The Art of Catherine Oswald
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About OSWALD
Catherine Oswald was born in Washington D.C., spending her youth in California where she was educated in private schools primarily focusing on fine art, dance, and performance arts. Catherine showed early talent for drawing and painting - making art her life's ambition. After having an exceptional art teacher in High School, Stephen Oderkirk, Catherine initially studied under Robert Gray at the UCLA School of Fine Arts.
Two years later and under Gray’s advise, Oswald transferred to the University of California at Santa Cruz to study under Patrick Aherne along with Toni McElrath, Eduardo Carillo, Hardy Hansen, and Marjorie Portnow.
Oswald is an original and her life unique. Catherine has been drawing and painting all her life. Her main focus is nude self-figure work surrounded by objects or flowers/plants which are directly around her. Having modeled, been a high school cheerleader, and always interested in sexual expression, Oswald's ability to paint herself in these modes makes the work as unique and interesting as the modes of sexuality in the United States since the Fifties and Sixties. "It's me....and I painted it....."
Oswald’s work has been exhibited mostly on the West Coast. Oswald has included her art in solo exhibits, many Group Shows, Public Art Showings and has donated her work to auction for charitable causes. Oswald sells exclusively to private collectors located primarily on the West Coast: establishing relationships in San Diego, Cardiff by the Sea, Carmel and Carmel Valley, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach; Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Altos Hills, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Marin County, Mendocino County, Eugene, Portland, and Seattle. Catherine's work has also been purchased for private exhibit in New York City, Miami, London, New Zealand, Hawaii, Japan, and Australia.
Oswald has used her own gallery space to exhibit work; she showed a solo exhibit of a General Survey of her work for a nine month stretch in Southern California in 1999.
Intent on reaching a larger audience, Oswald started her own web platform: www.fauvearts.com , a web site entirely dedicated to featuring her full portfolios of work. In the year 2000 the site was launched including offering limited edition original art prints from the Oswald Portfolios.
Also in the year 2000, Oswald finished her first book: Postcard Journal of a Traveling Artist which featured a six month trip chasing the wildflower blooms of the Pacific West: from Napa Valley to Mount Rainier. The book is an illustrated journey told by postcards with Oswald's images on the front of each postcard. Oswald has been keeping her journal on napkins, postcards, and other bits of paper since 1986 including journal entries from concerts, moment events, and travel. From time to time, she puts these journal "notes" into book form, usually as a postcard journal.
Catherine went through severe illness due to diabetes which led to hospitalization in 2001. Catherine had to start insulin and it took several years to bring back her health. Inspired by her journeys for her book, and looking for elbow room, Oswald began to build work space in the mountains of Trinity County, California. Now her studio/ranch with an acre plus artist's garden provides Oswald with endless inspirations.
Oswald is working on a new Self Portrait group of works to be shown as finished into 2009. She has also started to put together a new postcard book: Haiku on a Dime - Bukowski Shotgun Weddings - Postcards to Myself from postcard journal entries made in 2007 - 08.
If she is not at her ranch, the rest of the year she is on the road selling original art and limited edition prints. Check the website for FauveArts News and Happenings.
Contact Catherine: fauvearts@gmail.com
Catherine Oswald's Blog: http://www.myspace.com/catherineoswald
Resume - Showings
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White Gallery: Los Angeles, California – Group Exhibit 1989 Cabrillo Gallery: Aptos, California – Group Exhibit 1990 Open Studios: Santa Cruz, California – Studio Tour 1992 Cultural Counsel of Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz, California - Group Exhibit 1992 Bridge Gallery: Santa Cruz, California – Solo Exhibit 1992 Hama Gallery: Venice Beach, California – Solo Exhibit 1993 Hall Gallery: Santa Cruz, California – Group Exhibit 1993 Open Studios: Oakland, California – Studio Tour 1994 Murals: Arazim, Oakdale, California 1994 Private Showing: 4001 Studios, Oakland, California – Solo Exhibit 1995 Marin County Arts and Jazz Festival: Marin, California - Group Exhibit 1996 The Women's Artists Exhibition: Santa Cruz, California - Group Exhibit 1997 Marin Country Arts and Jazz Festival: Marin, California – Group Exhibit 1997 San Diego Festival of Arts: San Diego, California – Group Exhibit 1997 Murals: Solomon Schechter, Olympia, WA 1998 Owned and operated own gallery: OSWALDz CAT 1999 General Survey On Exhibit from April 23 to October 31 1999 Perspectives – A Self Portrait Series 1999 On Exhibit from November 4, 1999 to January 4, 2000 Currently working on a new show of Self Portraits and Still Life work. Postcard Journal of a Traveling Artist – began project in April 2000 and finished original 120 page book in October 2000. Currently seeking publishing support. Began to edit new Postcard Journal: Haiku on a Dime/Bukowski Shotgun Weddings/Postcards to Myself from journal entries 2007-2008.
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Madeline DeJoly – Aptos, CA 1990-1992 Created hand made paper for Madeline DeJoly paper sculptures showing at the San Jose Craft and Folk Museum. Assisted in all aspects of preparing for the show. Custom Archival Framing, Amsterdam Art, Berkeley, California 1991-1995 Participated in all aspects of large retail frame shop. Specialized in archival framing, hand colored mats, color consultation on mat and frame, and large piece archival framing. Commissions 1993 - 1998 Mural Commissions at Arazim; Oakdale, California 1993. Completed three children’s murals for a Jewish Institution Commissioned work of Tournament House; Pasadena, California. 1996. Completed large oil painting of the Tournament House. Mural Commissions at Solomon Schechter, Olympia, Washington 1998 Completed two children’s murals for a Jewish Institution. Owned and operated OswaldzCat , 1999-2000 Private gallery and archival framing center featuring original work by me. Color Consultant 1983 - 2000 Act as Color Consultant privately for residential and commercial redecorating and redesign. Also have assisted interior decorators, facility managers, designers, and graphic illustrators in color analysis and opinion. Private Sales of Original Work 1989 - Present Over one hundred private sales of Original Work in the last decade. Sales information to be provided upon request SEE: www.fauvearts.com for more information on Oswald. Education UCLA – Student in School of Fine Arts 1987 –1990 UC Santa Cruz – Student in School of Fine Arts Graduated 1992 Studied with: Robert Gray, Toni McElrath, Eduardo Carillo, Patrick Aherne, Hardy Hansen, Marjorie Portnow
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