Coast to Coast shows in March : Dark POP 4 NY + Juxtopoz 18 LA
"Where patience and a strong will meet consequences beyond one's control" “Morphosis 1″ : 24″ x 36″ : Lacquer Inks, gold leaf, hand made kaolin pigments on clay board panel I will have 6 new works in...
View Article“Fragility” Series :: Scroll Project
Working on the floor : right panel I began this large-scale visual journal on paper during the end of the summer of 2011 through parts of 2012. The lace of relationships that run through our lives and...
View ArticleSavannah College of Art and Design : April 12-14, 2012
I will be heading to the Atlanta campus of SCAD this week joining Sterling Hundley to work with students. I plan to share with them my influences, juggling acts and playing with razors as we tackle the...
View Article2012 World Ocean Day Image for U.S. State Dept.
To PURCHASE a poster please scroll to bottom of the page “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in it net of wonder forever.” Jacque-Yves Cousteau I have been a scuba diver for over twenty five...
View ArticleU.S. Postage “Deer Stamp” Release 2013
Here is a link to an interview on designing this stamp.
View Article“frAGILITY” NEW works on Papyrus CHICAGO Exhibition : NOV 1 – Dec. 28, 2013
"Rescue" (October) 12"x15" Inks, clay on papyrus mounted on wood panel PRESS RELEASE CATHIE BLECK / frAGILITY / New works on papyrus Contact: Aron Packer 312.226.8984 PACKER SCHOPF GALLERY : 942...
View ArticleStone lithography residency @ Cleveland Institute of Art : Fall 2013
I finally completed my initial two prints in traditional stone lithography produced during my residency collaborating with Tamarind Institute trained master printer Karen Beckwith at The Cleveland...
View ArticleSmall paintings on Bhutan Paper @ Packer Schopf Gallery : Chicago
It was heartwarming to greet so many friends and dear family that came out to support my show last Friday at Packer Schopf Gallery in Chicago. I had an amazing time that whole week planning the...
View ArticleU.S. Postage Stamp Release 2014 “Tree stamp”
This is the second in a series of nature stamps that I have done for the U.S. Postal Service in collaboration with art director Ethel Kessler. One of my personal favorites! It comes pre-posted to a...
View Article“Rarely Home” : Cleveland @ Maria Neil Art Project : Cathie Bleck + Amy Casey
I recently opened a new exhibition called “Rarely Home” on Sept. 5th, 2014, sharing the space with the amazing talent Amy Casey. Neither of us exhibit in Cleveland regularly but were thrilled to be...
View ArticleOctober 11th 6-9pm :: “Rarely Home” + Craft Beer Event
by Peggy Roalf Thank you DART newsletter for the shout out on this weekends event : last week to see our show! DART Subscribers in the news: Otober 11, 6-9 pm Join Cathie Bleck and fellow artist Amy...
View ArticleNew US postage : Fanciful Flowers Stamp
I am honored that my forth postage stamp, the lily was released this summer. I think this may be my favorite because of the vibrancy of the colors and composition and it was inspired by my love for my...
View ArticleMural commission Chapter 24 Vineyards, OR
Just back from OR + got the full experience of my mural! Thank you Chapter 24 Vineyards who make the wonderful pinot noir wines : FIRE + FLOOD Thank you Wine Enthusiast for the nice mention : “Your...
View ArticleJuxtapoz Magazine : “Avance” @ Firecat Projects : Chicago : Through Sept 19,...
I received a nice feature on Juxtapoz magazines blog for my current show in Chicago at Firecat Projects. Thank you again Juxtapoz magazine, one of the largest circulating art magazines in the world,...
View Article“Avance” @ Firecat Projects : Artist talk : Friday, Sept 18 @ 7pm
It is great to be back again for my third solo exhibition near my hometown of Chicago where I grew up north of the city on my Grandfather’s tree nursery. I created this body of work over the past three...
View Article2015 Studio Visits
Studio Visits: Curator Adam Lerner, Denver Contemporary Art Museum, Joanne Cohen, Bellamy Printz, and Jennifer Finkel (curators, Cleveland Clinic Art Collection), Rose Bouthillier (curator, MOCA...
View ArticleArt 360 Project
VIEW 360 Art 360 is an exciting new exhibition curated by Charles Bluestone, that I will be participating in this Spring and will debut at the Southern Ohio Museum & Cultural Center (Portsmouth)...
View ArticleThe “Avance” series
I exhibited a portion of this series for the first time in Chicago at Firecat Projects/Aug/Sept 2015. It is an ongoing project of 4″x8″ panels that explore the vulnerable nature of the human spirit...
View Article8 Pages in New Book Release “Wild” published by Juxtapoz
I am honored to have my work included in this new inspiring book “Wild” edited by Evan Picco from Juxtapoz. You can order your own copy HERE.
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