Resume of Catherine Rains


 Solo Exhibitions
 2004   Beam Gallery, Gaston College, NC

2003   Blue Pony Gallery, North Davidson, NC

          Rotunda Gallery, Rock Hill, SC


Group Juried Exhibitions
2006   South Carolina State Fair, Columbia, SC
          1st Place Award for Mixed Media -"Full Circle"  

2005   South Carolina State Fair, Columbia, SC
          3rd Place Award for Mixed Media - "Watch me fly!"

          Jubilee Harvest of the Arts, Rock Hill, SC

2004   Moving Sculpture Art Exhibition, Spartanburg Museum of Art
          3rd Place Award - "Princess Harley"

          Jubilee Harvest of the Arts, Rock Hill, SC

          "It's Your Thing: Do What You Wanna Do!"
          Arts Council of Rock Hill and York County, SC

2003   Jubilee Harvest of the Arts, Rock Hill, SC
           2 pieces juried into the show

2002   Jubilee Harvest of the Arts, Rock Hill, SC
           2 pieces juried into the show

2001   Spartanburg Museum of Art - Side Walk Festival, SC
          1st Place for Mixed Media - "Original Blessing"

          Jubilee Harvest of the Arts, Rock Hill, SC
           Merit Award - "Time to fly"


Juried Art Festivals
2004   Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH - Judges Selection Award
          Cain Park Festival, Cleveland Heights, OH
          Village Art and Craft Fair, Asheville, NC

2003   Museum of Boca Raton Arts Festival
          Boca Fest, Boca Raton, FL
          Venice Art Festival, FL
          Jubilee Arts Festival, SC

2002   Camden Artists Market, NC


Publications
Harcourt Publishing
    Illustration for children's reading text
    Published Spring 2007

We'Moon '07 Calendar
    National Juried Calendar of women's art
    2 collages published: "Leap of faith" and "My destiny is in every moment"

We'Moon'05 Calendar
    National Juried Calendar of women's art
    "Watch me fly!" appeared in both the wall and desk calendars

We'Moon '04 Calendar
    National Juried Calendar of women's art
    "What I seek, now seeks me" published in desk calendar


Art Lectures/Workshops
2004    Dimensional and Digital Collage Techniques, Artist Talk, Charlotte
           Art League

           Dimensional Collage Techniques, Artist Talk, Ablemerle Arts
           Council

           Dimensional Collage Workshop, Shelby Arts Council

2003    Creative Collage Techniques, Artist Talk, Mooresville Artist League

           Creative Collage Techniques, Artist Talk, Shelby Arts Council

2002    Dimensional Collage Workshop, Arts Council of Rock Hill and York
           County


Related Activities
2002    Board Chairman, Jubilee Festival of the Arts, Arts Council of
           Rock Hill and York County

2001    Board Member, Jubilee Festival of the Arts, Arts Council of Rock
           Hill and York County


Education
M.S. Counseling, Long Island University, C.W. Post, 1988

Studied digital collage with Maggie Taylor and traditional collage techniques with Claudine Hellmuth and Jonathan Talbot

         







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Welcome to the fine art web site of Catherine Rains,  who specializes in creating mixed media, 3-D (sculptural), digital collages using old books, magazines, photographs and the computer as her medium. Her work conveys a universal spiritual message that encourages others to pursue their highest good and fondest dream, which could include riding a harley!  Collages are sold as original pieces of art in "unique editions", as well as reproduction prints, and greeting cards.