BIO

Cat is a DC/Maryland based photographic artist and educator. Her photography interests include portraiture and a unique process of transformative work centered around themes of memory, identity, and deconstruction. Rooted in her interests in theory, philosophy, and academia her work focuses on using the photograph as an object which can be altered as a method of rewriting the past. Cat earned her BA in Women’s Studies from the University of MD at College Park in 1997. She spent 18 years raising her six children before venturing out to earn a certificate in Photography from Montgomery Community College in Rockville, MD. From there she went on to earn her MFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design in May of 2021.  

Cat is a member and co-curator of the Silver Water Collective, a group of female visual artists dedicated to the celebration, education, promotion of other female artists across the globe. Her involvement includes the co-hosting and production of Focal Length, an upcoming podcast dedicated to highlighting the work and achievements of other female artists through recorded interviews and conversations about their art, lives and work. She also helps manage the collective’s social media accounts. As a group, the Silver Water Collective exhibits across the U.S. and Canada and hopes to expand to other venues across the globe. They support and encourage other artists by providing visibility, learning opportunities, and by offering comprehensive body-of-work critiques to help support and further develop other artists’ conceptual intent.

As an educator, Cat is dedicated to helping others understand how to use photography as a form of visual voice and to recognize their potential as artists. She has developed and taught courses on topics such as digital photography fundamentals, portraiture, studio lighting, conceptual project development, and digital editing. Her experience teaching in both physical and virtual classrooms has broadened her ability to work with people of all ages and abilities in a way that she is able to accommodate individual needs and learning styles. Cat volunteers her time as an Educational Group Facilitator and as Chair of the Judges Committee for the North Bethesda Camera Club. She also serves as a judge coordinator for Mid-Atlantic Photo Visions, volunteers with Potomac Community Resources through photo critique for teens and adults with developmental differences, and offers presentations on various topics for other local camera club organizations.