Inspired by nature, place and the mark of time, Catherine's multidisciplinary studio and plein air practice includes contemporary painting, mixed media works and photography.
Paying close, patient attention is intrinsic to Catherine’s process in all mediums, as are the embrace of happenstance, exploration of the relationship between site and sentiment, and an abiding quest for visual harmony.
BACKGROUND
Catherine lives and works in San Francisco, California. Time spent in the natural and industrial landscapes of Ohio, West Virginia and northwestern Massachusetts are foundational influences. b. 1967, New York
HONORS & AWARDS
2024 Honorable Mention, Works on Paper 2024, Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Sciences
Juror: Kim Conaty, Chief Curator, Whitney Museum
2024 Grantee, Center for Cultural Innovation
2023 Nominee, Eureka Fellowship, Fleishhacker Foundation
2022 Artist-in-Residence, Vashon Artist Residency
EDUCATION
1996-1998 Interdisciplinary Studio Art, San Francisco Art Institute
1990 BA Art History, Architecture Minor, DAAP, University of Cincinnati
EXHIBITIONS
2025 the things we hold, the things we carry, Birdhouse Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2025 Ignited by Vashon, Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA (group)
2025 Small Works Summer Open, Small Works SF, San Francisco, CA (group)
2025 My World in Blue, Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA (group)
2025 Slice, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA (group)
Juror: Susie Kantor, Assoc. Curator & Head of Exhibitions, Jan Shrem & Maria Manetti Shrem Museum
2025 Contemporary Works on Paper, Holyoke Paper Festival, Holyoke, MA (group)
2025 Pyramid Scheme 2.0, Bass & Reiner Gallery, San Francisco, CA (group)
2024 Works on Paper 2024, Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts & Sciences, Loveladies, NJ (group)
Juror: Kim Conaty, Chief Curator, Whitney Museum,
2024 Heath Arts Exhibition, Heath Cultural Council, Heath, MA (group)
2024 Creating Together, Kala, Berkeley, CA (group)
2023 Pyramid Scheme, Bass & Reiner Gallery, San Francisco, CA (group)
2021 Heath Arts Exhibition, Heath Cultural Council, Heath, MA (group)
2017 The Posse, Brushstrokes, Berkeley, CA (group)
1997 SFAI Faculty & Staff Show, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA (group)
1995 International Women’s Day Exhibition, The Flatiron Arts Building, Chicago, IL (group)
1994 New Work, Patron’s Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
1993 Photographs, Theatre of the Reconstruction/The Garage, Chicago, IL (solo)
1993 Photographs, Vertu, Chicago, IL (solo)
NEWS & PUBLICATIONS
​2025 "The things we hold, the things we carry: Catherine Lipsetz Dauer at Birdhouse Gallery", Article, SF Weekly
2025 "the things we hold, the things we carry; Birdhouse Gallery", Feature Reel, artguidesf
2025 "Four Artists and a Residency", Interview/Conversation, Voice of Vashon KVSH FM Radio — listen
2025 "Exhibit Boasts Work 'Ignited' by Vashon Artist Residency", Article, Vashon-Maury Beachcomber
2024 “Works on Paper 2024”, Catalog, Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts + Sciences
SELECT ACTIVITIES
2024-present Co-Founder, Sounding Board Artist Collective, San Francisco, CA
2026 Guest Artist, USF Environmental Studies Nature Immersion Class, San Francisco, CA
2022 Workshop Series, Art & Nature, SF Botanical Garden, San Francisco, CA
2022 Artist, Southern Exposure Monster Drawing Rally, San Francisco, CA
2020 Contributor, "Call and Response" Melissa McGill video project
2009-2020 Juror, California College of the Arts BA, MA, BArch Critiques, San Francisco, CA
2018-2019 Artist Chorus Member, Future Chorus, Berkeley, CA
2010-2012 Community Art Project Design & Leadership, Inclusive Schools Week, SFUSD San Francisco, CA
2007-2009 National Artist Advisory Committee, Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency, Saugatuck, MI
2003-2007 Advisory Board (Chair '05-'07), SF Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001-2002 Board of Directors & Public Program Chair, GenArtSF, San Francisco, CA
1996-1998 Spring Show Coordinator, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1995-1997 Exhibition Preparator, Ansel Adams Center Friends of Photography, San Francisco, CA
1993-1994 Exhibition Coordinator, Around the Coyote Art Festival, Chicago, IL