About The Society
The Society of Feline Artists (S.O.F.A) was founded in 1994 with the aim of promoting excellence in and an appreciation of feline art in all its forms.
The S.O.F.A Online Gallery
The online gallery is a showcase of our members work from around the world, bringing together some of the best feline art of cats both big and small. Subjects range from the humble moggy and the friendly domestic tabby to the more exotic breeds like Siamese, Burmese and Bengals and of course the big cats. From the nobility and drama of the wild cat to the playful kitten – all are painted with the mastery of artists who know and understand their subject.
The S.O.F.A. gallery connects you directly to our members worldwide, when you buy through the gallery you are buying direct from the artist's studio, they set their prices and they pack and ship your purchase to you.
Membership
The Society is open to all feline artists working in any media or style worldwide. Eligible work may depict any members of the cat family from the largest wild cats to the smallest domestic cat.
The Society consists of Full Members, Associate Members and Friends. Full and associate membership is awarded on merit of work submitted to the selection committee. Friends membership is for non-artists or anyone interested in the activities of the Society.
Friends will receive private view invitations for all exhibitions.
History
The inaugural meeting of the Society of Feline Artists was held on the 25th September 1994 at the Post House in Leicester, where a small and enthusiastic group of artists met together to discuss the form the Society should take. The aims of the Society were set out as follows:-
- To provide encouragement and fellowship between feline artists. To promote excellence in and appreciation of feline art in its forms
- and to actively aid growth to this aim wherever possible.
The society had an annual exhibition of cat paintings in London for over 25 years until the Llewellyn Alexander closed. Since 2019 the Society has held its own exhibitions in the UK and in its online gallery.