Catherine Long

Lives and works in London, UK 

Catherine Long has received an MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art, a BA and MA in Dance from De Montfort University and a PhD in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts. She has undertaken residencies at Chisenhale Studios, Siobhan Davies Studios and Pada Studios and is currently an artist in residence at Porthmeor Studios. As an abstract painter, Long’s work is driven by this deep engagement with the physicality of paint and the expressive potential of colour. Drawing from a background in contemporary dance, her paintings are immersive and dynamic, exploring the visceral impact of gesture, rhythm and haptic sensation. By foregrounding the embodied experience of perception, her work seeks to create a sensorial engagement that draws the viewer into a richly layered world of history, patina and resonance. Long’s work is held in private collections in the UK, Portugal, Singapore, China, Belgium and UAE.

EDUCATION

2024 Royal College of Art, Painting MA, London, UK

2023 Turps Studio Painting Programme, London, UK

2017 Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, Fine Art PhD, London, UK

2010 De Montfort University, Dance MA, Leicester, UK

2006 De Montfort University, Dance BA, Leicester UK

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2025 (Forthcoming) PAPER, Huxley-Parlour Gallery, London, UK (Group)

2025 In Dialogue with Ilse D’Hollander, Verduyn Gallery, Flanders, Belgium, BE (Group)

2024 Scene V: Pas de Quatre, Matt Carey-Williams, London, UK (Group)

2024 Royal College Art, Painting MA Degree Show, London, UK

2023 Safehouse 2, Safehouse, London, UK (Group)

2023 Ripe bananas!, Turps Leavers Show, London, UK (Group)

2023 Recreational Grounds VII, Wendover House, London, UK (Group)

2022 Mood Times Ten, Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK (Group)

2022 Blink and You’ll Miss It, Safehouse, London, UK (Group)

2021 The body keeps the score mark II, Chisenhale Art Place, London, UK (Solo)