Education
- Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX Wendi Schneider - Leafing on Vellum and Other Substrates
- Writing Posse, Corona Del Mar, CA 1999 - Ongoing writer's critique group led by Barbara DeMarco Barrett
- SE Center for Photography Target Marketing, Greenville, SC Linda Vallejo - The Artists Essential Toolkit, Mary Virginia Swanson - Target Marketing
- LOCA Arts Education, Laguna Beach, CA 2018 Eco Dying, Japanese Book Binding
- University of Irvine, Irvine, CA Barbara DeMarco Barrett - Writing the Personal Essay, Screenwriting
- Santa Fe Workshops, Santa Fe, NM Jerry Courvoisier - Photoshop, Maggie Taylor - Digital Collage, Greg Gorman - Personal Portrait, Karen Keuhn - The Environmental Portrait, Mary Virginia Swanson - Marketing, and Doug Merriam - Lighting Techniques, Keith Carter - Visual Poetry
- Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA Photoshop
- Palm Springs Photo Festival, Palm Springs, CA Keith Carter - Visual Poetry, Debbie Fleming Caffery - The Long Term Personal Project
- Art Students League of Denver, CO Heather Oelklaus - Polymer Plate Printing Workshop
- Mary Virginia Swanson Tucson, AZ, Target Marketing
- Castle Hill for the Arts, Truro, MA Fran Forman - Digital Artistry
- Maine Photographic Workshops, Rockport, ME Dan Burkholder - High Dynamic Range Photography, Photoshop Techniques
- Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA Fran Forman - Digital Composite, Portraits, Silvia Plachy - Book Making, Photoshop, Aline Smithson - Next Step, Ann Elliott Cutting - Conceptual Photography, Michael Grecco - Headshots, Cig Harvey, Eric Joseph - Digital Printmaking, Eddie Soloway - The Expressive Landscape
- Julia Dean Photo Workshops, CA
- Digital Stop, Berkely, CA Vincent Versace - Create Stunning Black & White Imagery, David Julian -Creative Storytelling Through Photoshop
- Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA Bill Agee - Photoshop
- Bachelor of Social Work, Western New England College, Springfield, MA 1985
- Graduated from Darien High School, Darien, CT 1979
- Photographic Workshop, New Canaan, CT - Photographic and Darkroom Techniques, Photo Silkscreen Printing 1976 – 1978
Work:
- San Clemente Art Association. San Clemente, CA June 2021 - Volunteer. 1st Vice President and in charge of getting artists to do monthly demonstrations
- San Clemente Art Association. San Clemente, CA September 2019 - Volunteer. Manage Instagram and Facebook accounts.
- Pacific Symphony. Costa Mesa, CA May 2020 - Volunteer. Merchandise photographer
- Photography By Catherine Singer, Laguna Hills, CA 1997 – Specializing in digital collage, landscape and nature photography, portrait, and events.
- Photography By Catherine Singer (studio) 1990 - 1997 specializing in portraits, weddings, and travel, Laguna Beach
- Laguna Beach & Long Beach Blade Magazine, Laguna Beach, CA 1991 – 1997 Writing monthly feature articles regarding treatment and issues regarding AIDS/HIV
- Bi-Monthly photographer for Laguna Shanti, Laguna Beach, CA 1992 – 1995 Took bi-monthly environmental and studio portraits of their clients.
- San Diego AIDS Project, San Diego, CA 1985-1988 Volunteer. Wrote and edited their newsletter. Buddy to a man with AIDS.
Special Exhibitions and Publications:
- Morning's Rose included in "botanical" catalogue for exhibition at A Smith Gallery from June 4 to July 18, 2021. Juror Wendi Schneider
- In The Night and Snow Moon included in "mercy of the moon" catalogue for exhibition at A Smith Gallery from May 14 to July 4, 2021. Juror Kevin Tully
- Joshua Tree Moonrise included in "open theme | unconstrained" catalogue for the exhibition at A Smith Gallery from May 31 to July 14, 2019 . Juror Catherine Couturier
- Garlic and Pomogranet included in "black/white" catalogue for the exhibition at A Smith Gallery from January 11 to February 17, 2019. Juror Jennifer Schlesinger
- Orange Coast College "Living with AIDS/HIV" photographic exhibit, Orange, CA,
- Cafe Zinc, "Soviet Marketplace" exhibition at Laguna Beach, CA
- Photography By Catherine Singer studio New England Fall exhibit, Laguna Beach, CA
- "Turtles and Tortoises" coffee table book by John Lehrer
- Cover for self-published book “So She Says”, by Barbara Potter
- Cover for Southern California Writers Association anthology
- CD covers for pianist Lee Unger and Guitarist Sid Spencer
Memberships
- Member of American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
- Texas Photographic Society
- Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
- Oceanside Museum of Art Artist Alliance
- San Clemente Art Association
- Los Angeles Center of Photography
- SE Center for Photography
- South County Photo Club, Mission Viejo, CA
Juried Exhibitions and Exhibitions
- Featured Artist at San Clemente Art Association July 23 - Septemer 1, 2023
- 1st Prize Winner (photography category) Monestery Kitchen at San Clemente Art Gallery July 2023
- Morning's Rose included in "botanical" exhibition at A Smith Gallery from June 4 to July 18, 2021. Juror Wendi Schneider
- In The Night and Snow Moon included in "mercy of the moon" exhibition at A Smith Gallery from May 14 to July 4, 2021. Juror Kevin Tully
- Joshua Tree Moonrise 1st Place Vista City Hall Gallery, Vista, CA October 2019
- Joshua Tree Moonrise included in "open theme | unconstrained" exhibition at A Smith Gallery from May 31 to July 14, 2019 . Juror Catherine Couturier
- Garlic and Pomogranet included in "black/white" exhibition at A Smith Gallery from January 11 to February 17, 2019. Juror Jennifer Schlesinger
- Texas Photographic Society 27: The International Competition, (1st Prize Winner) for Elf Owl, with Super Moon also accepted. Juried by Kate Breakey. Year-long exhibition beginning at the Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, then traveling to Sabine Street Studios in Houston, Texas, from June 15 through September 9, 2018. TPS 27 will appear next at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas, from October 31 through December 29, 2018, and finally Options Gallery at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, during early 2019.
