Catherine J Martzloff

ARTISTS STATEMENT:
I observe, and participate in, the change of hues. I stand alone in a perspective—influenced by the roads and detours that I’ve chosen. The subjects I interpret on canvas dance with tradition, but underneath exists an individual search for freedom.

As a creator, I’ve always been interested in working with color. I see my life as having a palette of its own and I seek to have the chroma of my experiences come through in my paintings. Over time, I’ve realized the only way to achieve this goal is to risk exposure—to unveil my simplified forms to the viewer. Whether the forms operate within the context of landscape or still life, the resulting narrative is always a story of merit, regardless of public perception or understanding.



BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION:
I was born in Vancouver, BC in 1958 and then moved to California which is where my parents originally met. I lived there until I was 6 when my family moved across the US to New Jersey for my father's work.

I grew up in a creative family and pursued art in college only to leave it upon graduation, dabbling with it over the years that followed. In 2010 I returned to painting on a more committed basis. This was spawned by some significant life changes and pain...

BA Westminster College - Art Major
The Arts Council of Princeton
Nancy Zamboni Studios
Self Study

2025

Solo Show - Feb. 2025 - The Nassau Club - Princeton, NJ

2024

An Artists Eye - Marin Society of Artists Juried Exhibit - CA

Art Jam - Pop Up Gallery - May 3 - May 18th - Princeton, NJ

The Rhode Island Watercolor Society - Luminous Landscapes - April 13 - May 3, 2024

Solo Show - The Tapestry of Color - Present Day Club - Princeton, NJ January 5 - March 1, 2024


2023

Group Show - A Playful Medley - Princeton, NJ October - January 5, 2024

Group Show - Chambers Walk Cafe - Lawrenceville, NJ - September - October

2022
Solo Show - The Bank of Princeton Gallery - Lambertville, NJ - June 1 - June 30, 2022

2021
Group Show - Chambers Walk Cafe - Lawrenceville, NJ
October - November

Group Show - "Woof" The Dime Art and Maker's Studio - Burlington City, NJ September

JOY (This is just what I needed!) - Edward Dixon Gallery - Dayton, OH - Online Exhibit - August

Children's Mural - Bordentown Community Center - Bordentown, NJ - June 2021


2020
Group Show  - Bank of Princeton - Lambertville, NJ - November 15 - December 15, 2020

Group Show - Chambers Walk Cafe - Lawrenceville, NJ - July 1 - Aug. 30, 2020 - Cancelled due to Covid-19

Group Show - Northhampton Library - Northhampton,
PA - June  2020 - Cancelled due to ...