THE ARTIST
Being the daughter of a world-renowned naval architect and living in a seaside community, much of Catherine’s inspiration is shaped by the environment she was raised in. Her father bestowed a passion for his craft and from an early age an indelible impression on Catherine’s own artistic passions was made. Much of her childhood was spent creating art and experiencing the landscapes that surrounded her—whether it was wondering the beaches near home, basking in the rich hues of a Nantucket summer sunset, or quietly drawing her feet through Damariscotta Lake in Maine.
Catherine graduated cum laude with a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. During this time she had the distinct honor of studying abroad at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brugge, Belgium (Academie Brugge DKO). Her time there was formative as she traveled extensively absorbing the magnificent art and history of eastern Europe. However, it was her immersion in the Dutch art culture and the dramatic light and composition of works by Rembrandt and Vermeer that most influenced her. Like these masters Catherine strives to apply the same sensitivities in her subjects.
Catherine has exhibited over 100 national and international shows and her work is exhibited in galleries throughout New England.
NEWS
TV:
Chronicle
Main Streets and Back Roads of New Hampshire's Seacoast, 2018
Catherine was featured in this episode about the New Hampshire Seacoast.
New Hampshire Chronicle
Seacoast, The Seasons of New Hampshire, 2015
Catherine was featured in this episode about the book she wrote the introduction and reflections.
New Hampshire Chronicle
Rye in Focus, 2013
Catherine was featured in this episode about the book she wrote the introduction and reflections.
New Hampshire PBS
Windows to the Wild, 2006
Catherine was featured in this episode about the art colony and history of the Isles of Shoals, NH.
BOOKS:
Seacoast: The Seasons of New Hampshire by photographer Bob McGrath, for which Catherine provided reflections, was conferred the bronze medal award for the best nonfiction book in the U.S. Northeast region by the Independent Publisher Awards at the BookExpo American convention in New York City.
International Contemporary Masters VII
Visions in Granite, Two Hundred Years of Painting in New Hampshire’s White Mountains
New Hampshire Summer Colonies – Dublin and Cornish
Visions in Granite II, Two Hundred Years of Painting in New Hampshire’s White Mountains
Seacoast: The Seasons of New Hampshire
MAGAZINES
Coastal Home Magazine, Summer 2012]
Harbor Guide, Portsmouth, 2012
New Hampshire Home Magazine, November/December 2011
Harbor Guide, Portsmouth, 2011
New Hampshire Home Magazine, June/July 2010
Hampton’s Magazine, December 2007
Gotham Magazine, December 2007
Seacoast Living Magazine, June 2007
Seacoast Living Magazine, February 2007
NEWSPAPERS
Scituate Mariner, August 2011
Portsmouth Herald Spotlight, June 2011
The Wire, June 8, 2011
Portsmouth Herald Spotlight, June 2007
The Wire, February 11, 2007
Portsmouth Herald Spotlight, April 2006
The Inquirer and Mirror, Nantucket, February 2006
Portsmouth Herald Spotlight, October 2005