Cath Barnes has been influenced by the cultures she has lived and worked among, she has combined this with the more traditional European approaches to Art which she received in her Western training as an artist.

She worked for many years with textiles as a medium. However, more recently, she has focused on painting. Her passion for colour is a common element to both. Prior to moving to Egypt, she lived in China, Indonesia, and Malaysia. She has work in private collections around the world. China had a big influence on her work, this can be seen less so in the themed work of this exhibition, although it is evident in the use of Chinese gold temple paper (meant as an offering to our dead ancestors). Her work embraces elements of East and West. Although she is from the West, she feels she belongs in the Far East.