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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

+ San Diego Contemporary Art Fair : Hilton Bayfront
Mark Todd + Cathie Bleck featured at Murphy Fine Art Booth B10
September 2-5, 2010
: Three new works + studies
For acquisition information please contact Mark Murphy at murphy@murphydesign.com

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"Heaven, Limboland, Hell" : Inks, Kaolin clay on clay board : 10"x10" each

DETAIL:

"Detail from Limboland"

STUDIES ON EXHIBITION:



+Allegheny College Art Galleries : 8-Hour Projects : Join Cathie on Saturday, September 4, 2010 : 10am to 6pm : Over a dozen artists making art on site : This event is open to the public and participation encouraged!


+ NY : September 2010 : School of Visual Arts Gallery
"Where is My Vote : Posters for the Green Movement in Iran" from a collection organized by artist "Gree Bird" : Iran's Green Party Poster Project: Socialdesignzine


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Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books, December 2010, curated by Hui-Chu Ying (U of Akron) with Alicia Candiani (Director, Pryecto’ace in Buenos Aires) : World Traveling exhibition : Cathie Bleck will feature a miniature book of wood engravings in a small edition. This book will be the first venture into wood engraving for the artist.


RECENT WORK:

"The Shaman's Inheritance" 36"x55" Inks and kaolin on clay board

+Meta Gallery Group Exhibition : Toronto : "Phantasmagoria"
July 9 and runs to August 25, 2010

Featuring the works of Cathie Bleck, Ray Caesar, Dean Chamberlain,
Andrew Jones, Kris Kuksi, Paul Laffoley and Mars-1

Artists in attendance: Cathie Bleck, Ray Caesar and Kris Kuksi
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PRESS:
HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE



"Whisperer" Detail from one of three panels: 6"x6"x2" each : PM show : LaLuzDeJesus Gallery, LA


"Whisperer" 6"x18"x2", Inks and kaolin clay on clay board panels


+ NY : September 2010 : School of Visual Arts Gallery
"Where is My Vote : Posters for the Green Movement in Iran" from a collection organized by artist "Gree Bird" : Iran's Green Party Poster Project: Socialdesignzine


+
Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books, December 2010, curated by Hui-Chu Ying (U of Akron) with Alicia Candiani (Director, Pryecto’ace in Buenos Aires) : World Traveling exhibition : Cathie Bleck will feature a miniature book of wood engravings in a small edition. This book will be the first venture into wood engraving for the artist.

+Detail from "Strutting" 12"x12" Inks, encaustic on clayboard for Aids Taskforce Cleveland Art Cares Auction April 17. For more details on the art click here.

"Honoring Haitians", Inks and kaolin on papyrus, 7"x9" on 11"x14" papyrus SOLD

+ 100 Heads for Haiti : Spur Gallery, MD : Saturday, April 10 from 6-8:30P

+Pratt Institute - Manhattan, NYC : Marilyn Lyons Gallery : 144 W 14th St. ( at 6th Ave.) Two person show with Scott Menchen

+Enid Lawson Gallery, London : Battersea Art Fair : March 22-26

+Manifest Equality, Los Angeles March 3-7, 141 Vine St. 90028 : Proceeds will go to fight for Equal Rights. www.manifestequality.com For details on these artworks visit Cathie Bleck on Drawger.com


Detail from "An Unquiet Voice" 8"x8" , Inks and kaolin on papyrus SOLD

+Artworks from the Recent Art Basel/Miami : Aqua { Wynwood } : Murphy Fine Arts Group Show 2009 ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON WORKS FOR AQUA : MIAMI EXHIBITION



Study for "In Awe of Life Itself" 8.5x11 Graphite on Vellum


"Riding on the Hope Horse", Inks, Kaolin clay on clayboard 12"x12"x2" SOLD

+Los Angeles : Billy Shire Fine Arts : Cathie Bleck "Undercurrents" Group exhibition with Don Fritz and Jenn Perreca

+RECENT PAINTINGS

Detail "A Choice" 48"x60", Inks, kaolin pigments and gold leaf on clayboard



"Waiting In Blue" 12"x12"x2" , SOLD

PAINTING COMMISSIONS

+University Hospitals of Cleveland commissioned "The Nurturary" A 36"x60" Inks and Kaolin painting for their new Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit : view Details of Artwork

+YOU TUBE preview of The Butler Museum exhibition:



EXCERPTS FROM THE CATALOG AND ADDITIONAL INFO ON THE EXHIBITION

Backside and front of catalog, Essay by Marianne Berardi
Detail from "Renaissance" Detail from "Beauty Traps"


"Aqua Regia 1" : Edition of 50 : Print size 8"x10" : Available only as a print

Order Print and Catalog from The Butler Museum Exhibition

+ Butler Museum Exhibition VIEW EXHIBITION

PUBLISHED


+Artworks featured in the newly released book: TASCHEN "ILLUSTRATION NOW"

+October, 2009, contributor to "Manifest Hope" Book, published by Abrams book:
Reviewed by Douglas Fairfield, Paseotiempo Santa Fe New Mexican



+Poetry Foundation Magazine Cover and Blog

RECENT ILLUSTRATION COMMISSIONS


View development sketches of this Cover of The Progressive + two inside artworks

+Announcing Artist Agent Jen Vaughn, based in San Francisco now representing Cathie Bleck for illustration commissions internationally.


PRINT RELEASES



This exquisite relief print entitled "Raptured Landscape" is offered in an edition of 20, custom framed and hand signed and numbered by Cathie Bleck


View Print details + Purchase



"Open Spaces" : The Definitive Art Collection from Cathie Bleck

"Open Spaces" is an artist signed, high-quality limited edition that archives the works of Cathie Bleck, published by Murphy Books and Archived in the Library of Congress

+Collector's limited edition books with artist's limited edition fine art etchings available online. View prints and slipcase in the "Editions".
Order Books
You can find Open Spaces book at several fine book stores including: Hennessey and Ingalls in California, Rizzoli's in New York City,
The New Britain Museum of American Art in Hartford area CT, The Butler Museum in Youngstown, OH and Loganberry Books as well as Appletree Books in Cleveland, OH.

view sample pages



PRESS : REVIEWS
(selected)

+Featured Artist Watch on EscapeIntoLife Blog

+Nationally featured Artist on FlavorPill

+ Juxtopoz review from Meta Gallery Exhibition

+ Kappas, John, Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 19, 2008, Arts Section “Artist Cathie Bleck tells stories with powerful works”

+ Litt, Steve, "Strong photos, shapely forms", Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 27, 2006

+Katherine R. Leiber, Artscope.net review, 2006 "Open Spaces : I Space Gallery"

+Ruth Lopez, TimeOut Chicago review, 2006 "Open Spaces : I Space Gallery"



 

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