Ernest "Erni" Cabat (July 7, 1914 - November 9, 1994) was an American artist.
Cabat studied art formally in New York in the 1920 and early 1930s.
Before starting a decades-long career in advertising, ceramics and painting .
He worked in Manhattan for a number of significant advertising firms and industrial design studios before moving to Tucson, Arizona in 1942.
In Arizona he joined with Norval Gill to establish the Cabat-Gill Advertising Agency.
The firm's work created and influenced the regional and charming mid-century brand of Arizona and the southwest.
The firm developed and managed travel and marketing campaigns throughout Arizona and New Mexico.
In addition to his professional design work Cabat was a sculptor, ceramicist and painter who won numerous awards and whose work is housed in various museums and private collections throughout the United States..