Other paintings on view in Seattle right now

On view through December 11 at the Wright Exhibition Space

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Catherine Cross Uehara

ccuehara@gmail.com

Exhibition Record

2009  

Deer in Headlights, Frida, Seattle, WA

Artists of Artech, Wright Exhibition Space, Seattle, WA

2008  

Southern Pines, Smarty Pants, Seattle, WA

2007  

Animal Angst, Georgetown Tile Works, Seattle, WA

2006 

Angle Gallery, Seattle, WA

2005  

T.A.A.I.M (the Taskforce Against Animal Insurrection Movements) 

Version>05: Invincible Desire, NFO Expo, Bridgeport, Chicago, IL

ArtMart, Spaces Gallery, Cleveland, OH

2004  

"American Dream Sparkle Clean" 

Version>04: Invisible Networks, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL

Faculty Show, Rauch Gallery, Gaston College-Dallas, NC

2003  

Made in America, 8th Street Warehouse, Charlotte, NC

Homeland Insecurity, 8th Street Warehouse, Charlotte, NC

Thrill 3: The Party, Joymore Gallery, Chicago IL

2002  

Summer Parade: Chicago Artists Invade Hammond Indiana,

August 10, 2002, Arts Inside/Out - Interactive Arts Festival, Hammond

Flambe Lounge:”the Floating World,” Burning Man Launch Party, (performance) Club Cocomo, San Francisco, CA

Winter Artists in Residence, McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC

Earth/After, Alley Culture, Detroit, MI

The Loop Show, Buddy, Chicago, IL

Summer Affiliates, MCVA, Charlotte, NC

What’s New Two, Knight Gallery, Charlotte, NC

*C.A.P.E. (Charlotte Art and Performance Extravaganza), MCVA, Charlotte, NC

2001  

Summer Show, Gaston College, Rauch Gallery

Paintings from the mid ‘90s, Gaston College, Beam Gallery

Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, NC

2000  

Lightstalker/Mimic, Transamerica Square, Charlotte, NC

Noel Gallery, Charlotte, NC

1999-2000

M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Hunter College

Times Square Gallery, NY, NY

1998  

Weight as Real, House Gallery, Long Island City, NY

Book Projects, (organizer)

Hunter College Art Department Gallery, New York, NY

Suzanne Lorio and Catherine Uehara, Gallery Asyl, NY, NY

(not the) Biennial, Gallery Asyl, NY, NY

1995  

Annual Juried Student Show, Memorial Union Gallery, UC Davis

The Figure, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA

Photo Projects, the Shooting Gallery, UC Davis

1994 Archeology of Identity, Basement Gallery, UC Davis and Phantom Galleries, Sacramento, CA

1993 Juried Student Show, Basement Gallery, UC Davis

(Grand Prize Award)

Recent Works: Sydney Davis and Catherine Uehara

Basement Gallery, UC Davis

Education

MFA 2000 Painting - Hunter College, New York, NY

BA 1995 Studio Art - University of California at Davis

1991-92 Accademia di Belle Arti in Venezia, Venice, Italy

Areas of Specialization: Installation, Painting, Photography

Bibliography

Richard Maschal, “Demystifying the Arts: What is an Installation?, The Charlotte Observer, June 9, 2002

Glenn Mannisto, “The New Sincerity”, Metro Times Detroit, May 15, 2002, p. 26

Glenn Mannisto, “Naturists”, Metro Times Detroit, May 9, 2002, p. 9

Professional Experience

2008 – Present Fine Art Packer

2006 – 2008 Art Installer

Artech Fine Art Services, Seattle, WA

2001 - 2004 Art Instructor

Gaston College, Dallas, NC

Art Appreciation, Painting I & II, Drawing I & II

2003 Nomination/Award for Teaching Excellence, Gaston College

2001-2002 Affiliate Artist - McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC

2002 Studio Assistant - Jacqueline Heer Studio, Charlotte, NC

1999 Art Preparator

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY

The American Craft Museum, New York, NY

1998-99 Teaching Assistant

Hunter College, New York, NY

Painting I, II, III

1996-1998 Retail Sales and Customer Service

New York Central Art Supply, NY, NY

Selected Collections

Alley Culture – Detroit, MI

Derek DeLuco – NY, NY

Sophia Forbes McLane – San Diego, CA

Brad Haigler and Aric King – Charlotte, NC

Kristoffer Horrocks – Seattle, WA

Peggy Rivers – Rock Hill, SC

Dave Roberts – Detroit, MI

Aida Saul – Charlotte, NC

Mike Slattery – Chicago, IL

TIAA CREF

Famiglia Zennaro – Sant’ Elena di Venezia, Italy

"Deer in Headlights" November 14 to December 11 at Frida- Georgetown

One blue night in 2003, half way between the razor and the hairy beast (Buffalo and Gillette, WY) on my way back East on the I -90, I killed a young buck with the front end of my Toyota while at 60 miles per hour. My truck was totaled and I was stuck in Buffalo for six days. Lucky for me, I lead a charmed life and left that town with a new truck and an epic true story about riding an old Paint on the range in the purple dusk circled by a hundred bounding pronghorn antelope.

Image detail: "Deer in Headlights (be more careful)" 2009, acrylic and mixed media on linen. 48 x 36 x 1.5"

I've been told that the deer is my spirit animal. I'm not really sure what means. Am I: Easy prey? Easily startled? Naturally delicious? Bad under pressure? Better off hiding in a thicket? This summer I met a tiny fawn in Sri Lanka. The fawns there never loose their spots.


People like to talk about spots when referring to the stubborn "leopardness" of leopards. We see spots all the time while we are looking too hard for things that may or may not be there (hopeful), and when we are not seeing things that are right there in front of us (oblivious). Other times, spots are just spots: what happens when moisture dries on a glossy surface leaving mineral traces and camouflage for creatures which may or may not be going extinct.

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, July 2009, Does drinking from roadside puddles (ccuehara 2009)

Trincomalee, Sri Lanka- July 2009, Two bucks resting in the shade (ccuehara 2009)