Catherine Williams studied Fine Art at the University of the West of England, graduating in 1997 when she received the Rebecca Smith Award for Printmaking.  In 2001 she completed a Master's degree in multi-disciplinary Printmaking, also at UWE and received a Printmakers Council Award in her final year of study.

The inspiration for Catherine's work comes from the textural qualities of landscape, particularly the rugged Cornish coastline and the effect that the sea has on the landscape.  The transparency and depth, which can be seen when looking down from the rocks into the sea is often used as a starting point for developing her images.