhibition. Gallery Gwyn, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales. February - April 2025.​



2024​

Summer group exhibition. Gallery Gwyn, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales. August - October 2024.

Coleg Ceredigion students' 'Final Major Projects' group exhibition. Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Ceredigion, Wales. June 2024.

Gwenllian Ashley Art Prize 'Power and Climate' group exhibition. Aberystwyth School of Art Gallery, Ceredigion, Wales. April/May 2024.