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Catherine Nelson

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𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘂𝘀 @fjord_ 8/22-9/26
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🌳 🌧️ 🌱 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫 taken in Smith Farm Reserve - DNRT by @cattnel

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2 days ago

⋆⭒˚.⋆ It’s the final weekend of DAWN CHORUS ⋆⭒˚.⋆

I enjoyed noticing the different experiences of time and emotional texture in each artist’s relationship to landscape, and I’m grateful to @fjord_ for putting our work together. Last chance gallery hours are 1-5 this Saturday! 1720 N 5th St. in Philadelphia

𝘕𝘚𝘉𝘒𝘍
canarywood, maple, oil, wax
4 x 4 x 8 in by @cattnel

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22 days ago

Maybe I’m thinking about change and material traces of time because I just turned 39, or maybe it’s because I’ve returned to Avery Point many times this summer to patch and repair this piece as the wind and water and salt have shaped and colored it. I’ve been asking myself whether or not I want to experience that as embarrassing, because that seems like my brain’s default. I choose biodegradable materials intentionally, but still squirm as a professional when they deteriorate.

It can also be challenging to watch things break down as a person knowing it’s happening to you too, but there’s also something so irresistible about the marks that can’t be faked, that have to be earned through persistence, and the repairs that are completed inexpertly but sincerely, one stitch at a time.

I made friends with a gentleman who walks this trail every morning, and he would email me when the wind had been particularly rough on the flags and they needed some TLC. Once while I was working on it, a woman walking her dog told me she had repaired it herself one time. Normally it’s a no-no to touch the art, but in this case I’ve been touched by the camaraderie around supporting these fragile pieces in the face of powerful weather. The thing may be breaking down but something else has been building around it.

This Thursday, Sept 17 from 6-8:30 is the closing reception. I hope you’ll join us at the coast to enjoy the work in Open Air one more time. There will also be a piece by Katina Bitsicas and Scott McMahon projected on the lighthouse after dark. taken in Alexey von Schlippe Gallery by @cattnel

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a month ago

𝗬𝗘𝗦, 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗗 closes today at the @gadsdenmuseum in Alabama 👋🏼

This pewter piece is part of a series exploring the forms that emerge when drawings intersect in space.

Expanded polystyrene (what I grew up calling Styrofoam) makes me think of summer in Shreveport in the ‘90s: gas station coolers, iced tea to go, night crawlers, and floating docks. I remember drinking out of styrofoam go-cups and seeing oil derricks all around the lake not knowing that one produced the other.

It’s always a pleasure to participate in @groundfloorcontemporary projects 🫶🏼 by @cattnel

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2 months ago

✴︎✴︎ Join us tomorrow from 6-9 to celebrate the opening of 𝑫𝒂𝒘𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒖𝒔 at @fjord_ ✴︎✴︎ I’m delighted to be showing both new and seasoned work alongside Abby Flanagan, Shona Macdonald, Frankie Modesto, and Anne C. Smith. ✴︎✴︎ See you there ✴︎✴︎ taken in FJORD by @cattnel

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2 months ago

Clear skies and a perfect breeze at Avery Point today 🌬️ These pieces are on view through October 4 at the sculpture walk @avsgalleryuconn @uconnaverypoint - open to the public dawn to dusk. taken in University of Connecticut-Avery Point by @cattnel

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3 months ago

𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗱 opens this Saturday 2-4 at the @gadsdenmuseum featuring work from @groundfloorcontemporary artists ✰✰

This piece explores a compound-cut technique sometimes called “bandsaw magic” that generates no offcuts and has the effect of a drawing extruded in space.

𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘳 4
oak and mahogany
9 x 6 x 9 in by @cattnel

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4 months ago

𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦
steel, tractor paint, trap mesh, zip ties, dried plants
13 x 18 x 5 in

Currently on view @secondstatepress as part of 𝗔𝗱𝗱 >< 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁

Thanks to @chubs518 for the dried Jewels of Opar 🫶🏼

1400 American St., B103
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Wed - Fri: 12pm - 8pm
Sat & Sun: 10am - 6pm taken in Crane Arts by @cattnel

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4 months ago

✷ Opening tonight in Philadelphia @secondstatepress 6-8 PM

𝗔𝗱𝗱 >< 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 paired Fob Holder Residents from different cohorts to communicate over the past few months and share a record of the exchange.

I had the pleasure of working with papermaker @emma.mohrmann.art and what started as a wrong number became a playful image conversation and ultimately a book.

One side is the exchange itself - and the other side documents our video chats on recent work, artist crushes, and navigating jobs as working artists.

In the final spread, I photographed an image of hers next to an ancient Athenian headstone in the @yaleartgallery on my lunch break, which she then juxtaposed onto an inflatable man from her commute.

Thanks to SSP for the opportunity to collaborate like this! ✷ taken in Crane Arts by @cattnel

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4 months ago

I’m excited to share two new pieces in great company as part of this year’s Open Air exhibition at @avsgalleryuconn

Titled 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, the flags focus on observation of the landscape from a place of reverie and curiosity. And they are, of course, installed next to a secret beach used by neighbors for fishing.

The opening reception is next Thursday, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱-𝟴 in Groton, CT. The pieces will be visible from the walking path through the summer. taken in Alexey von Schlippe Gallery by @cattnel

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4 months ago

𝘏𝘚𝘏𝘒𝘛
walnut, cherry, oil, wax
4.5 x 5 x 7.5 inches

This one’s been on the bench for almost a year! Teaching a wide range of techniques to students has prompted a lot of experimentation. I shaped this one on the lathe, changing the axis twice. It had me thinking about dance, specifically contact improv, and how the form results from the quality of contact between the tool and the material. In this process it’s a reduction dance - each move is permanent. by @cattnel

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5 months ago

✶ A few more small studies, this time drawing with hot wire in styrofoam, then casting in pewter and tinted plaster ✶

👁️ One of these will be on view this weekend as part of GFC’s annual everybody show titled YES, ABSURD 👁️Details below including my favorite excerpt from the exhibition statement.

YES, ABSURD
𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
111 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd S Birmingham, AL 35233
May 2 –16, 2026
Annual Full-Building Exhibition and Open Studios Night

𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳-𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘺; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘦; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘺; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘭; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨; 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘥

Also on view:
GUTS
Sarah Jane Dahms and Will Henry
21ST STREET STUDIOS PROJECT SPACE (3rd floor gallery)

Opening Reception with Open Studios: Saturday, May 2, 5 – 8 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 16, 2 pm
Gallery Hours: May 9 and 16, 1– 4 pm

GFC ARTISTS
Mary Anne Arntzen, Sara Garden Armstrong, Matthew Barton, Heather Baumbach, Sarah Bell, Misty
Bennett, Patty B. Driscoll, Catharine Friend, Renee Hanan Plata, Meg Howton, Elaine Farley Kinnaird,
Annieo Klaas, Sophie McVicar Tate, Ryan Meyer, Bethany Moody, Catherine Nelson, Miriam Omura,
Elisabeth Pellathy, Serena Perrone, Kyle Riley, Elizabeth Russell, Shori Sims, Tara Stallworth Lee, Chiharu
Takahashi Roach, Rebecca Tully Fulmer, Jennifer Wallace Fields, Sarah West
21st STREET STUDIO ARTISTS
Florence Blair, Nancy Carney Barnhart, Melanie Grinney, Darius Hill, Mary Grace Wolnski by @cattnel

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6 months ago