Catie Michel
Exhibition Overview
Catie Michel’s exhibition, Memoria, is a multimedia storytelling project examining the interconectedness of the natural world and individual histories through the sharing of personal stories. Throughout her residency, Catie interviewed and collaborated with ArtLab Interns to create a collection of thir platinum-palladium portraits. Invented in the early 1800s, platimnum prints are among the most archival of the photographic processes and, if properly made, can last thousands of years.
Catie guided interns through all steps fo portrait creation, including interviewing, photographing, file editing/preparation, printing, and adding drawn/painted elements, leading to the interns creating portraits of themselves or someone/something else that speaks to their sense of place and belonging. On display is a series of pieces resulting from a summer of experimentaion.
About Catie Michel
Having worked as a researcher and educator for the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, the Morro Bay National Estuary Program, Estación del Mar Cortés, and the Golden Gate Audubon, Catie is now based in Denver. As an artist and science illustrator working in acrylic, platinum-palladium, ink, watercolor, and digital media, Catie has been fortunate to work with various organizations to create informative visual narratives exploring the natural world. Select clients include: The Nature Conservancy, The Santa Fe Botanical Garden, NPR, NOAA, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and State Parks. Recent awards and exhibitions include OSU/PRAx: 2024-2026 Fireline Fellow; The Roger Tory Peterson Institute: Wild America Group Show; the Sharon Prize: 2023 recipient/2024 juror; Bell Projects: 2024 solo exhibition; Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture: 2023 artist-in-residence; and Museum of Outdoor Arts: 2023 muralist.
Residency Period: 6/3/2025 - 8/1/2025
Exhibition Opening: 8/1/2025
Exhibition Dates: 8/1/2025 - 8/28/2025
