Biography
Catherine Whall Smith is a quilter, living in Chaplin, CT. She designs her quilts through the process of discovery — discovery of the relationships of fabric, pattern, color, and a limited variety of shapes. All of her art quilts are traditionally hand quilted.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of New Hampshire
Major: Clothing & Textile
Minor: Art & Education
Masters Work, University of Connecticut
Field of Study: Education
Memberships
Connecticut Women Artist’s Inc. – Juried membership
Artist Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, ACGOW 7 Canal Street Westerly, RI 02891
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) – Elected Member
Gallery 53 – Meriden, Connecticut
Mystic Museum of Art – Elected Artist Member
The National Association of Women Artists – Juried Membership
Studio Art Quilt Associates – Juried Artist Member (JAM)
Studio Art Quilt Associates – Co Rep Connecticut 2013 to 2016
Workshops
2019 – Quilting By the Lake (QBL) – “Design Fundamentals” – Instructor David Hornung
2017 – Quilting By the Lake (QBL) – “Abstraction through Color, Pattern, and Repetition” – Instructor Maria Shell
2012 – QBL2 – Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center – “Line as Language” – Instructor Terry Jarrard Dimond
2010 – “Taking Care of Business” – Career Strategies for Visual Artists – sponsored by The Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism
2010 – QBL – “Art Quilt Construction” – Instructor J. D. Meyer
2010 – QBL – “Sew What?” – Instructor L. Riley
2010 – Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts – Instructor Nancy Crow
2009 – Fine Art & The Digital World” – Instructor Christine Ivers – Photoshop Elements Seminar – Gallery 53 Arts and Crafts Association of Meriden, Inc.
Conferences
2016 Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) – “Inspire – Connect -Engage” Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. March 31 – April 3rd.
2014 – Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) – “Capitalizing on Fiber” Alexandria, Virginia
2013 – Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) – “Expanding Horizons” Conference Santa Fe, New Mexico – Fiber Art in the City Different.
2012 – Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)/Surface Design Association (SDA) – “Identity: Context and Reflection” – Artists creating fiber and textiles often struggle with issues of identity, embracing their medium while attempting to conceptualize its meaning within the larger art world. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2011 – Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) – “Visioning” Conference and Workshops Denver, Colorado
2010 – Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)/Surface Design Association (SDA) – “Reinvention” San Francisco Conference Center, San Francisco, California. “Reinvention – A life in the arts is a constant process of invention and reinvention. . . . Artists reinvent themselves as they mature or change creative paths.”
2009 – Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) – “Art & Excellence” Conference and Workshops; Athens, Ohio
2009 – Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) – “Building An Artist’s Community” – A SAQA Sponsored Symposium – Wayne, Pennsylvania
2008 – Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) – “Breaking New Ground” – Symposium, Tour & Workshops Co-sponsored by Surface Design Association and Studio Art Quilt Associates. Wayne Art Center Wayne, Pennsylvania
2008 – International Quilt Festival – Houston, Texas
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