Who is Cat?
I am a Black, Queer, Detroit-based fiber artist that specializes in tapestry crochet. My tapestries explore presence and meditations on form through portraiture. I started this work during my eating disorder recovery, first as a distraction, but then as a need for self awareness. When I paired this technique with self portrait work, I was forced to sit with my self image for over 30 hours per piece. I was confronted by how much and how little I knew of my own facial features as I slowly crafted myself, row by row. By the time the pieces are done, they are a tediously made image of self. However, when they’re hung up for public consumption, their sheer weight warps the pattern, altering the piece from when I first made it. My practice of tapestry crochet has become a complex study of my own perception of self. Through my work, I hope to evoke pause, meditation, and self reflection.
Solo Exhibitions
2025
Insoluble Fibers - Ferris State University Fine Art Gallery, Big Rapids MI
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Portraiture - BasBlue, Detroit MI - Glasses 2, The Study, The Computer
Women's Liberation - Swords into Plowshares Peace Center & Gallery, Detroit MI - Yuhh, Untitled 2023
Fiber Fest - Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale MI - Yuhh
WOMXN HOUSE 2024 - Residency and Installation, Detroit MI - Fiber To Remember (Installation)
Art Prize - Grand Rapids African American Museum And Archives, Grand Rapids MI - The Study
The Artist Must Take Sides - Swords into Plowshares Peace Center & Gallery, Detroit MI - Take It From The Top
Michigan Fine Arts Competition - Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham MI - Red Sand
Creativity In The Time of COVID-19 - Norwest Gallery of Art, Detroit MI - The Study, The Computer
Hatchback 18 - Hatch Art, Hamtramck MI - Shining
Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition - The Scarab Club, Detroit MI - The Study
25th International Open - Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL - Glasses 2
2023
Art For The Holidays - Detroit Artist Market, Detroit MI - Glasses, Knot Hand Bags, Teddy Coasters
The Gift of Art Exhibit & Sale - PARC Art Gallery, Plymouth MI - Glasses, Red Sand, Shining
Residencies
2024
Project Art - Resident Artist - Detroit MI
Womxnhouse Detroit Residency - Detroit MI
Scholarships/Grants
2024
Teravarna - 8th Artist Grant - Runner Up
Crafting The Future - Craft Workshop Scholarship - Haystack Mountain School of Craft Summer Workshop
Fiber Art Now - Cultural Change/Social Commentary Grant Winner
Press
2024
WDET 101.9 FM - The Metro: Womxnhouse Detroit co-owner, artists on building a safe space for women to create
Fiber Art Now Summer 2024 Issue- Fostering Self-Image Through Crochet - Cultural Change/Social Commentary Grant
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