Catherine Mulligan holds an MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington. She has recently shown at Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn; Hans Gallery, Chicago; Kunst im Tunnel, Dusseldorf; and Gern en Regalia, New York. She is a two-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant. Catherine Mulligan lives and works in New York.

Exhibitions

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July 29 - Sept 3, 2023

Apple in the Dark

Feb 26 - Apr 3, 2022

Education

2019
Master of Fine Arts
University of Indiana-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Certificate
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Solo

2021
Security
M+B, Los Angeles, CA
Recent History
Hans Gallery, Chicago, IL
2020
Knock Off
Paradice Palase, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Recent Paintings
F.A.N Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Jenny Kanzler and Catherine Mulligan
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Alumni Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Recent Work
F.A.N Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Group

2022
Apple in the Dark
Harkawik, New York, NY
2021
Devastation
Queer Thoughts, New York, NY
Jahresgaben 2021
Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, DE
Nightcore
Envy6011, Wellington, NZ
Timely
11 Newel, Brooklyn, NY
Boyses Death
Estrella Gallery, New York, NY
Uncoiling
Gern en Regalia, New York, NY
As the World Turns
Geary Contemporary, Millerton, NY
2020
Fade Into You
A.D Gallery, New York, NY
Be Yourself with Everyone (online)
Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, CA
2019
Taking Root
Kunst im Tunnel, Dusseldorf, DE
Fever Vessels
Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI
Hypnopompia, MFA Thesis
Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2018
Chromatose
Gamut Gallery, Evansville, IN
2017
Good Girl, Bad Girl
Fuller Projects, Bloomington, IN
Small Talk
The Painting Center, New York, NY
2016
Juried Art Exhibition
Automat Collective, Philadelphia, PA
VOX XII Annual Juried Exhibition
Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
Figurative II
Gallery 1261, Denver, CO
The Thread of Art
Stanek Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Visions From Emerging Artists - Privacy Made Public
New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, PA
Keeping It Real: Recent Acquisitions of Narrative and Realist Art
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2014
A Fine Arrangement
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Lilies, Figs and Folly: Contemporary Still Life
Cerulean Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Catching the Big Fish: A David Lynch-Themed Group Show
Pterodactyl Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
The Woodmere 73rd Annual Juried Exhibition
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Women and Biography: Selections from the Woodmere's Permanent Collection
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
2013
State of the Art 2013
Chase Young Gallery, Boston, MA
1st Annual Juried Exhibition
Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA; Honorable Mention
In Front of Strangers, I Sing: 72nd Annual Juried Exhibition
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA; Maybelle Longstreet Prize

Awards

2018
Friends of Art Prize
Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
2017
Grant In Aid Award
Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
2016
John F. and Anna L. Stacey Scholarship
Third Place
Manifest International Painting Annual 6
2014
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2013
Honorable Mention
1st Annual Juried Exhibition, Cerulean Arts
The Maybelle Longstreet Prize
72nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum
Vermont Studio Center Residency with Grant
2012
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2009
Pennsylvania Governor's Award
Robert A Ricker Memorial Landscape Prize
The Mindel Caplan Kleinbard Award
The Artists' House Gallery Award
2008
Women’s Board Travel Scholarship
Hobson Pittman Prize
Frances Bergman Memorial Prize
Benjamin West Prize for Figurative Painting
2007
Cecilia Beaux Memorial Portrait Prize-Special Notice
2005
PAFA Merit Scholarship

Teaching

2018
Discussion Section Leader, Pathways: Introduction to Art, Design, and Merchandising
IU Bloomington, Fall 2018
2017
Associate Instructor, Color
IU Bloomington, Fall and Spring 2017
2016
Associate Instructor, Introduction to Drawing
IU Bloomington, Fall and Spring 2016
2015
Panel Discussion
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, March 2015
2014
Art at Lunch Lecture
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, December 2014
Lecture
Woodmere Art Museum, April 2014
2013
Instructor, Introduction to Drawing
Portside Art Center, Fall 2013

Collections

Woodmere Art Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Press

2021
Tzvetnik, April 2021
Inclusion in ArtMaze
Issue 23, 2021
2016
Inclusion in Manifest International Painting Annual 6
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2016
Fabbri, Anne R., The Thread of Art
Title Magazine, April 2016
2015
Inclusion in Poets and Artists Magazine: Heightened Perceptions
John Seed, Issue 65, June 2015
Rodabaugh, Mary Anna, Recent Paintings by Catherine Mulligan at F.A.N Gallery
Main Course Philadelphia, February 2015
Heidenry, Rachel, Art In Philadelphia and New York, January 2015
publicwalls.org, January 2015
Seed, John, Ten Memorable Paintings from 2014
Huffington Post, December 2014
2014
Clarke, Sabina, Part of Woodmere's 'Women and Biography'- Unsettling Self-Portrait Reveals a Complex Inner Life
The Chestnut Hill Local, May 2014
2013
Newhall, Edith, Woodmere Show Focuses on Contemporary Art
The Inquirer, June 2013
Kilpatrick, Jeff, The Gallery at Memphis Opening: A New Local Middle School Unveils Local Artistic Treasure
The Spirit, April 2013
2011
Rosenberg, Amy, Opening Woodmere to the Current Art Scene
The Inquirer, December 2011
2010
Rosof, Libby, Extra Extra Performances and Critical Mass on Frankford Ave
theartblog.org, April 2010