Bio:
Catherine Just is an award winning visual artist, fine art photographer and intuitive healer based in Los Angeles. Her photography and mixed media artwork explore the metaphysical and emotional realms linked inside the human experience, specifically inside the layered world of connection and intimacy. She prefers using a 4x5 film camera and a 4x5 Pinhole camera, alternative processes and long exposures along with Self Portraiture to investigate what lives in-between the words. She received her BFA in Conceptual Photography, Film and Video from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, apprenticed with Miguel Ruiz (author of The Four Agreements) and has certifications in subconscious reprogramming techniques which all weave into her artwork and her continued exploration into the human psyche and spirituality. She has 37 years of continuous sobriety from a meth addiction, getting sober at 18 years old. Catherine’s personal experience of recovery is the foundation of her inquiry into the human condition. Her work has been awarded, exhibited and published widely, including The cover of National Geographic Magazine, inside O Magazine, exhibiting at Les Rencontres d'Arles, France, Photos de Femme: Chateau Lomenie and Chateau de LaLande in France, Newspace Center of Photography, Portland, OR, Minnesota Center of Photography, Mpls, MN, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA, WhiteWalls Art Projects Gallery, New South Wales, Australia among many others. Catherine’s work is represented by WhiteWalls Art Projects Gallery, New South Wales, AUS. She teaches courses, leads retreats in France and offers healing & coaching sessions. She’s the single parent of her 15 year old son Max, who happens to have Down syndrome. They’re working on art and photography projects that raises awareness about Ableism and Down syndrome.
