Cathy Leather
Events and Activities:
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2024 O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley. 'Floral Fantasies', Juried Selection
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2024 Marin Society of Artists, 'World Untamed', Juried Selections (2 works)
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2024 Kala Project Spaces, Completed Residency Work.
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2023 Marin Society of Artists, 'Fresh Art', Juried Selections (2 works)
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2023 Marin Society of Artists, 'All About Women', Juried Selection
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2023 Los Altos Public Library, Los Altos, CA. Selected artwork for Silicon Valley Open Studios Pre Show Exhibit
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2023 Works Gallery, San Jose. Community Show and Auction
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2023 Visual Philosophy Artist Show and Sale, San Jose
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2023 Silicon Valley Open Studios, Maker Nexus, Sunnyvale
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2022 Silicon Valley Open Studios-Spring, Los Gatos, San Jose, CA
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2021 Silicon Valley Open Studios-Fall, Los Gatos, San Jose, CA.
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2021 Silicon Valley Open Studios-Spring, San Jose, CA. (Online)
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2018 MISSA Artist Show, Victoria B.C.
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2012 Printmaking Summer Abroad. Art Show. Corciano, Italy
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2023 MISSA (Canadian International Summer School of the Arts), Cyanotype
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2022 Professional Growth for Artists, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Northampton, MA. (Online)
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2021 Prints and Poetry, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Northampton, MA. (Online)
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2020 Artful Monotypes, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Northampton, MA. (Online)
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2020 Monotype Plus, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Northampton, MA. (Online)
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2020 Monotype Unpacked, Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Northampton, MA. (Online)
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2018 Solarplate with Dan Weldon, Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, Victoria, B.C.
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2015 Printmaking Workshop (Monoprint), Zea Mays Printmaking Studio, Northampton, MA.
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2012 Printmaking Summer Abroad. Academy of Art, Italy - Florence, Corciano, Perugia, Rome, Montepulciano
Professional Affiliations:
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California Society of Printmakers
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Marin Society of Artists, Marin CA
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ZeaMays Printmaking, Northampton MA
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Visual Philosophy, San Jose CA
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Marin Open Studios, Marin County
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Silicon Valley Open Studios, San Jose CA
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Works Gallery, San Jose
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Sitka Center, Oregon
Awards:
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2023 Marin Society of Arts, Fresh Art. Honorable Mention
Artist-in-Residence
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Kala Art Institute (Awarded residency in 2023)
Installation
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Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose. Student Life Center
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Wall Installation - visual design for 90 foot wall art
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Teaching Experience
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2016-2022 Visual Arts Teacher, Archbishop Mitty High School, San Jose, CA
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Courses included Photography, Animation and Graphic Design
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Lead Robotics Mentor for 1351 FIRST Robotics Team
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Spectrum member (technical team)
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Group that supported teachers and students when school went remote with Zoom.
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Group that evaluated LMS and supported teachers and students through switch to Canvas Learning System
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2011-2016 Visual Arts Teacher, Saratoga High School, Saratoga CA
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2013 Academy of Art University, SF
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Graduate course Principles of UX
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Career Highlights
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User Experience Lead: Cisco Systems Emerging Technologies, San Jose, CA
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Director of Interactive Development, On Command Network, San Jose, CA
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Art Director - Television and New Media, Louisville, Chicago, Los Angeles, CA
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Supermac, Apple Developer - Managed internally developed software sold to Adobe (Adobe Premiere)
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Accompanied Apple Computer on the worldwide introduction of Quicktime.
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Conducted training sessions for Supermac/Apple Computer early digital video editing (AFI Los Angeles)
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Co-Produced earliest CD-ROM to use Quicktime digital video (Now Media with Millimeter Magazine)
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Professional development workshop, User Interface, Stanford University
Volunteer/Non-Profit
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Marin Society of Artists
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Nativity Sacred Heart Middle School, downtown San Jose (Art and STEM)
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Global Health Research Corporation, Non-Profit, Palo Alto (User Interface/Experience for health related apps researched in Bhutan and Nepal)
Education
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Master of Fine Arts, Academy of Art, San Francisco
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San Francisco State, San Francisco (graduate art courses)
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Secondary Teaching Credential (State of California - Visual Arts), University of San Francisco
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Bachelor of Arts, University of Toledo
BA, University of Toledo
MFA, Academy of Art, SF
UX Certification, Stanford (Extension)
California Teaching Credential, USF