Cat Palmer

Cat Palmer (born in Orange County, California) is an American photographer and artist best known for images of women.

Biography

Palmer was born and raised in Orange County, California.

She relocated to northern Utah in 2001 and attended the University of Utah from 2005 to 2007. She currently has a studio in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she displays her art and works commercial photography.

Career

Palmer's work was most recently shown in the opening show of Salt Lake City's ArtSpace Commons, including part of her "Age of Aesthetics" series,[1] a series on bald women inspired during the Summer of 2010 and first shown at the Hive Gallery in Trolley Square.[2]

Black-and-white photography features strongly in her work, sometimes printed onto metal or wood.[3]

Recognition

In 2008 the Salt Lake City Weekly called Palmer's work "striking", and wrote that she was "one of the rising stars of the local art scene's work". They also noted that she is "active in the community, teaching classes and serving on the board of the Women's Art Center."[4]

Awards and nominations
  • 2007, Invited Artist for The Utah Arts Festival
  • 2007, Won Best Photographer at 2007 Artys
  • 2008, Won Best Photographer at 2008 Artys[4]
  • 2009, Best in Show for 2-D Mixed Media, at Utah Arts Festival[5]

Exhibits
  • 2011 Tin Angel, March solo exhibit, Salt Lake City
  • 2011 Art Space, January, Salt Lake City
  • 2010 The Hive Gallery, ‘Age of Aesthetics’ Solo Exhibit, November, Salt Lake City[6]
  • 2010 Utah Art Alliance, ‘Some where over the rainbow’, October, Salt Lake City
  • 2010 Gallery UAF, February, Visual Dialogues, group exhibit
  • 2009 Art Access, ‘Spousal Collaboration’, June, Salt Lake City[3]
  • 2009 Kayo Gallery, ‘Inner Beauty’, February, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 Iao Gallery, Heavy Metal, October, Salt Lake City[7][8]
  • 2008 YWCA, Stop Domestic Violence, November, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 Mestizo Gallery •Utah Artists Against Domestic Violence, September, Salt Lake City[9]
  • 2008 North Ogden Arts Festival, August
  • 2008 Addicted Café, July–September, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 (a) pertue, Summertime Soiree, July, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 Utah Arts Festival, June, Salt Lake City[10]
  • 2008 Art Access, ‘300 plates’, May, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 Ken Sanders Rare Books, ‘Blood, Fertility, Magic’, May, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 UCASA, April, Salt Lake City (currently exhibiting)
  • 2008 Poor Yorick, Invited Artist, March, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 University of Utah, ‘Political is Personal’, March, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 Kayo Gallery, ‘A tribute to battered women’, February, Salt Lake City
  • 2008 The Women's Art Center, ‘Fusion’, February, Salt Lake City 2008
  • 2007 Tin Angel, Salt Lake City
  • 2007 Poor Yorick, Invited Artist, Salt Lake City
  • 2007 Slow Train, Salt Lake City
  • 2007 Women's Art Center, ‘Progression’, Salt Lake City
  • 2007 Utah Arts Festival Gallery, ‘Imagine’, Salt Lake City
  • 2007 Caffe Niche, Salt Lake City
  • 2007 Utah Arts Festival, June, Invited Artist[11]
  • 2007 Broadway Theater, Salt Lake City
  • 2006 Poor Yorick, Invited Artist, Salt Lake City[12]
  • 2006 Cisco 13, Salt Lake City
  • 2006 Broken Records, Salt Lake City
  • 2006 Coffee Break, Salt Lake City
  • 2005 The Unknown Gallery, Salt Lake City
  • 2005 Nouveaux Alt, Salt Lake City
  • 2005 Stoneground, Salt Lake City (currently exhibiting)
  • 2004 Cup of Joe, Salt Lake City

Publications and articles

References
  1. "Mega show at ArtSpace Commons, and an artist looks back at his life in images". Salt Lake Tribune. January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  2. Blake, Daisy (November 15, 2010). "A bold look at the bald look". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  3. Rossiter, Shawn (June 2009). "Art Access & Access II Galleries". Art Access/VSA arts of Utah. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  4. Staff. "2008 Artys Awards". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  5. "The Utah Arts Festival". Uaf.org. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  6. Hive, The (November 18, 2010). "The Hive Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah". Thehiveslc.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  7. "www.oneartworld.com". oneartworld.com. November 27, 2008. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  8. Awang (November 3, 2008). "ACME Burger Company Press Release" (PDF). Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  9. "Gallery Stroll (organization), Salt Lake City, Utah" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  10. "The Utah Arts Festival". Uaf.org. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  11. "The Utah Arts Festival". Uaf.org. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  12. "Poor Yorick Studios, Salt Lake City, Utah". Pooryorickstudios.com. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  13. "SLUG Magazine". Slugmag.com. November 6, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  14. Blake, Daisy (November 15, 2010). "The Salt Lake Tribune". Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  15. Staker, Brian (December 2, 2010). "City Weekly". Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  16. Fox 13 News
  17. "In This Week". October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  18. "In This Week". June 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  19. Staker, Brian (June 17, 2009). "City Weekly". Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  20. The University of Utah
  21. "City Weekly". April 7, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
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