Catherine Jennings, Background Information

**Catherine Jennings,**
**Background Information**

Contact Information: Department of Art Eastern New Mexico University Station 19, JWLA Portales NM 88130 telephone: (505) 562-2778 email: catherine.jennings@enmu.edu

Teaching:

Eastern New Mexico University

Department of Art

            Art History Survey I
            Art History Survey II
            History of Design I
            History of Design II
            Interdisciplinary Art II (Painting)
            Basic Drawing

California State University, Chico

Department of Art and Art History

Western Art History Survey,
Prehistoric through Medieval
Western Art History Survey,
Renaissance through Contemporary
Basic Drawing
Visual Literacy / Art Appreciation
Color Theory
Intermediate Painting, Watermedia
Advanced Painting, Watermedia
Art Seminar (topic: Landscape)

Butte College

Department of Art

Watercolor

Texas Tech University

School of Art

Introduction to Painting: Watercolor
Drawing I
Art Appreciation
Experimental Drawing

	Maine Gallery
	Jerusalem Gallery
	Southwest Gallery
	Northern California Gallery
	San Francisco Bay Area
	Tulelake Area
	Whiskeytown
	Other Paintings
	Background Information

Education:

B.A. 1984, Smith College

(Northampton MA)

M.F.A. 1987, University of Pennsylvania

(Philadelphia PA)

Ph.D. 2001, Texas Tech University

(Lubbock TX)

Dissertation Title: "Paintings and the Nuanced Gaze: Studies in the Application, Complication, and Limitations of Psychoanalytic Gaze Theory"

Lacanian Links

Exhibitions:

Solo Shows marked with an asterisk (*):

	* 2004:	"Northern California Landscapes."
		Kish Gallery, Kishwaukee College, Malta IL.
	* 2003:	"Artist in Residence Exhibit."
		Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, CA (This was part of the 40th Anniversary Celebration of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area).
	* 2003:	"Catherine Jennings: Recent Work."
		Art Gallery, College of the Siskiyous, Weed, CA.
	* 2003:	"Catherine Jennings: Artist in Residence."
		Spring Celebration, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown, CA.
	* 2002:	"Paintings of the Peninsula."
		Stratton Library, Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka AK
	* 2002:	"Marks on Place: American Landscapes."
		Humanities Center Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA.

	* 2002:	"On Location with Catherine Jennings."
		Orville J. Hanchey Art Galleries, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA.

	* 2001:	"Paintings of Place."
		Benicia Public Library Art Gallery, Benicia, CA.

2001:

"Pressed, Drawn, Shot and Thrown."

Invitational Faculty Show. University Gallery, California State University, Chico.

2001:

"Ink and Clay 28."

W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA.

* 1999:

"Catherine Jennings: Watercolors."

Cory's Sweet Treats and Gallery, Chico, CA.

	1998:	"Scenic Southwest."
		Lake Powell Art Association National Exhibition, AZ.
	1998:	Watermedia National Juried Exhibition.
		Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
	* 1997:	"Vistas: Old Jerusalem, Maine, and the Southwest.
		A Series of Watercolors and Gouaches by Catherine Jennings."
		The Tuttle Gallery of the McDonogh School, McDonogh, MD.

1996:

"Genre: Still-life, Portrait, Interior, and Landscape"

Juried Four Person Show.

LRC Gallery, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH.

1996:

41st Eastern Orchid Congress Professional Art Show.

Baltimore, MD (award winner).

1996:

6th Annual National Juried Exhibition.

Western Colorado Watercolor Society, Grand Junction, CO.

* 1995:

"Catherine Jennings: Watercolors."

Western Texas College, Snyder, TX.

1995:

5th Annual National Juried Exhibition.

Western Colorado Watercolor Society, Grand Junction, CO.

1995:

"Show of Hands."

Regional Hand Center, Texas Tech Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX

1993:

Arts Alliance Annual Juried Show

Lubbock, TX.

1993:

Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Show.

Lubbock, TX.

1992:

First Night Exhibition.

Bethlehem, PA.

1992:

Monroe County Arts Alliance Spring Juried Show,

Broadheadsville, PA (award winner).

1991:

Traveling Exhibition

Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, NY.

1991:

Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors.

Arts Center, Old Forge, NY (award winner).

* 1991:

"Catherine Jennings: The Jerusalem Paintings."

The Hall Gallery, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.

	* 1990:	"Summer Sojourns: Paintings of Maine and Jerusalem."
		The Gallery at Salem College Fine Arts Center,
		Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC.

	* 1987:	"Watercolors."
		McShea Gallery, Allentown College, Center Valley, PA.

Artist-in-Residence:

	2003:	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Whiskeytown, CA.
		Artist-in-Residence for the National Park Service.

Visiting Artist Lectures & Workshops:

2002:

"Artist’s Talk: my development as a painter, from undergraduate school to today"

Art Department, Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, AK.

2002:

"Artist’s Talk."

Hanchey Art Galleries, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA.

2001:

"Artist’s Talk."

University Gallery, California State University, Chico.

1995:

"Landscape Watercolor Painting Workshop."

Spring Art Retreat for Texas Public School Teachers, Junction, TX.

1995:

"Artist’s Gallery Talk."

Western Texas College, Snyder, TX.

1995:

"Watercolor Workshop."

Western Texas College, Snyder, TX.

1992:

Visiting Artist.

Northern Lehigh School District, Slatington, PA.

1991:

Visiting Artist.

Northern Lehigh School District, Slatington, PA.