Born
in 1970, in the North East of France, Catherine grew up
as an only child. Her devoted father was a painter and inventor. After his sudden
death, Catherine at the age of 4 years old experienced her tumultuous childhood
with a creative need to express her grief and sadness with images and colors.
During her teen years, Catherine developed her skillful draftsmanship and a trendy
sense of design.
Catherine
moved to Paris in the mid 80's with her mother, surrounding herself with cutting
edge art movements and ancient
architectural design which are
well known to wordly travellers.
At
16, she moved to California to further her artistic education where she continued
to excel in ceramics, drawing, oil painting and web design. Catherine earned her
B.A. at UC Santa Barbara. Catherine learned to integrate her emotions onto her
artwork as a tool to express her "mood of the moment". Her artwork is known to
be intuitive and emotionally evoking deep sentiments in all viewers.
In
2003, Catherine returned to school to earn her M.A. in clinical Psychology. Today,
Catherine is professionally training as a Marriage Family Therapist and utilizes
her artistic skills to work with adults, teens and children survivors of abuse.
Statement:
"Art and Psychology are my two strongest passions.
Psychology is a way of life. It is a pure and solid vessel to navigate the vast
emotional sea of the human kind and its behaviors. Art is a tool to channel thoughts
and emotions. It helps me express my needs, fears, and moods. I stop painting
when the image feels right
and complete."
200
- Dv Solutions, State
Street, Santa Barbara, CA.
2006
- Bee's Wing Arts, State
Street, Santa Barbara,
CA.
2005 - Tone
Up S B, One Woman Show. "Abstract Moods and Impressionism",
CA.
1999-2000 Student
Art Gallery, University of California, Santa
Barbara, CA
2004 - Robert
Craymer Collection, "Oils and Abstract Landscapes, One Woman Show",
CA
2002-2004 Entenza
Modern Classics, "Featured Modern Retro Artist,
CA.
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