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Artist Statement:
Mary Catherine Watson, a
southern artist, brings a
refreshing perspective to art
that is not bound by medium,
style or popular expectation.
Her works are always original
in concept and in execution.
She thrives on challenges and
truly enjoys opportunities to
create "green" pieces. One of
the new developments in her
work is the sculpted canvas.
She uses materials such as
plaster, wood or plastic and
carves or melts them into the
work for a sculpted relief
texture. She loves to combine
these aspects along with good
old fashioned realism to fool
the eye. It is fun to
decipher which aspect is truly
carved or which is just an
illusion. “Sailing Away” and
“Utopia” are two examples of
works she has created that
include multiple media and
textures.
Moving beyond the sculpted
canvas, Mrs. Watson is known
for her development of a body
of soft-sculpted works using
paper pulp, fiber, plaster and
wire. These works are built
layer by layer (additive and
subtractive) to build out high
relief surfaces or
works-in-the-round. If you
have toured the new Montgomery
Renaissance Hotel & Spa, then
you may have noticed her
works. There are five large
niches behind the reception
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Artist Exhibitions:
Three sculpture pieces were
included in the exibition at
the Danforth Gallery--MAS
Exposure I show, August 2001.
Four other pieces were
included in their permanent
Virtual Gallery. To learn
more about the gallery visit:
www.maineartistspace.org.
One teaching piece,
"Monchromatic Masterpiece in
Orange", is on permanent
exhibition in ...
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Artist Reviews:
January 29, 2009--2 page
feature article in the Monroe
Journal.
February 2009--Featured in the
MAG Newsletter under "No
Sunday Painter".
June and July 2008--listed as
part of the Monroe County
Heritage Museums Third
Thursday Speakers. Ten works
of art were unveiled during
the program I delivered in ...
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Collections:
Agnano, Pouzzouli, Italy
Chicago Childrens Hospital,
Chicago, Illinoise, USA
St. Thomas the Apostle, Clear
Creek, Texas, USA
City of Dickenson, Dickenson,
Texas, USA
Mayde Creek High School
Library, Katy, Texas, USA
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel &
Spa, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
NALL, Fairhope, Alabama
(Note: Work sent to a
mystery patron in Spain ...
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Commissions:
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel &
Spa, Montgomery, AL, USA
Martin Realty, Monroeville,
AL, USA
Monroeville/Monroe County
Chamber of Commerce,
Monroeville, AL, USA
Monroe County Heritage
Museums, Monroeville, AL, USA
Mr. McMillan, Monroeville, AL,
USA
City of Dickenson, Texas, USA
and more...
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