Education
1978 BFA, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, studied under Edward Betts, Carl Rehger and Tom Kovacs
1981 Oxbow Workshop, The Art Institute of Chicago
Museum solo exhibitions
2008 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH: Sept14-Nov 7 (show extended)
2008 New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT: Feb 8-May 3 (show extended)
Museum Group exhibitions
2011 “WomenArtists@NewBritain”, New Britain Museum of American Art, CT
2011 “Picturing Health”, El Paso Museum of American Art, TX
2009 Japanese American National Museum, Kokeshi Show, LA
2008 ”Picturing Health”, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, MI
2007 Associazione Culturale Teatrio, “43 Woman Illustrator’s Worldwide”, Egg’s Castle, Naples, Italy
2007 ”Picturing Health”, Florence Griswald Museum, Old Lyme, CT
2007 “Picturing Health”, Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA
2006 Associazione Culturale Teatrio, “43 Woman Illustrator’s Worldwide”, Villa Poniatowski, Rome, Italy
2004 Santa Monica Museum, “Dialog”, CA
2001 Centro Cultural Recoleta, “Nine Artists from Ohio”, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gallery solo exhibitions
2009 “Undercurrents” Billy Shire Fine Arts, Los Angelos
2009 “Aqua Regia” Meta Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2007 ”Time Lines”, Intown Club, Cleveland, OH
2007 ”Elemental Stories” Durst Organization at Conde Nast, NY
2007 “Elemental Stories” 1155 Avenue of the Americas Gallery, NY
2006 ”Open Spaces” : Cleveland Heights Arts Collaborative, Cleveland, OH
2006 “Open Spaces” : I Space Gallery, University of Illinois at C-U Chicago Gallery, Exhibition + Book Launch, Chicago, IL
Selected Group exhibitions
2011 25th Anniversary Exhibition Billy Shire Galleries, LA
2011 “After Life”, BLAB exhibition, Copro Gallery, CA
2011 “15 Women artists in NE Ohio”, Convivium 33 Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2011-2012 “Monumental Miniature Books II”, International traveling exhibition,
2010 San Diego Contemporary Art Fair, CA, curated by Mark Murphy, San Diego, CA
2010 “Phantasmagoria”, Meta Gallery, Toronto
2010 New Hampshire Institute of Art, Amhurst Gallery, Manchester, NH
2010 “Sea No Evil” Exhibition fundraiser for Sea Sheperd Marine Conservation
2010 Pratt Manhattan Graduate School, NY
2010 “Manifest Equality”, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Aqua Wynwood : Art Basel curated by Mark Murphy, FL
2009 “Scribble 8” curated by Mark Murphy, San Diego, CA
2009 “Sea No Evil” Sea Shepard Marine Conservation, Curated by Jeff Soto
2008 “Influence” with Tom Balbo, William Sommer + Paul Travis at Metropolitan Galleries, Cleveland, OH
2008 Gen Art Vanguard : Art Basel : curated by Mark Murphy, Miami, FL
2008 “Manifest Hope” Democratic convention, Invited artist, Denver, CO
2008 “Mapmakers” Meta Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2007 “Green” Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007 Art Now Fair : Art Basel : curated by Mark Murphy, Miami, FL
2007 SILA, Billy Shire Fine Art Gallery, Los Angelos, CA
2006 “The Ripple Effect” Parsons, The New School, New York, NY
2006 Picture Mechanics Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2006 Art on Paper, Enid Lawson Gallery, Royal College of Art, London
2004 PictureMechanics Mmodern Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2003 PictureMechanics Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
2003 “Heaven and Hell” Philadelphia Sketch Club Philadelphia, PA
2000 American Greetings Corporation, “Three Artist’s from Ohio”, Cleveland, OH
2002 “Prevailing Human Spirit” United Nations, New York, NY
1993 “World Conflict”, The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA
Residencies
2011 “Art Therapy Studios” Artist residency at Metro hospital, Cleveland, OH
2010 “8 Hour Projects”, Allegheny College, PA
Lectures
2010 Pratt Manhattan Graduate School, NY
2009 Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2009 Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
2008 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, PA
2008 New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
2007 Intown Club, OH
2006 I Space Gallery of University of Illinois, C-U at Chicago, IL
2007 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA.
