Galleries
Copyright Catherine Buchanan 2023
Contact: clbnyart@gmail.com
Resume
Dinner Out, 48x48"
Uncertain Future, 9x12"
In a Fog, 9x12"
Fishing, 12x18"
There seems to be a theme with my portraits.
Maybe they speak to shyness and the privacy some crave, but rarely experience.
Painting requires solitude, where marketing means seeking public approval, a balancing act that I believe many artists struggle with.
Selected Exhibitions
2011-present Natural Hawai’i, Ho’olehua Airport, Moloka’i, Hawai’i
2022 Lighthouses of the Hudson, Hudson River Maritime Museum Boat School, Kingston, New York
2019 Peace and Harmony, Holistic Healing Arts Center, Woodstock, New York
2018 Moloka’i Landscapes, Rikki Cooke Gallery, Hui Ho’olana, Kualapu’u, Hawai’i
2017 WAAM, small works group show, Woodstock, New York
2016 The Buddha Project, Napa Library, Napa, California
2014 Walnut Creek Centennial Show, Bedford Gallery, group show, Walnut Creek, California
SKY Show, Bedford Gallery, group show, Walnut Creek, California
2013 Humpback Whale Tail, a life-sized wood sculpture, downtown Kaunakakai, Hawai’i
2013 Peaceable Kingdom, Bedford Gallery, group show, Walnut Creek, California
2012 30 Paintings in 30 Days, permanent collection, Feleti Barstow Library, American Samoa
2012 90 paintings in 90 days, The Warehouse Gallery, Kaunakakai, Moloka’i, Hawai’i
2011 Hot Peppers, Cool Cactus, Casa Parra, La Paz, Mexico
2010 South Pacific Vistas, Goat Island Restaurant, Utulei, American Samoa
2009 Saint Damien’s Landscape, Damien Center, Kaunakakai, Hawai’i
Light on Kalaupapa, Ho’olehua Airport, Moloka’i, Hawai’i
Under Sail, St. Lawrence Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
2008 Qualities of Devotion, Agape International Spiritual Center, Culver City, California
2007 Faces of Molokai, Moloka’i Fine Arts Gallery, Kaunakakai, Hawai’i
2006 Dancing with Fire, Sadie Thompson Inn, Pago Pago, American Samoa
2004 Annual Island Artist’s Exhibition, National Art Museum, American Samoa
2003 Samoan Style, Feleti Barstow Public Library, American Samoa
2002 Animal Friends, Portraits, Children’s Hospital, Oakland, California
2001 Jumpstart: Artist’s Association Annual Show, Pago Pago, American Samoa
1997 Creatures, E. Smock Gallery, San Francisco, California
Man’s Best Friend, Equitable Life Building Gallery, San Francisco, California
1996 Inaugural Group Show, E. Smock Gallery, San Francisco, California
1994 Dogs and Cars, Bank of America World Headquarters Gallery One, San Francisco, California
1993 Man’s Best Friend, Shaklee Terraces Gallery, San Francisco, California
Dog Portraits, Marraccini & Patterson Architects, San Francisco, California
Corporate Painting Collections, Acrylic on Canvas unless otherwise noted
2023 Lively Architects, Harbin Ice, 5x8’, Napa, California
2020 Woodstock Healing Arts Center, Lily, 24x24”, Woodstock, New York
2019 Kaiser Hospitals, Series of children playing, various sizes, Fremont and San Leandro, California
2018 Pu’u O Hoku Ranch, Halawa Falls, 30x48”, East End Moloka’I, Hawai’i
2017 Molokai Land Trust, Road to Mokio and After the Rain, both 16x20”, Kaunakakai, Hawai’i
2012 Feleti Barstow Public Library, Thirty 10x13” paintings purchased for the permanent collection
Acrylic on gesso board, Utulei, American Samoa
2010 Fish Story Restaurant, Dinner Out, 48x48”, Napa, California
2008 Kaiser Hospitals, Series of toys, Ten 16x16” paintings for the children’s wing,
Gilroy and Sunnyvale, California
2006 Lark Creek Steak, Westfield Centre, San Francisco, California
Round Bales, Square Bales, Winter Corn & Summer Wheat, 40x90”,
2006 Kaiser Hospitals and Clinics, Carey, 44x54”, San Francisco, California
2005 Yankee Pier, Fresh from Coast to Coast, 6x20 feet
San Francisco International Airport, California
2003 Feleti Barstow Public Library, Coconuts and Fales, 48x60”, Utulei, American Samoa
2000 Marriott Hotels and Restaurants, Winery Vista, 60x84”, Dallas, Texas
1995 Kaiser Biomedical Research Laboratories, Deva Berkeley, 44x54”, California
1995 Kaiser Hospitals and Clinics, Goya, 44x54”, Vallejo, California
Awards & Publications
2013 Scenic American Samoa, Calendar produced by Sadie’s Hotels, American Samoa
2012 Portrait of Polynesia, Calendar produced by Sadie’s Hotels, American Samoa
1997 Dog Portraits, Pomegranate Press Calendar, International Distribution
1997 Fourth Place, Photo Metro Magazine 15th Annual Competition
1986 Third Place, Photo Metro Magazine 3rd Annual Competition
1986 Second Place, San Francisco Bay Guardian Annual Competition
1985 First Place, Oakland Festival at the Lake Competition
Museum Collections
2005 The Sugar Mill Museum, Auntie Ku’ule, 11x14”, oil on board, Kualapu’u, Moloka’i
1996 The Museum of California, Art Department, Oakland, California
Five photo prints purchased, 8x10 Ectacolor Prints: Saguaro, Emeryville Mud Flats,
Bubblegum Series, Martha’s Flat Collection and Angie
Selected Photography Exhibitions
1997 Ironworkers on the Edge, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California
Photo Metro Magazine Annual Juried Photography Competition,
San Francisco, California
1996 SFO Past & Present, International Terminal, SF International Airport, California
1995 Photropolis: A Survey of Contemporary Photography, San Diego, California
1994 Vantage Points, Benicia Arts Center, Benicia, California
1986 National Aperture ’86, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1981 Big Island Artist’s Exhibition, University of Hawai’i, Hilo, Hawai’i