CATHERINE HOWE

Catherine Howe’s recent paintings suggest ecstatic botanical images and are exercises in the evocative power of paint and the poetic aspects of its materiality. The surfaces vary widely in application and treatment: color fields of matte colors or mineral sheens, layers of metal leaf, carborundum grit or glass beads comprise an unorthodox palette with some areas thinly glazed and others so thick they are in relief.

Catherine Howe has exhibited extensively in the United States and abroad. Her body of work has been discussed in numerous publications. She was Curator at the non- profit art center, Hallwalls (1984-89), Associate Director of White Columns (1989-94). She was a Professor in the Graduate Painting Faculty at the New York Academy of Art until 2021. The artist currently lives and works in New York and the Hudson Valley.