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Maya Kabat Art

American, b. 1971
Through densely worked surfaces, California artist Maya Kabat builds oil paintings where abstraction and process converge. Using drywall tools, she layers slabs and ridges of pigment into rectilinear forms, each mark carrying the momentum of her hand and body. Her dynamic surfaces balance order and spontaneity, inviting viewers into a tactile, visceral encounter. Vivid colors and shifting geometries echo both landscape and the human body, while her sensitivity to pattern and structure reflects an ongoing influence from quilt making. Kabat earned her BA from Oberlin College and her MFA from UC Davis. She was a founding member of the artist-run gallery, Mercury Twenty, in Oakland. Residencies include The London Intensive, sponsored by the Camden Arts Centre in London, the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation Artist Residency in New Berlin, New York and the Gambrell Gallery Artist Residency in Ashland, Oregon. She has exhibited at many West Coast galleries such as Vielmetter Gallery (Los Angeles) and SLATE Contemporary (Oakland). Her work is represented in the collections of Kaiser Permanente, Cisco Systems, Stanford Hospitals, and The Neiman Marcus Collection. Select press includes a 2023 feature in 48 Hills, with additional reviews in East Bay Monthly, Art Ltd., SF Weekly, and the San Jose Mercury News. Her studios are in North Berkeley and in Oakland, California, at The Dome—workspaces established in 1976 by the artists Anne and Peter Voulkos
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Artist: Maya Kabat
Begin Again 9, Contemporary Abstract Color Block Painting, 16 x 20 in.
Begin Again 9, Contemporary Abstract Color Block Painting, 16 x 20 in.

Begin Again 9, Contemporary Abstract Color Block Painting, 16 x 20 in.

By Maya Kabat

Located in New York, NY

Begin Again 9 is a quietly resonant abstract painting that reflects the artist’s ongoing commitment to building meaning through restraint, revision, and the physical record of proces...

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2010s Contemporary Maya Kabat Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Begin Again 5, 36 x 48 in Vibrant Purple, Pink, Cream & Green Abstract Painting
Begin Again 5, 36 x 48 in Vibrant Purple, Pink, Cream & Green Abstract Painting

Begin Again 5, 36 x 48 in Vibrant Purple, Pink, Cream & Green Abstract Painting

By Maya Kabat

Located in New York, NY

Maya Kabat’s Begin Again 5 (2025) exemplifies her bold abstract style, created with lots of oil paint on canvas (mounted to panel) using her signature drywall tools. Kabat builds ric...

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2010s Abstract Maya Kabat Art

Materials

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Always Already Again 12, 48 x 48 in Large Geometric Abstract
Always Already Again 12, 48 x 48 in Large Geometric Abstract

Always Already Again 12, 48 x 48 in Large Geometric Abstract

By Maya Kabat

Located in New York, NY

Always Already Again 12 reflects Maya Kabat’s ongoing exploration of structure, tension, and the physical presence of paint. Influenced by landscape, architecture, and the logic of q...

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2010s Contemporary Maya Kabat Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Super Spatial 9, Oil on Canvas on Wood, 2019
Super Spatial 9, Oil on Canvas on Wood, 2019

Super Spatial 9, Oil on Canvas on Wood, 2019

By Maya Kabat

Located in Boston, MA

Title: Super Spatial 9 Medium: Oil on canvas on layered wood panels Size: 12x13.5x3 inches Year: 2019 Price: $2800 From Maya: “My paintings reference the urban landscape, and explo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Maya Kabat Art

Materials

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Let the World Push Through, Soft Neutral Geometric Abstract, 16 x 20 in.
Let the World Push Through, Soft Neutral Geometric Abstract, 16 x 20 in.

Let the World Push Through, Soft Neutral Geometric Abstract, 16 x 20 in.

By Maya Kabat

Located in New York, NY

Maya Kabat’s Let the World Push Through exemplifies her signature approach of building compositions through thick, deliberate layers of oil paint, scraped and reworked to create tact...

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2010s Contemporary Maya Kabat Art

Materials

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Maya Kabat, Super Spatial 24, Oil and Canvas on Wood, 2021
Maya Kabat, Super Spatial 24, Oil and Canvas on Wood, 2021

Maya Kabat, Super Spatial 24, Oil and Canvas on Wood, 2021

By Maya Kabat

Located in Boston, MA

l Title: Super Spatial 24 Medium: Oil and canvas on wood Size: 21 x 13.5 x 2 Year: 2021 Price: $3400 : “My paintings reference the urban landscape, and explore relationships between...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Maya Kabat Art

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Canvas, Oil

Super Spatial 18, Oil on Canvas on Panel, 2020
Super Spatial 18, Oil on Canvas on Panel, 2020

Super Spatial 18, Oil on Canvas on Panel, 2020

By Maya Kabat

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Maya Kabat Title: Super Spatial 18 Medium: Oil on Canvas on Panel Size: 34x20 in Year: 2020 Price: 3,800

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2010s Abstract Maya Kabat Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

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Maya Kabat, Double Set, Oil on Canvas, 2017
Maya Kabat, Double Set, Oil on Canvas, 2017

Maya Kabat, Double Set, Oil on Canvas, 2017

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Artist: Maya Kabat Title: Double Set Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 16x20x1 inches Year: 2017 Price: $1600 From Maya: “My paintings reference the urban landscape, and explore relations...

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Find a wide variety of authentic Maya Kabat art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Maya Kabat in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Maya Kabat art, so small editions measuring 12 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Irem Kucukay, Sherry Giryotas, and Cara Lynch. Maya Kabat art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,200 and tops out at $5,000, while the average work can sell for $3,000.