- San Clemente Art Association, San Clemente, CA, Trail Litter and Lost in the Woods, in May All Media 2018 Show.
- San Clemente Art Association, San Clemente, CA, (1st Prize Winner) for New Super Blue Blood Moon in February 2018 Show.
- San Clemente Art Association, San Clemente, CA, won (1st Prize Winner) for Elf Owl, in April 2018 Spring Fling.
- San Clemente Art Association, San Clemente, CA, Moth in November 2017 Winter Judged Show.
- Photoplace Gallery (Online), Middlebury, VT, Windy Night, November 8 - December 2, 2017.
- San Clemente Art Association Fall Judged Show, San Clemente, CA, June Lake (1st Prize Winner), Eclipse, Bodie Ghost Town, September - Novembe 2017
- Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic, CT, Eclipse and Moth, September 22 - November 11, 2017
- Darkroom Gallery, Essex Juction, VT, Feathered Lotus, September 14, 2017 - October 20th
- San Clemente Art Association Summer Judged Show, San Clemente, CA, Moth and Feathered Lotus, June 25th - July 28th, 2017.
- Texas Photographic Society 26: The International Competition, Juried by Alison Nordström, Gondola II, Year long traveling exhibition starting at J. Wayne Starke Galleries, Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas starting May 18, 2017. The show traveled to Precision Camera & Video in Austin, TX, where it was on view August 14 through October 3, 2017. Next the exhibition visited The Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, TX, hanging November 22, 2017, through January 27, 2018. TPS 26 concluded at Options Gallery at Odessa College in Odessa, TX, January 29 through February 28, 2018.
- Texas Photographic Society 29th Annual Members Only Show, Juried by Reid Callahan, Life of Joshua Tree, San Antonio Central Public Library in San Antonio, TX, from September 1-30, 2016, in collaboration with FotoSeptiembre USA
- Photoshow 38 at Mystic Museum of Art, CT. Life of Joshua Tree, September 23 - November 12.
- Texas Photographic Society 29th Annual Members Only Show, All Member Show, Life of Joshua Tree, September 2016
- San Clemente Art Association Summer Judged Show, San Clemente, CA. Life of Joshua Tree May 2016
- 100 Days of Summer at Next Gallery, Denver, CO, January 14 - January 31, 2016. Big Red, Camino Capistrano, Capo Beach, Egret.
- 28th Annual Member's Show at Texas Photographic Society, Tammy Cromer-Campbell Photo Gallery, TX, December 10 - March 18, 2016. Winter's Flurry - Second Place.
- Landscape: Earth and Sky at PhotoPlace Gallery, VT, October 27 - November 20, 2015. Heaven
- Photo Show 37 at Mystic Museum of Art, CT, September 25 - November 7, 2015. Heaven and Solitude II
- Things With Wings at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, VT, April 30 - May 30, 2014.
- Photo Show 35 at Mystic Arts Center, October 4 - November 9, 2013. Nature's Mystery - Second prize.
- Iceland: Land of Snow & Moss solo exhibition at Center for Spiritual Living gallery November 2011 - January 2012
- 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup, The International Award Honoring Color Photography:
- Graffitti - Photojournalism Nominee
- Holiday Inn, Just Married, Pre Race Chat, Sweets for Sweet - Americana Nominees
- Green Machine - Fine Art Nominee
- Kiwi Sunday - People Nominee
- Blue's World Nominee in Black And White Spyder Awards Wildlife - Amateur category
- Sky Bird Branch Nominee in Black And White Spyder Awards Nature - Amateur category
- Both Perla and Wharton Bathroom to be featured in The PHOTO Paper Photography Masters Cup edition December 2010
- 4th Annual Photography Masters Cup, The International Award Honoring Color Photography, Perla, Nominee in Fine Art Category
- 4th Annual Photography Masters Cup, The International Award Honoring Color Photography, Wharton Bathroom, Honorable Mention in Architecture category
- Creative Photography Workplace and Gallery Summer Mix: Images by Members of LACMA's Photographic Arts Council, Los Angeles, CA, July 17th - August 14, 2010.
- Vermont Photography Workplace/Photoplace Gallery Natural Wonders, Middlebury, VT, June 22 - July 17th, 2010
- 2010 San Diego County Fair, Exhibition of Photography, Del Mar, CA June 11 - July 5th
- Irvine Fine Art Center All Media 2009, Irvine, CA November 20, 2009 - January 23, 2010
- Center for Spiritual Living, Capistrano Valley Silent Auction for the month of October 2009
- Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair, September 2-4, 2009, San Diego, CA
- Artist of the Month, June 2009, Center for Spiritual Living Bookstore, San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Julia Dean Gallery Show Off: The JDPW Annual Exhibit December 13 2008 - February 20 2009, Venice Beach, CA
- San Diego Museum of Photographic Art's, Art of Photography Show 2008, Horton Plaza Lyceum Theatre Gallery
- Center for Spiritual Living Bookstore Artist of the Month, June 2008, San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Irvine Fine Arts Center All Media 2008, Irvine, CA
- Del Mar Fair Photography and Digital Arts Exhibit 2008, Del Mar, CA
- Irvine Fine Arts Center All Media 2007, Irvine, CA