Cathleen Parra | Regal Pictures
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Education:
2012 – 14 BFA – Photography & Media Arts, New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ
2010 – 12 BFA – Photography, Parsons The New School For Design And Technology, New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 Menize Multimedia Installation, Gaia Studio, Jersey City, NJ
2015 Osmosis, Roadside Attractions, Toronto, Canada
2015 Osmosis Live Performance & Installation, The Gateway Project, Newark, NJ
2014 The Exquisite Truth, Gaia Studio, Jersey City, NJ
2014 The Lego Project, BFA Thesis, Visual Arts Gallery, William J. Maxwell College of Arts and
Sciences, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2019 Group Exhibit, Eris Evolution, Brooklyn, NY
2018 NJCU Alumni Exhibit, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
2018 Sorry, Not Sorry, An Unapologetic Art Show, LITM, Jersey City, NJ
2017 Send Nudes, Jersey City Studio Tour, CP5 Studio, Jersey City, NJ
2017 The Museum of Goodbye, Caravan of Creativity, Montclair, NJ
2017 Don't Be Afraid- Women's History Exhibition, Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2016 The Body, Arts NW, Seattle, WA
2016 Lost & Found, Paul Vincent Studios, Hoboken, NJ
2015 Forces of Nature-Women Caucas for Art, Karl Drerup Gallery Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH (Juror: Judith Brodsky, Co-Founder/Director Rutgers Institute for Women & Art)
2015 Bridges Self, Willaimsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2015 Tales, Monongalia Art Center, Morgantown, WV
2015 Superfood: Wonder Women Artist Residency Exhibition, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
2015 Exhibition Season, Catskills Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY(Juror Lindsey Jardine,
Director/Head Curator, Woodstock Association of Artists Museum, Woodstock, NY)
2014 Same Difference, William Musto Cultural Center Union City Museum Union City, NJ
2014 Press Play Film Screening, Night Kitchen, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Day By Day: Artist of the Month Exhibition, Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ
2014 Home Makers?, Cypress Village Tunnel Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Art Reach XXII + Newark New Media, City Without Walls Gallery, Newark, NJ
2014 La Douleur Short Film, Media Arts Showcase, Loews Landmark Theater, Jersey City, NJ
2014 Women's History Group Exhibit, City Hall Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2014 Love Shack, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA (Juror: Bill Kowenhoven, Editor, Hot Shoe
Magazine, Berlin, Germany)
2014 Bodies, North Seattle Community College Seattle, WA (curated by Elizabeth Brown,
Chief Curator, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA)
2013 Trios, City Hall Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2013 Presence, Ten Marc Building, Jersey City Studio Tour, Jersey City, NJ
2013 10, The Chicago Photography Center, Chicago, IL (curated by Gregory 'Eddi' Jones,
Founder of In the In-Between Web Art Journal, Rochester, NY)
2013 Now You See It Now You Don’t, Terrace Studio & Gallery, London, England
2013 Re-Imagine Maplewood, Maplewood Mall, Philadelphia, PA
2013 Create Chaos, Eris Temple Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2012 Dystopia, Gaia Studio, Jersey City, NJ
2012 Tale of Two Cities, Lemmerman Gallery, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
2012 It's a Small, Small World, Family Business Gallery, New York, NY (curated by Hennesey
Youngman, New York, NY)
2011 Little Wonders, LITM, Jersey City, NJ
2011 Postcards From Brooklyn, Arts in Renaissance, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Bushwick Open Studios, Xpo 929, Brooklyn, NY
2009 Life, Art, and Music, Hospice House Ritz – Carlton, Orlando, FL
2008 Vanishing Lessons, Three Muse Gallery, Houston, TX
Installations:
2013 Sustainability of Identity, SJC Rain Garden, Dodge Grant, JC Studio Tour, Jersey City, NJ
2013 Sustainability of Identity Interactive Instalaltion, SJC Rain Garden, Dodge Grant, The Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ
Residencies:
2015 Wonder Women Artist Residency Program IX: Super Food, Gaia Studio, Jersey City, NJ
Awards/Honors:
2014 Arts Guild NJ Artist of the Month Nomination, Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ
2014 Audience Choice Best Music Video (Production Design), New Hope Film Festival, New Hope, PA
Visiting Artist Lectures/Presentations:
2015 Artist Talk, 'Flux' Group Exhibition, Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY, January 17.
2014 Presentation, Student Research Seminar, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ April 28.
2013 Presentation, 'The Childhood Project', TEDx Jersey City Proposals, Jersey City, NJ August 19.
Press:
2015:
Deskins, Sally, “Les Femme Folles 2014: The Women” LFF Anthology Book, Nebraska, March, 2015
"Events in Westchester Jan 11-17” New York Times, Livingston Manor, NY January 11, 2015
“Emerging Artists in Livingston Manor”, Delaware Valley Art Alliance Artletter, Catskills, NY January, 2015
2014:
Rounds, Kate, “Cathleen Parra Interview”,, Jersey City Magazine, Jersey City, NJ, November 2014
Deskins, Sally, “Cathleen Parra, Artist”, Les Femme Folles Women in Art, Nebraska, July 10, 2014
Interview, Women's History Exhibit Artist Interview Interview, JC1TV, Jersey City, NJ March 11, 2014
Image Credit, Posture Magazine, “An Interview with Xenia Rubinos”, March 7,2014.
Artist of the Weeks Showcase, NYC-ARTS, January 31,2014.
2013:
Interview, Morning Feed Program, G-Town Radio, Philadelphia, PA, August 19, 2013.
Image Credit, Qon Stage,“Experimental Pop Band Anticipates Music Video”April 28, 2013
Finkbiner, Nicole, “Eris Temple Arts “Create Chaos!” Show Crushes Convention”, Philadelphia
Weekly, January 23, 2013
2012:
Odenthal, Kathleen, “Interview with an Artophile-The Story of Cathleen Parra”, Why Blue Matters,
December 22,2012
2011:
Cesarczyk, Michael, “Postcards From Brooklyn”, Greenpoint Gazette, December 8,2011