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For Immediate Release
July 1st, 2007
Contact: Azariah Aker
603.640.6155

Catherine Farish Opens an Exhibition at Spheris Gallery

Catherine Farish, one of Canada’s most noted artists, opens a show of works on paper on July 21st at Spheris Gallery, 59 South Main Street, Hanover, New Hampshire. The artist’s reception is on Saturday, July 21st, from 6-8 p.m. Preceding the reception Catherine will give a brief presentation on her work at 5:30 p.m.

Farish has been pushing the boundaries of collograph printmaking over this past decade, incorporating beautiful areas of chin colle on Japanese mulberry and other handmade papers. Her iconic imagery with a nod toward an eastern sensibility combines to create a vocabulary and aesthetic uniquely her own. Some pieces are meditations on pattern, rhythm and texture; another series features strong graphic forms, riveting in their directness and simplicity.

Farish works and teaches in Montreal and is the recipient of numerous awards and grants for her innovative work in printmaking. She also teaches a master class each year at Great River Arts, a non-profit organization based in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Her work has been shown throughout Canada and the United States, as well as in France, Morocco, Spain, Belgium, Malaysia, Portugal and Mexico. Collections include Musee de Quebec, the City of Montreal, IBM, Deloitte and Touche, Pfizer, Vanguard, and the Asilah Forum Foundation, among others.

For more information or to view the online gallery, see spherisgallery.com or call 603-640-6155. For Immediate Release
Contact: Sarah Friedland
April 13, 2007
212.714.0044

Catherine Farish and John Hughes Open Exhibition at Reeves Contemporary
CHELSEA, NY…..Catherine Farish, one of Canada’s most noted artists, opens a show of new works on paper on May 17 th at Reeves Contemporary on 535 West 24 th Street in New York. In the project space, John Hughes installs his sculptural ‘objects; both exhibitions run through June 23 rd. The artists’ reception is on Thursday, May 17th, from 6-8 p.m.

Farish has been pushing the boundaries of collograph printmaking over this past decade, incorporating beautiful areas of chin colle on Japanese mulberry and other handmade papers. Her iconic imagery with a nod toward an eastern sensibility combines to create a vocabulary and aesthetic uniquely her own. Some pieces are meditations on pattern, rhythm and texture; another series features strong graphic forms, riveting in their directness and simplicity. Farish works and teaches in Montreal and is the recipient of numerous awards and grants for her innovative work in printmaking. She also teaches a master class each year at Great River Arts, a non-profit organization based in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Her work has been shown throughout Canada and the United States, as well as in France, Morocco, Spain, Belgium, Malaysia, Portugal and Mexio. Collections include Musee de Quebec, the City of Montreal, IBM, Deloitte and Touche, Pfizer, Vanguard, and the Asilah Forum Foundation, among others. This exhibition is supported in part by the Quebec Government House in New York.

Hughes creates improbable, immaculately crafted objects using beautifully constructed wood, steel, and paper, among other media. The craftsmanship is impeccable, on the order of a drum or violin maker: the wood is thin veneer, the mulberry paper skin artfully stretched.

Of his work, Hughes writes: “The things I make must not lie. They must be beautiful by way of truth and never deception. They must honor the materials of their making, achieving precision without manipulation, and simplicity without poverty. As all tools implicitly have the figure in them, the things I make privilege the physical over the intellectual. They celebrate the act of making things by hand in the hope of re-invigorating the link between the conceptual and the handmade…my work is an appeal to the confluence of mind and body, calling for a tactile response possessed of a dignity which matches that of one’s intellectual response.”

Most recently, Hughes’ work was part of a two-person show at the Brattleboro Museum in Vermont, curated by Mara Williams. In a review in Artscope, Paula Melton wrote: “Their forms evoke many things: boat, cello, body, without quite being any of them. Their curious tilt makes one constantly reconsider the work’s centre of gravity…these protean evasions of the rational mind’s grasp invite philosophical reflection.” Hughes has taught drumming and dance classes and workshops for over a decade around the country. He teaches privately drumming and kora, a traditional West African stringed instrument resembling a double-strung harp. Largely self-taught on this gorgeously voiced instrument, Hughes has developed his own unique style of playing. He performs frequently, both as a solo artist and with other musicians, such as percussionist Todd Roach and wind player, Charlie Tokarz.

For more information or to view the online gallery, see reevescontemporary.com or call 212 714 0044.

December 18, 2004
Catherine Farish Exhibits Series Entitled “The Passerby”
Reeves Contemporary has opened a show of new works on paper by Montreal artist Catherine Farish in an exhibition entitled, “The Passerby.” The show will be on view through January 15 th.

There are two distinct series included in the exhibition, the first dealing with complex and subtle overlays of chin colle on collograph etched Japanese papers. Often the works incorporate overpainting and other markmaking, which serve to increase the lovely depth of field achieved in the unique prints. The second group of works each features a bold black ink calligraphic mark with accented areas of chin colle. These works have a decidedly different feel and presence, and demonstrates Farish’s intuitive spontaneity and her sureness of hand.

Farish works and teaches in Montreal and is the recipient of numerous awards and grants for her innovative work in printmaking. She also teaches a master class each year at Great River Arts, a non-profit organization based in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Her work has been shown throughout Canada and the United States, as well as in France, Morocco, Spain, Belgium and Mexio. Collections include Musee de Quebec, the City of Montreal, IBM, Deloitte and Touche, Pfizer, Vanguard, Domtar, and the Asilah Forum Foundation, among others.

Reeves Contemporary, which is located at 535 West 24 th St on the 2 nd floor, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 - 5:30 and by appointment. For more information call 212 714 0044