Catherine Nelson

I consider my exploration of stop-motion animation to be a synthesis and culmination of my interest in mixed and multi-media art. I have an affinity and appreciation for drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, and photography as stand alone mediums that have the ability to enchant , challenge and inspire the viewer. However, I am primarily interested in using the medium of photography to create self-fabricated scenes and characters that explore storytelling in a visual way… As a little girl, I was completely obsessed with The Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales. Their collection of old folk tales and illustrations scared and captivated me with its dark mix of mystery, magic, willfulness and peril. Animals, mythical creatures, plants, trees and even objects took on anthropomorphic qualities helping and/or disrupting the plot line of the mortal protagonists. It is my highest goal to produce artwork that can begin to touch upon and perhaps play with the timeless intrigue of these fairytale themes, and perhaps question the implied moral lessons therein. A more subtle layer of meaning is infused into the themes of my work, as I am interested in exploring the psychological topics of trauma, psychosis, emotional pain, desire, addiction, relationsh...

Education 2012 BFA in Studio Art, BA in Art History, TAM (Technology Arts and Media ) certificate
University of Colorado, Boulder

2012. Light Design workshop, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, Colorado

2002 Instiuuto Allende, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico (studied photography, drawing and Spanish)

2000 Graduated from Crested Butte Community School Crested Butte, Colorado

1999 Bennington College Summer Art Program Bennington, Vermont

Exhibitions
2018 Solo Exhibition of Acrylic Paintings on Panel, Piper Gallery in the Crested Butte Center For the Arts, Crested Butte, Colorado

2017 Premier of “Fable” stop-motion animated short, Theater showing in the Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, Colorado

2012 Group Exhibition of BFA student work, premier of “Shadow Puppets”, The Art Museum The university of Colorado, Boulder, CO