2021
Katherine Filice is an award-winning abstract artist based in Northern California, best known for her evocative multimedia works, which art critic Nancy Kay Turner described as “sensuous, tactile, and provocative.” Drawing inspiration from centuries-old forests and the practice of Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), her work explores themes of spirituality, memory, and human connectivity. Her practice merges ink, oil painting, drawing, and a range of found and natural materials.
Filice’s artistic journey has been shaped by a comprehensive traditional art education and invaluable mentorship from artists, critics, and curators through several New York–based programs, including the Yellow Chair Salon and NYC Crit Club, as well as continuing education at UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University. In addition to her fine art practice, she founded and led a highly successful creative studio in Silicon Valley for over 30 years, earning numerous design awards for her commercial work. She holds a BS degree from the University of San Francisco, and her professional and educational background deeply influence her exploration of human relationships and their reflection within the natural world.
Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and is held in private and corporate collections worldwide. Most recently, she was featured in her solo exhibition The Nature of Things at Be Seen Gallery in Northern California. Other solo exhibitions include Lost in the Woods at the Pacific Art League and Lost & Found; Found at 1202 Contemporary. In 2024–25, her work was included in several museum exhibitions, including the New Museum Los Gatos, the Triton Museum in Santa Clara, and the Monterey Museum of Art Biennial in Monterey, California. Filice serves on the San Benito County Arts Council Curatorial Committee and has been an AIVA judge for over 15 years. She currently resides in Northern California.
Fallen Angels Always Rise, Abstract Sumi Ink on Paper, Framed, 2010+
By Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
Fallen Angels Always Rise is a layered meditation on resilience, transformation, and the quiet persistence of spirit. Katherine Filice’s composition unfolds in a textured field of su...
Sumi Ink, Archival Paper
"The Falling, The Rising" Large Painting with Earth Elements by Katherine Filice
By Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
"The Falling, The Rising" is a powerful 48 x 36-inch mixed media canvas by Katherine Filice, created with oil, ink, paper, and earth on buried canvas. Exploring cycles of collapse an...
Canvas, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
“With Only The Moonlight To Guide Me (No. 2)” Painting by Katherine Filice
By Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
“With Only The Moonlight To Guide Me (No. 2)” Sculpted Paper and Ink on Canvas by Katherine Filice is a 40 x 34-inch mixed media work featuring layers of hand-drawn marks sculpted in...
Canvas, Chalk, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper...
"The Edge of Heaven" Large Abstract Oil & Ink Canvas by Katherine Filice
By Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
"The Edge of Heaven" is an expansive 65.75 x 40.5-inch oil and ink painting on raw canvas (back is gessoed) by Katherine Filice. With sweeping gestures and ethereal layers, the work ...
Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil
"The Memory of the Tallest Sugar Pine" A bold graffiti style abstract painting
By Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
"The Memory of the Tallest Sugar Pine" is a 58 x 63-inch oil painting on canvas by Katherine Filice. This large-scale work blends earthy copper and bronze tones with expressive lines...
Varnish, Oil
"No Way Down" Large Contemporary Oil and Ink Painting by Katherine Filice
By Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
Large Contemporary Gallery-Wrapped Oil and Ink Painting by Katherine Filice "No Way Down" is a 60 x 42.5-inch gallery-wrapped painting by Katherine Filice, combining oil and ink on r...
Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil
Mirrors of Apprehension Before the Fallen Sun, Abstract Drawing - Wesley Kimler
By Wesley Kimler
Located in Chicago, IL
Combining fractions of abstracted drawings into one, Kimler creates a whole new abstracted form. With expressive pours of black paint and brushwork in charcoal and graphite, Kimler's...
Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
Fallen as Night - Large Black + White Contemporary Abstract Painting with Pastel
By Sam Lock
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Sam Lock b. 1973 Fallen as Night, 2017 gouache, pencil and pastel 55 1/8 x 39 3/8 in 140 x 100 cm signed, titled and dated verso Sam Lock is a contemporary B...
Pastel, Gouache, Pencil
Untitled 01 - Contemporary, Organic, Black, Minimalist, Abstract, Monochrome
By Zsolt Berszán
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 01, 2017 Black adhesive and black oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 31 1/2 H x 23 5/8 H in. 80 H x 60 W cm Zsolt Berszán treats the first layer of the drawing as a substrat...
Canvas, Adhesive, Oil
"Broken Road" Abstract in Black and White
By Gaylon Dingler
Located in Austin, TX
This black, white, and grey abstract by Gaylon Dingler (1942 - 2022) plays with the perspective of the viewer by creating a sense of depth within a non-representational scene. The su...
Canvas, Acrylic
Europa 22, Abstract Art, Black and White Painting, Bold, Acrylic, Original Art
By Stephanie Cate
Located in Riverdale, NY
Europa 22 by California artist Stephanie Cate is Acrylic on Wood Panel. It is 48x36. It is a bold Black and White Painting. The black, white and green abstraction explores the Moo...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
G_15 - Contemporary, Black, White, Abstract, Drawing, 21st Century
By Alina Aldea
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
G_15, 2019 White ink on black cardboard 39,37 H x 27.55 W in. 100 H x 70 W cm Alina Aldea's drawing projects all the possible forms which appear to rapidly disappear, without having...
Ink, Cardboard
