Catherine Lucky Chang

STATEMENT

“Breathe in, breathe out.
Inhale deeper, fuller.
Let it out, slower, easier.
The breath exists all around, between, within us,
a vital force linking you and me.
I am a living, breathing being;
qi flows through me.
Qi, or energy, exists within each of us
and connects all living things.

My practice directs qi toward inner peace, love, and happiness for myself and every being. My work highlights the importance of both support and image by combining papermaking with drawing, printmaking, collage, and painting. The handmade paper communicates as much as the marks by providing both visual and energetic space to each piece. I celebrate spontaneity, childlike simplicity, and meditation woven into daily life with energetic and subdued marks. Each mark upon the surface is a realization of sensation and an awareness of vitality.

Through my arrangement of line and color, I embrace the unknown and the strength in the quiet and subtle. Strokes of varying paces layer, gather, and diffuse on translucent handmade paper. Gratitude for small moments brings light to the seemingly ordinary. I observe and absorb: wild yellow grass, dappled sunlight, dancing shadows. I tune into nature—soles of feet rooted into cool earth, fresh air cycling through lungs, warm heart—while listening deeply within for wholeness. Immersing in water nourishes and calms, revitalizing the fluidity of life.

Created with simple materials of the earth—water and plant fiber—handmade paper provides a natural support to hold my marks. I make paper outside, exposed to the elements of earth, air, and sun. The slow process of making paper beckons me to be present. I wish to share a way of living with gratitude and presence that brings tranquility and meaning to each day. Being human is a wondrous and mysterious experience that heightens with the awareness of life itself. My intention is to share my personal journey while sparking the viewer’s own connection to the joy of life that can be found through observation and the flow of the moment. ” - Catherine Lucky Chang

SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023, Temporal, Tappan, Los Angeles, CA

2021, Catherine Lucky Chang Solo Exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2019, Turkish Delights, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA

2019, Summer August, West Coast Workout Studio, Atlanta, GA

2018, Young Artist: Catherine Chang, Rainforest Art Foundation, Long Island City, NY

2013, Finally, Case Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

2020, 99th Anniversary: Beyond 20/20, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2020, Works of Heart, Gallery 300, Sebastopol, CA

2020, Wish You Were Here: The Postcard Show, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2020, Mudhouse Alumni Exhibition, Shoestring Press Gallery, New York, NY

2020, Deep Blue See: An Exhibition for Child Abuse Prevention Month 2020, Ground Floor Gallery, New York, NY

2020, Fe * Mail * Art: 2020 Postcard Exhibition, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2020, Spotlight on Art: Artist Market, Trinity High School, Atlanta, GA

2019, On Singing the Body Formless and Electric, Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2019, Down the Up Road, Mudhouse Residency, Agios Ioannis, Crete, Greece

2019, MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA

2019, Love in All Its Many Forms, The K.A. Artist Shop Gallery, Athens, GA

2018, David & Goliath: OCAF’s Annual Small Works and their Colossal Counterparts, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA

2018, Pool Party, Ready-Made Art Shows, New York, NY

2018, Alumni Art Exhibition, Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY

2018, Media Circus, Trio Contemporary Art Gallery, Athens, GA

2018, 43nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA

2018, La Mostra: Cortona 2017, Dodd Galleries, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA

2017, Home For the Holidays, The K.A. Artist Shop Gallery, Athens, GA

2017, Spotlight on the Arts Silent Auction, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2017, Making Masters, Madison Museum of Fine Art, Madison, GA

2017, La Mostra, UGA Cortona, Cortona, Italy

2017, Spring Showcase, The K.A. Artist Shop Gallery, Athens, GA

2017, Silent Auction, Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2017, M4: Mint Annual Juried Exhibition, Hathaway Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2017, 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA

2017, Silent Auction for Breast Cancer, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2016, Locus: MFA First-Year Exhibition, Bridge Gallery, University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA

2016, Reciprocity, Ernest G. Welch Campus Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

2013, Identity, Rounds Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

2013, Juried Student Art Exhibition, Schick Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

2012, AIDS Benefit, Case Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

2011, Juried Student Art Exhibition, Syracuse University Abroad, Florence, Italy

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2021, In Cahoots Residency, Petaluma, CA

2020, In Cahoots Residency, Petaluma, CA

2019, Mauser Ecohouse Residency, Tina Marie Plein-Air Grant, Runner-up Award, Esterillos Este, Costa Rica

2019, Mudhouse Residency, Agios Ioannis, Crete

2017–2019, Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award in Painting and Drawing, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2018, Willson Center Graduate Research Award, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2018, Ed Lambert Award, 43nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA

2017, Merit Award, 42nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA

2017, Mary Rosenblatt Art Scholarship, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2017, Graduate Dean's Award for International Study, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2017, Judy Voss Jones Cortona Art Scholarship, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2017, Jane Willson Cortona Study Abroad Scholarship, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2017, UGA Franklin College of Arts & Sciences Cortona Study Abroad Scholarship, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2017, UGA Foundation Incentive Scholarship for Study Abroad: Cortona, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2016–2017, Graduate Assistantship Award in Painting and Drawing, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2013, Gallery and Printmaking Summer Funded Internship Award Recipient, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

2013, Studio Art Advanced Painting Student Opportunity Fund Grant, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

2012, Studio Art Honors Independent Study in Watercolor Student Opportunity Fund Grant, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

2011, Best in Drawing, Juried Student Art Exhibition, Syracuse University Abroad, Florence Italy

PUBLICATIONS

2019, “Awakening Within: The Joy is in the Discovery,” Athenaeum @ UGA, MFA Theses

2017, “Connections through Mindful Artmaking,” Brush Magazine, Issue 2

2017, Elzbieta Lepkowska-White and Catherine Chang, “Meanings of Food among Polish and American Young Women,” Journal of East-West Business, Vol 23, Issue 3

LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

2019, “Awakening Within: The Joy is in the Discovery,” Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Competition and MFA Speaks Presentation, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2016, Mindful Art Journaling: Skills Swap Workshop, University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA

2014, Elzbieta Lepkowska-White and Catherine Chang, “Friend or Foe? Food in the Eyes of Young Consumers: The Many Perceptions of Food,” American Marketing Association Public Policy Conference, Boston, MA, June 6-9, Abstract in Conference Proceedings

2013, "The Perception of Food Among Young Consumers”, Senior Honors Thesis, Independent Study in Management and Business, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

2012, Honors Forum Citizenship Art Education Workshop Project, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

EDUCATION

2019, MFA Summa Cum Laude, University of Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA

2017, Study Abroad, University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy

2014, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, YogaWorks, Washington, D.C.

2013, BS Summa Cum Laude, Management and Business Major and Studio Art Minor; Honors Forum Member, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

2011, Study Abroad, Syracuse University Abroad, Florence, Italy