Catherine Maddens

Catherine Maddens is a French abstract painter based in Paris.
Her saturated color fields explore vibrations, movement, and inner landscapes.
After 28 years as a graphic designer, she has devoted herself to abstract painting since 2012, developing a distinctive dialogue around color between ammonia drips, aerosol expansions, and gestural marks.
She is influenced by nature, neuroscience, and artistic movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, and Support/Surface.
She draws inspiration from artists such as Frank Bowling, Megan Rooney, Pat Steir, and Katharina Grosse.
Her work has been curated by Saatchi Art (Fall 2024 Collection) and is held in private collections in France, Europe, Australia, and Switzerland.

Painting lessons
2024-2025
- Atelier Beaux-Arts de Paris, dessin peinture experimentations, Emma Sénèze
- Culture Painting by Gilbert Daniel Wolfisberg on the Fundamentals of Painting and Colors.
- Art Tribu by Louise Fletcher Art

2023 : 1 week internship Atelier Beaux Arts Montparnasse "inventing a known thing" Vincent Bizien Paris, Île-de-France, France
2022-2023 : Atelier Beaux Arts Drawing Painting with Vincent Bizien PARIS, France
2022 : 1 week training, Atelier Beaux-Arts Sévigné, "Peinture Espace et Lumière" Hélène Crettien PARIS, France
2019-2020 Atelier Beaux-Arts Ville de Paris (ABA) Glacière with Martin Bissière, contemporary abstract art, Paris 13
2012 One week intensive course with Gonzalo Belmonte and Olivier Di Pizio, Paris 11
2003-2006 Atelier du Passage with Jean Rougé & Olivier Charpentier, Paris 20 (2 to 3 lessons per week)
1985/1986 Private workshop with Denis Godefroy, Rouen

Sculpture courses
2022 : 1 week course, Sculpture "Trouver le fil ! Anaïs Ang Atelier Beaux-Arts Glacière Paris, France
2006-2010 Fine Arts Workshops of the City of Paris with Odile Bourdet & Françoise Coutant, Paris 20
2004-2005 Municipal Courses with Philippe Seené, Duperré Paris 3

Drawing lesson
2007-2010 Fine Arts Workshops ...

2025
Les Nouveaux Génies, Galerie du Génie de la Bastille, 07-12/01, Paris 11
2024
Les Minis du Génie, Galerie du Génie de la Bastille, du 10 au 22 décembre, Paris 11
Hymnal, Humanité Rassemblée Galerie La Baptisse, du 23/07 au 10 /08, Paris 7
Le Génie de l'Estampe Galerie du Génie de la Bastille, du 21 au 26 mai, Paris 11
“Conscience du Geste“ duo d'artistes, Galerie Agapé Hub, du 26 avril au 11 mai, Paris 3

2023: Art Capital 2024 Paris, France

2023: Agapé Hub - Exhibition Advent and Present #2 : from 30 /11 to 19/12 inclusive Paris 3, France

2020: Selected to participate in the Rencontres Artistiques de Carré sur Seine Boulogne, France

2020 Auction Rouillac France

2019: 24, 25 and 26 May, La Bellevilloise : Grand Salon d'Art Abordable Paris, France

2019 From 5.10 to 13.10: Oksébô, castle La Roche-Guyon, France

2019 24,25 and 26 May, La Bellevilloise: Grand Salon d'Art Affordable, Paris, France

2019 From June 8 to 16: Visual Art, Philippe Auguste Vernon cultural space, France

2018 September 22-29: Experimental Art competition, Philippe Auguste Vernon cultural space, France

2018 June 9 to 17: Visual Art, Philippe Auguste Vernon cultural space, France

2017 June: Visual Art, Vernon cultural space, France

2016 June: Vi...