Catherine Just

Catherine Just is a visual artist whose work explores the space between what we see and what we sense. Working in photography and mixed media, she creates images that give form to what often goes unspoken. Her work traces the emotional landscapes of love and loss, presence and absence — unraveling what remains unexpressed in moments of connection, intimacy, memory, and desire.

Getting sober at 18, Catherine’s work is rooted in transformation and lived truth. She earned a BFA in Conceptual Photography, Film, and Video from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, later apprenticed with Toltec master Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements), and holds certifications in subconscious reprogramming. Her practice bridges the artistic and the metaphysical.

Her work has been featured on the cover of National Geographic Magazine, in O Magazine, and in significant international exhibitions including Les Rencontres d'Arles (France), Photos de Femme (Provence), the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Milan Photo Fair, Alta Vista Arts (Paris), and WhiteWalls Projects Gallery (Australia).

Catherine leads online courses and immersive retreats in France, supporting artists in moving through creative blocks and into deeper, more authentic expression.

She is the single mother of Max, her 16-year-old son with Down syndrome. Together, they create art that confronts ableism and reimagines inclusion through love, visibility, and shared creative expression.