Weir Farm NHP Welcomes October 2024 Artist in Residence: Catherine Sollman

News Release Date:
September 29, 2024

WILTON/RIDGEFIELD - Catherine Sollman is a Chicago-based printmaker, painter, and teaching artist. In her work, she explores landscape through the interplay of meditative patterns, lurid colors, and repeated motifs. She also draws on memories of 1980's video games and her longing for more remote landscapes.

"I love the element of surprise that characterizes monotype and am always excited by the interplay between positive and negative, print and ghost print, stencil and mask. I rely on chance encounters to construct sets of images that evoke an uncanny sense of place," says Sollman. "For the month of the residency, I plan to start with a series of small monotypes based on my observations during walks on the Weir Farm grounds. I plan to use those to create a varied edition of 4-5 larger woodcut-based monoprints. My ultimate goal is to develop a renewed sensitivity to my own observations and to introduce new components to my visual language that will inform my work going forward."

Artist-in-Residence Open Studio Program Saturday October 26, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Stop by the Artist-in-Residence Studio between 11:00 and 12:30 to meet October artist Catherine Sollman, view her work, and learn more about the Park's Artist-in-Residence program. Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Weir Farm. No registration required.

More about October's Artist-in-Residence
Catherine Sollman was born in Wisconsin, moved to Chicago at age 17, and made her first woodcut two years later. She studied studio arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she focused on photography, fiber, and video. After earning her BFA, she returned to printmaking and has been making prints ever since. She works out of her home studio on Chicago's West Side and is a part-time teaching artist. Her preferred mediums are monotype and relief.

About the Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program
Weir Farm's AIR Program fosters contemporary artistic expression on site and prioritizes experimental and thought-provoking approaches to examining and interpreting our world through the medium of contemporary visual art practice. The AIR Program keeps Weir's experimental tendencies alive allowing the Park to share new ideas broadly with ever more diverse artists, communities, and visitors. This program is supported by the generosity of Park partners, including Friends of Weir Farm.

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About Weir Farm National Historical Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park is a National Park for Art, a place that has been inspiring artists since 1882 when America's most beloved Impressionist, Julian Alden Weir, made it his summer home. Today, artists and visitors of all ages come to the park to enjoy the stunning landscape, walk in the footsteps of American masters, and create art! Learn more at www.nps.gov/wefa and visit us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WeirFarmNPS, YouTube www.youtube.com/WeirFarmNHS, and Instagram @WeirFarmNPS.

About the National Park Service
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