Inaugural Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Arts at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, 2015

I am very pleased to be invited to participate in a historic exhibition in honor of the Inauguration of Pennsylvania's 47th Governor, Tom Wolf, and First Lady Frances Wolf, which opens on January 20, 2015, at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. The exhibit includes historic works from the collections of Pennsylvania's great museums from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, honoring the artistic legacy of the state. It also includes many works from arts organizations throughout the state. Rob Evans, an artist whose work I admire very much, and Philip Horn of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, co-chaired the Exhibition Committee.

Two Awards Received at Art of the State 2014

I was honored to receive the purchase award in the annual juried show,"Art of the State," for my drawing, "Elle." It will now be part of the permanent collection at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. The drawing also received First Prize in Works on Paper.  See "Elle", 2013, graphite on paper, 19 x 13 1/4

Please see below for details of the show.

Art Of The State June 22-September 14, 2014

I will have one painting and one drawing in the 47th Annual Art of the State juried exhibition at the Pennsylvania State Museum, Harrisburg. This year one hundred twenty two works were selected from nearly eighteen hundred entries. The show opens with a public reception Saturday, June 21, 7-9 PM and will be featured for the Annual Harrisburg Gallery Walk in September. All are invited.

Principle Gallery to Host a Third Annual WPW Show, September, 2014

I will be participating in a Women Painting Women show at Principle Gallery in September 2014. This one is titled, "Pay if Forward." We will each show at least two paintings, one of a woman and one of some other subject. More details will follow. 

Principle has also acquired a second gallery in Charleston which will host a WPW exhibit to run concurrently with "Pay if Forward" in Alexandria.

Interview Posted on National Portrait Gallery blog, 2014

I am honored to be included on The National Portrait Gallery's blog, Face2Face: Portrait of an Artist, which consists of interviews with artists from the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition (closing Feb 23). Bo Bartlett, Leslie Adams, Beverly McIver, Ray diCapua, David Jon Kassan, the late Martha Mayer Erlebacher (a video), Edgar Jerrins, Kumi Yamashita, first prize winner Bo Gehring, and many more offer insight into their sources for ideas and the story of their work. 

Read here: face2face.si.edu/my_weblog/2014/01/portrait-of-an-artist-catherine-prescott.html

Principle Gallery to host women painting women, Sept. - Oct. 2013

I will be showing three paintings in an exhibit titled "Women Painting Women: (R)evolution" at Principle Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia. Each of the 14 artists who showed in 2012 together were asked to invite one female artist who works with women as subject matter. The gallery has also invited 4 artists from their own roster, making it a large group show of 32 painters. 

September 20th- October 18th, 2013
Opening Reception: 6:30 pm- 9pm, September 20th, 2013

Principle Gallery
208 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
www.principlegallery.com
info@principlegallery.com
703.739.9326

Six other WPW shows are scheduled to be hosted in the fall of 2013:

  • Haynes Gallery - Nashville, TN
  • MGallery - Charleston, SC
  • Richard J Demato Fine Art - Sag Harbor, NY
  • Art Exposure Gallery - Glasgow, Scotland UK
  • Townsend Atelier - Chattanooga, TN
  • Gallery U - Westfield, NJ

 

Please take a look at www.womenpaintingwomen.com to learn more about the blog, our previous exhibitions as well as our "Call To Action" which asks other venues to host concurrent WPW events and exhibitions of their own in September and October of 2013.

The catalog of works in the show, and the artists' statements can be previewed and/or purchased here: WPW (R)evolution Catalog

The full press release including a list of participating artists can be seen here (.doc).

Outwin-Boochever Portrait Competition Closing, February 23, 2014

The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, which has been on view at the National Portrait Gallery in D.C. for 11 months, will be closing February 23. It is an unusual and provocative show of wonderful portraits and I am honored that my painting "Legacy: Portrait of Val" is there. I hope all who have been interested in seeing it get a chance to do so this month.