Judy Catambay

Judy Catambay is a California-based artist, educator, and community muralist whose creative process is deeply rooted in the rhythms of the natural world. Beginning her journey as a painter, she found new dimensions in ceramics, drawn to the medium’s tactile qualities and its potential for exploring texture, form, and color. She brings a painter’s technique to her sculptural ceramic work through layers of glazes with rich textures and saturated colors. Her pieces emerge as dynamic conversations between artist and material, each shaped by her intuitive approach and personal narratives.

In her work, Judy captures the fragile beauty of growth and decay, light and shadow—expressing nature’s rhythms alongside the fleeting yet profound connections that shape our lives. Birds, especially owls, often appear as symbols of ancestral wisdom and memory, evoking ties to lost loved ones and embodying themes of guidance and legacy. Her art is a call to remember our roles as stewards of the earth, inviting a deeper reflection on life’s impermanence and our interconnectedness within it.

Judy Catambay studied painting at San Jose State University and Sheffield Polytechnic School of Art in England.

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17 Arboretum Dr
Davis, CA, 95616