Art Reception Canceled due to Coronavirus and closure of Carroll Community College.

More to come on when the work may be available to view

Catherine Cole: Collected Works
On view at Carroll Community College
Babylon Great Hall, 2/10/2020-6/6/2020
Opening Reception: Friday, 4/24, 4-7 PM (part of Art Open House)

“As an identical twin, my desire to distinguish myself from my sister inspired me to do a series of art projects in which I attempted to show our differences. This led me to a longstanding interest in representation, in how to depict likenesses and express qualities beyond the immediate, superficial appearance of people, places and things.”

Manassas, VA-based mixed-media artist and printmaker Catherine Cole received her BA in Art and Art History with a concentration in Printmaking from the College of William & Mary and her MFA in Printmaking from RISD. Her work has been exhibited widely in the Rhode Island and the DMV area. She is currently an adjunct professor at George Mason University. She also plays viola in the Manassas Symphony Orchestra. Catherine Cole can be found online at www.catherinecole.us and on Instagram at @chcole88.

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Carroll Community College Arts Event Calendar Entry

Honored to show a mix of my older and newer work the weekend of November 15th at Dorian Trayham's studio in Herndon, Virginia.

Check out Studio 797 on Instagram and Facebook for more information

I have a work on display at George Mason University's Fenwick Gallery in a group show called Call & Response 2018: Borders. Call & Response is a collaboration between the Mason School of Art, the English Department’s MFA program in Creative Writing, and the University Libraries, and is presented in conjunction with the Fall for the Book festival. My piece titled "Mitigation" was created in response to Alexandria Petrassi's poem "Portrait of a Nude as a Forest Fire".

The show is open from October 10 to November 25th.
For more information (including artist statements and bios) visit the following page:
http://fenwickgallery.gmu.edu/exhibits/borders/

On Saturday, April 22, 2017, Earth Day, I will be a participating artist hand-painting shoes for the TOM'S "Style Your Sole" event at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

It will be held from 12 - 4 pm at the Panda Market.

Come check it out! And get a pair of shoes custom painted by me or my fellow artist/printmaker friends
Meaghan meaghanbusch.com
and
Anna annawagner.com

TOMS donates part of their proceeds to someone in need.

I'm excited to announce that I am one of eight artists selected to participate in BIG Ink's woodblock print event at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, April 1 and April 2, 2017.

There, I will be getting to print a 3' x 4' woodcut of a parakeet figurine I've been using as subject matter (among other items uncovered in my parent's basement) fin the past few years, especially in my recent wood lithograph experiments.

For picture of my progress, visit my Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chcole88/

For More Information about BIG Ink, visit their website:
http://www.bigink.org

I'm excited to announce that I will have three of my woodcuts I made in graduate school on view at an upcoming Emerging Printmakers Exhibition hosted by Studio Two Three in Richmond, Virginia. Juried by Amze Emmons, Associate Professor at the Tyler School of Art and co-founder and co-contributing editor of the printmaking-focused blog Printeresting.org.

The show will be up from May 20 - June 15, 2016

There will be an Opening Reception and Open House Sunday, May 22 from 1-4pm. This will be an excellent chance to check out the studio and see some fresh work!

Here's the Studio Two Three website to see what they've got going on in Richmond's Arts Incubator space:

printrva.org

Catherine Cole: Drawing and Printmaking, my first solo show, will be on view from February 10 - March 17, 2016 at the Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory in Historic Old Town Manassas.

The Opening Reception will be held on February 13, 2016 from 6 - 8 pm. Food, drinks, and chocolate chip cookies will be served.

Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1676082665978424/

Location:
Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory
Caton Merchant Family Gallery
9419 Battle Street
Manassas, VA 20110

Gallery Hours 10-5 Weekdays, 1-5 Saturday

Gallery Website: www.center-for-the-arts.org

The Center for the Arts of Greater Manassas/Prince William County sponsors theatrical productions for children and adults of all ages, teaches arts classes, promotes visual arts and provides community outreach programs for all ages. Founded in 1984 by a group of artists and art lovers, the Center for the Arts aims to enrich the quality of life in the Northern Virginia through arts performance and education. A theater, an art gallery and classrooms are located in the three-story, historic Candy Factory building in Historic Manassas, at 9419 Battle Street. The third floor provides additional space for weddings, corporate meetings and receptions, lectures, poetry readings, recitals and chamber concerts. For more information, call 703-330-2787, visit www.center-for-the-arts.org, or Facebook.

I will have some tiny collages in this show, Baby Canvases Five, a one-night pop-up show at Olly Olly in Old Town Fairfax, Virginia. The event is Saturday November 28 from 7-10 pm. Check it out if you're in the area!

Baby Canvases Five Facebook Event

I have my first solo show coming up this February at the Candy Factory in Manassas, aka the Center for the Arts Center for the Arts Exhibits

The show will be from February 10-March 17.

I'll post more information about the show and the opening closer to the show.

I am now giving the wood lithography demo at the George Mason University Printmakers Guild meeting on Saturday, November 7 from 12:30- 3:30pm.

I have been trying out this process that combines some of my favorite qualities of woodcuts and lithography, so I am going to show attendees the process- from drawing and carving, to etching, to printing, and more tips for working with this experimental print medium.

If you're a printmaker living in Northern Virginia/DC region, consider joining the guild- it's open not just to George Mason students, staff, and faculty, but to community members (like me!) as well! Visit their website here: GMU Printmakers Blog

I am giving a demo on wood lithography at the George Mason University Printmakers Guild meeting on Saturday, October 3 from 12:30- 3:30pm.

I have been trying out this process that combines some of my favorite qualities of woodcuts and lithography, so I am going to show attendees the process- from drawing and carving, to etching, to printing, and more tips for working with this experimental print medium.

If you're a printmaker living in Northern Virginia/DC region, consider joining the guild- it's open not just to George Mason students, staff, and faculty, but to community members (like me!) as well! Visit their website here: GMU Printmakers Blog

I have a few prints in the show "The Painterly Print" at the Artists and Makers Studios in Rockville, Maryland. The show, curated by NOVA Printmakers founder Kelli Sincock, features work from 6 members of NOVA Printmakers that explore texture, color, and subject matter expressed through the creative utilization of various printmaking techniques.

The opening is Friday, August 7, 2015 from 6-9 pm


The show will be up through August 26th and can be seen Monday through Friday from 9 AM - 4 PM and on weekends by Appointment.

Here's some links:

On the Artists and Makers website: NOVA Printmakers: The Painterly Print

Facebook event page: The PAINTERLY PRINT

I am one of 15 artists featured in an exhibition fundraiser at the Hillyer Art Space. The opening will be May 1st, 6-9pm. Come say hi! The Fundraiser event will be Thursday, May 28th, 7-10pm. The show will be up May 1- May 30.

Hillyer Art Space Upcoming Exhibitions

Here's the Facebook event page:
Pulse15 Hillyer Art Space on Facebook

I'm happy to report that one of my woodcut prints of Seojung will be in the show Flesh & Bone: Contemporary Figurative Art at the Hillyer Art Space in DC.

The show will be open July 5- July 26

The opening reception will take place Friday, July 11th from 6-9 pm.

Here is a link to the Facebook Event:
Flesh & Bone: Contemporary Figurative Art

It's Almost Here! The RISD Grad Thesis Exhibition!

My thesis work, the culmination of my 2 years at RISD, will be up at this show.

Opening: Thursday May 15 6-8pm

Open 12-5pm daily May 15 - May 31

Rhode Island Convention Center
Exhibition Hall A
One Sabin Street, Providence RI

Here's the Facebook Event Page:
RISD GRAD EXHIBITION