About Catherine
Catherine Rubin is a Louisville based artist. Her mentors include the late Una Verne Pigman, 3rd generation weaver from Knott County, Kentucky and Gunnild Gaarsdal, director of Skals Handarbedsskole Skals, Danmark.
Catherine’s formal education includes Danish and American folk schools. She studied at Skals School of Arts in Skals, Danmark, under full scholarship, and earned her MFA from the Kolding Kunsthandvaerkerskolen in Danmark. She has continued her education through scholarships and assistantships at Anderson Ranch, Arrowmont and the Haystack Mountain School.
Her work is included in the Gori Fabrik Collection in Danmark, the Kentucky State Parks Collection, and the Morehead State University Permanent Collection.
Rubin’s work has evolved from her early interest in textiles to more recent explorations that toggle between painting, printmaking, cutting and shape making using digital and analog processes.
Education & Training
1981
MFA, KOLDING KUNSTHANDVAERKERSKOLEN (NATIONAL SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS), DENMARK
Area of concentration: Textiles, with focus on printed/painted textiles and sculptural papermaking
1977
BFA, SKALS HAANDARBEJDSSKOLE SCHOOL OF ARTS, SKALS, DENMARK
Awarded full scholarship.
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Catherine Rubin (solo exhibition), Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY [upcoming]
2023
Black and White Show (juried exhibition), Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY
2022
Tool and Die (solo exhibition), Kore Gallery, Louisville, KY
2019
Extreme Prints Invitational (juried exhibition), Louisville, KY
Collections & Commissions
Gori Fabrik Permanent Collection, Denmark.
Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY.
Morehead State University, Morehead, KY.
Homeplace Clinic, Ary, KY.
Residencies, Grants, and Awards
2020
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, Colorado Awarded fellowship for painting intensive with Rubens Ghenov.
2019
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, Colorado.
Awarded fellowship for Advanced Painting and Delving with Rubens Ghenov.
2018
Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, Colorado.
Awarded fellowship to attend “Seduced by the Decorative” with Holly Hughes and “Oil Paint Bootcamp” with Doron Langberg.
2005
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Awarded Sara Shallenberger Brown Fellowship.
1975-78
NEA (National Endowment for the Arts), Washington, DC. ` Awarded Master Craftsmen Apprenticeship Grant to apprentice under master weaver Una Pigman at Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, KY.
Relevant Professional Experience
2016-2018
Kentucky Educational Television (KET), Lexington, KY. Consultant on Arts Program Development.
1995-2016
Collaborative for Teaching and Learning, Louisville, KY. Arts Specialist, Educational Programs Specialist.
1985-1995
Kentucky Arts Council, Artist in Education.
1981-1985
Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY. Director of Weaving Program.