Cat Rigdon

Named The Other Art Fair - Dallas "Fair Director's Pick" Spring 2021.

Cat Rigdon (b. 1990) is a painter and fiber artist based in Dallas, Texas. She grew up on the island of Cyprus, the island's strong folk art and naturalism culture is reflected in Rigdon’s work. She graduated from Texas State University in 2014 and moved to Dallas as a Decorative Arts Junior Specialist and Cataloger for Heritage Auctions. She left the auction house after a serious head injury to pursue a studio based lifestyle. Her obsessively repetitive works deal with her continuous recovery from the brain injury, the mythology of growing up on the island of Cyprus, and artifacts from being an auction catalogers. She currently is a resident at the Cedars Union and has previously been awarded the Clare DeGolyer grant though the Dallas Museum of Art.

BFA Studio Art: Painting, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.

Residencies:
Micro Residency, May 2015, The Nartonis Project, Los Angeles, California.
Artist in Residence 2020/2021, The Cedars Union, Dallas, Texas.

The Clare Hart DeGolyer Memorial Fund Award, Dallas Museum of Art.
Award of Excellence, The Laughlin-Beers Foundation, Austin, Texas.
Paper City Design Award, Art Direction for Residential Interior Design, Dallas, Texas.

November 15-21st, 2021, Ars Alchemica, New York Jewelry Week, Jewelry Arts Inc, NYC, NY

November 6th, 2021, Act Like You Like Each Other: Cedars Union Member Show, Umbrella Gallery, Dallas, Texas.

October 8th, 2021, Catatonicdisco & The Ancient Feminine, Solo Show, The Cedars Union, Dallas, Texas.

September 11th, 2021, Hyperlocal II, Curated by Jordan Roth, The MAC, Dallas, Texas.

September 11th, Whereabouts, Curated by Laura J. Lawson, The Cedars Union, Dallas, Texas.

May- September 2021, The Kourion Twins, The Cedars Union, Dallas, Texas.

November 2020, Site Specific, The Boedeker, Dallas, Texas.

August 2020, Pen Pals, MASS Gallery, Austin Texas.

June 2016, Backyard Daoism, Solo Show, Galleri Urbane Marfa + Dallas.

April 2015, Soft Core, Cement Loop, Austin Texas, Curated by Monica Alfonso.

May 2014, _Core_Samples, Galleri Urbane Marfa + Dallas, Curated by Adrian Zuniga.

November 20212, AHA! Moments, Flatbed Press, Austin Texas, Curated by Cat Rigdon.