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Artist Statement ..The ocean has always been the center of my life in Florida. I live on an island, with the Atlantic Ocean in front of me, the Indian River lagoon in my back yard, and the Archie Carr Turtle Refuge on either side. The ocean sounds, tropical colors, brilliant light and open spaces are all inspiration for my work. As captain of my own 36-ft Cheoy Lee sloop and a licences captain delivering boats, I was able to spend time on the water and to experience new places. Always there was sea life: native dolphin and tarpon, wintering right whales and all sorts of marvels. Diving allowed access to an underwater world, leading to ideas for many works of art. ..A childhood interest in sculpting resulted in my majoring in sculpture at the University of Michigan and Florida Alantic University, earning a graduate degree in sculpture at the University of Miami and subsequently studying and working in Italy. My major works in stone now reside in Florida and New Mexico, and bronzes are in private and corporate collections nationwide. ..Awards and honors include: Sculptor in residence at Brookgreen Gardens, Silver Medal of Honor, Audubon Artists of America; Bedi-Makky Foundry Prize, national Sculpture Society, and numerous prizes from Pen and Brush, The Salmagundi Club and American Artists Professional League. ..My ancestors - early settlers from New Bedford - must have started out with a facination for the sea. And so it remains with me.
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Born: 1947, USA. Resides: Vero Beach, FL. Education: University of Michigan; BA, Sculpture, Florida Atlantic University; MA, Sculpture, University of Miami; apprenticeship, Montoya International Art Studios; independent study, Pietrasanta, Italy. Recent Juried and Solo Exhibitions: Cathy Ferrell, Sculpture 2007,The Master’s Gallery of Fine Art, CO.; Spirit of Sea and Land: Sculpture by Catherine Ferrell, Cheryl Newby Gallery (SC), 2003; Solo Exhibition, Pen & Brush (NY) 2002;,National Sculpture Society 75 Annual Awards Exhibition, 2008; American Society of Marine Artists 14 National Exhibition, Chase Center, Wilmington, DE, 2008, Salmagundi Club Annual Combined Exhibition (NY), 2000-2008; Art of the Animal Kingdom, Bennington Center for the Arts (VT), 2001-2002, 2004, 2006-7; American Society of Marine Artists, Vero Beach Museum of Art, FL, 2005, Nine Exceptional Artists, Cheryl Newby Gallery, S.C., 2005, Art in the Atrium, National Sculpture Society (NY), 2002; Angels, Cupids and Winged Creatures of Fantasy, National Sculpture Society (NY), 2002; A Magnificent Menagerie: Animals in Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens (SC), 2001; National Sculpture Society Annual Awards Exhibition (SC and NY), 2001; 51st National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, Academic Artists Association (MA), 2001; 105th Annual Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY), 2001. Public Collections: Brookgreen Sculpture Gardens (SC); Norton Museum of Art (FL); Cornell Museum of Art and History (FL); Bennex International (Oslo), Armand Hammer United World College (NM). Memberships: Signature Member, American Academy of Women Artists (CO); Fellow, American Artists Professional League (NY); Signature Member, American Society of Marine Artists: Professional Member, Pen & Brush (NY); Salmagundi Club (NY); Audubon Artists (NY); Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (NY), Society of Animal Artists, Assoc. Bibliography: Julie Tarasovic “Portrait of the Artist”,
Indian River Magazine, Jan-February, 2008.Gail Hyer, “The Serendipity
of Sculpting, Catherine Ferrell’s Charmed Career,” Wildlife
Art, July-August, 1999; Pam Harbaugh, Art from the Heart: Catherine
Klemann Ferrell, Cornell Museum of Art and History (FL), 1999. cathyferrell.com |
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