Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Iskiw graduated from the University of Manitoba before relocating to New York. During a ten-year career as a Manhattan designer, Iskiw began taking classes at Parson School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology. The artist officially launched her jewelry business in 1996 in the New Designer Gallery at the JA Show in New York. Catherine Iskiw creates jewelry inspired by clarity of design and simplicity of pure geometric form.