2007 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2007 Otis Parsons, Los Angeles, CA
2007 College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2004 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
2004 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2003 The Illustration Conference ICON3, Philadelphia, PA
2002 American Institute of Graphic Arts, Austin, TX
2002 Belmont University, Nashville, TN
2001 The Illustration Conference ICON2, Santa Fe, NM
2001 American Institute of Graphic Arts, San Diego Y Conference, CA
2000 University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2000 American Institute of Graphic Arts, Seattle, WA
1999 The Illustration Conference ICON1, Santa Fe, NM
1999 Art Center Dayton, OH
1997 San Jose State University, CA
1993 American Institute of Graphic Arts, Cleveland, OH
1991 Northern Illinois University, IL
Awards
2005 Gold Medal, Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, NY
Collections
Partial list: The Butler Institute of American Art, The New Britain Museum of American Art, The Library of Congress, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland Art Association, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Honeywell Corporation, Bauerlien Steel, UCLA, Cypress Funds, Chicago Tribune, St. Louis University, Zygote Press, Art Toy Museum-CA and private collections of Martha Stewart, Oprah, Henry Adams, Marianne Berardi, Milton Glaser, Brandi Carlisle
Selected Commissions
U.S. Postal Service, U.S. State Dept. Earth Day Image 2007, Sony Records, Motown Records, Time, New York Times, New Republic, Esquire, Atlantic, Martha Stewart, Oprah, Warner Bros. Records, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, Abrams, Simon & Schuster, Knopf, Harper, Doubleday, Random, Knopf, Sterling, National Geographic, Habitat for Humanity, National Institute of Health, The Lila Wallace Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Alan Guttmacher Foundation, National Forest Service, Poetry Foundation, The Carter Foundation, Nestle, UPS, Federal Express, Coopers & Lybrand, Tetley, Good Earth Teas
Featured publications/television interviews
-Fairfield, Douglas, ”Santa Fe New Mexican” Pasatiemo Arts Magazine, “All’s Fairey in national politics” November 19, 2009
-Escape into Life : Featured artist watch : www.escapeintolife, November 4, 2009
-Poetry Foundation, Fred Sasaki : Harriet the Blog, “Transformations”, September 30, 2009
-FlavorPill featured artist August 2009
-Juxtapoz Magazine, March 2009
-Cleveland Free Times, Scene Magazine, January 20, 2009, Michael Gill “Art we can believe in” featured artist Manifest Exhibition at the 2008 Democratic convention, Denver, CO
-Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 19, 2008, Evelyn Theiss, Arts Section “Artist Cathie Bleck tells stories with powerful works”
-Chicago Tribune, November 2, 2008, Teri Colby, Travel Section: Midwest Events with image featured from The Butler.
-Northern Ohio Live, October, 2008, Brooke Willis, Art Exhibits:“Flora, Fauna and Fantasy”, review The Butler Show
-CT Central.com, September 02, 2007, Judy Birke, “Picture of Health” group show Florence Griswold Museum, mention
-Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 27, 2007, Steven Litt, Review of Heights Arts at the Library exhibition “Open Spaces: Cleveland”, “Strong photos, shapely forms”
-Applause Television show, WVIZ-PBS Cleveland, half hour segment interview with Dee Perry
-Communication Arts Magazine, June/July 2007, Book Review, RH, “Open Spaces: Chicago”
-Chicago Tribune, August 18, 2006, “On The Town”, Featured artwork “Mother Nature’s Son Three” I Space gallery by Doug George
-Chicago Reader, August 5, 2006, Featured artwork “When We Became Human” Friday section
-Artscope.net, September 5, 2006, Katherine R. Lieber, Review of “Open Spaces: Chicago” I Space Gallery
-Time Out Chicago, August 24-30, 2007, Issue No. 78, Ruth Lopez, “Scratching the Surface” feature article on “Open Spaces: Chicago” I Space Gallery
-London Times, January 28, 2006, Rebecca O’Conner, “What’s It Worth” mention and featured artwork “Bottle Man” from Art on Paper show
Profiles:
-Taschen Illustration NOW 3, 2010, profile and intro double page spread
-Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper/Arts Section/Dec 2008/ by Evelyn Theiss
-Communication Arts Magazine/September/October 1999 issue/profile of career
-Step In Design Magazine/Premiere redesign July/August 2002 issue/sketchbooks
-3×3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, Vol 3