Catherine A. Hess
Artist
Alexandria, Virginia and Wellfleet, Massachusetts
 
​Galleries

Gallery 75 at The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
The Gallery with Artwork -Woodwork-Stonework, Eastham, MA  
Special Exhibitions, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA  

Solo Exhibitions

2021
  • Postponed from 2020; Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet, MA
2020
  • Outermost Light, Amavi Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
2019
  • A Singular Vision of Outer Cape Cod, Parkview Gallery, Glen Echo, MD
2018
  • A Singular Vision of the Outer Cape. Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA

Group Exhibitions

2020
  • Reflections on the Pandemic, Highland House Museum/Truro Historical Society, Truro, MA
  • The Woodfleet Project, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA
2019
  • Guidebook Cover Competition, Wellfleet Chamber of Commerce at Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet, MA
  • Celebrate Our Waters, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • In Thoreau's Views at Eastham Public Library, Addison Art Gallery
  • After Hopper, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • In Thoreau's Views, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • The Woodfleet Project, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA
  • Eastham Garden Tour Exhibit, Eastham Public Library, Eastham, MA
  • On the Bright Side, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • Outer Cape White Line Printmakers, Truro Council on Aging, Truro, MA​
2018
  • Guidebook Cover Competition, Wellfleet Chamber of Commerce at Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet, MA
  • Outer Cape White Line Printmakers, ​Truro Library, Truro, MA
  • After Hopper, ​Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • Woodfleet Project 2.0, ​Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA
  • Eastham Garden Tour Exhibit, ​Eastham Public Library, Eastham, MA
  • Outermost Inspirations at Eastham Public Library, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • Celebrating Truro,​ Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • Artists and Muses, Barnstable Town Hall, Hyannis, MA
  • Outermost Inspirations, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
2017    
  • The Woodfleet Project, Wellfleet Preservation Hall, Wellfleet, MA
  • After Hopper in Truro, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • After Hopper in Eastham, Addison Art Gallery, Orleans, MA
  • Drawn to Life: The Monday Group, ​Marlboro Gallery, Largo, MD  

Juried Exhibitions
 
2020      2020, The Art League, Alexandria, VA
               Quarantine Dreams, Gallery-V, Lexington Park, MD
               Artists' Choice- National Juried Group Show, Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC
               All Works Square, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
               On the Surface, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA               
               All Media Exhibit (May), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
               National Open Juried Exhibition, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
               Human Condition, The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA
               All Media Exhibit (January), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2019       All Media Exhibit (December), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
               Strokes of Genius, Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
               MFA@Gallery 564, Severna Park, MD - Juror's Choice Award
               All Works Square, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
               Landscape All Media Exhibit (June), The Art League, Alexandria, VA - Honorable Mention Award
               Art on Paper, ​Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
               All Media Exhibit (January), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2018      All Media Exhibit (September), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
              "Value" All Media Exhibit (August), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
              All Media Exhibit (May),​ ​The Art League, Alexandria, VA
              All  Media Exhibit (April), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
              Landscape All Media Exhibit (March), The Art League, Alexandria, VA - Honorable Mention Award
             All Media Exhibit (January), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2017     All Media Exhibit (December), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
             "Doubt" All Media Exhibit (November), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
             Third Annual Athenaeum Invitational: Glow, Alexandria, VA          
             All Media Exhibit (July), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
             22nd Annual All Cape Cod Art Show- Open Juried Exhibition, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
             All Media Exhibit (May), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2016    All Media Exhibit (December), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
            All Media Exhibit (September), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
           “Landschap” All Media Exhibit (August), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
            “Orbit” All Media Exhibit (April), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2015    “miniMAX” All Media Exhibit (November), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
             ‘Scapes All Media Exhibit (August), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
             All Media Exhibit (June), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
             All Media Exhibit (January), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2014    Small Works All Media Exhibit (November), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
            Art in City Hall, Alexandria, VA
            Neo -Expressionism All-Media Exhibit (June), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
            Pop Art All Media Exhibit (April), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2013    ‘ Scapes All Media Membership Exhibit (August), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2010    “HerStory” All Media Membership Show (March), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2008    Small Works All Media Membership Show (November), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
             Art in City Hall: A Bi-Annual Juried Exhibition (April-October), Alexandria, VA
             “ > 100 Artists” All Media Membership Show (January), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2007    Bi-Annual Art in City Hall Juried Exhibition (April- September), Alexandria, VA
             16th Annual Strathmore Artist Membership Multi-Media Exhibition "Food for Thought"
2006    All Media Membership Show (March), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2005    All Media Membership Show (March), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
2004    Winter Exhibition, Invitational Gallery, Strathmore Arts Center, North Bethesda, MD
             The 7th Annual National Juried Fine Arts Competition, Gallery West, Alexandria, VA
2003    The Body In Perspective, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg VA
             All Media Membership Show (November), The Art League, Alexandria, VA
             Watercolor Landscape National Juried Show, Zwaanendael Gallery, Lewes, DE
2002    Mid-Atlantic Watercolor Show, Cade Fine Arts Center Gallery, Arnold, MD
1996     Washington Studio School Student Exhibition, Courtyard Gallery, Washington,  DC                       
             Colombian Consulate Exhibition of selected works from the Washington Studio School
 
Open Exhibitions

2020    Members' 12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA
              Isolation: Inspiration Virtual Art Exhibit, Wellfleet Public Library, Wellfleet, MA 
​             Come Together Virtual Open Call for Outer Cape Artists, Provincetown Commons, Provincetown, MA
             Artists Fundraiser for Hope Town, Bahamas, ​Yellow Barn Gallery, Glen Echo, MD
2019.    Members Open: Small Works, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA.
             Art Scramble Fundraiser to benefit Wild Care, at Eastham Public Library, Eastham, MA    
             Members' 12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA                                ​             Summer Show, Provincetown Commons, Provincetown, MA
2018     A Community of Art; Inaugural Exhibition Celebrating the Opening of Provincetown Commons, Provincetown, MA
             Members Open: Small Works, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA 
​             Art Scramble Fundraiser to benefit CapeAbilities, at Eastham Public Library, Eastham, MA
             Members' 12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA 
2017     Members’ 12×12 Exhibition and Silent Auction, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA            
​             Members Open Exhibition I, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
2016     Member Exhibition, Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA
             Member Exhibit, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
             Members’ 12×12 Exhibition and Silent Auction, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA
2015     Member Exhibit, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, Truro, MA
2009    Works by Alumni, Washington Studio School, Washington, DC
2006    Kalorama Artists’ Fair, Washington, DC
             1460 Wall Mountables, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
2005    Kalorama Artists’ Fair, Washington, DC
2004    Kalorama Artists’ Fair, Washington, DC
             1460 Wall Mountables, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
             Annual Members Show, Museum of Contemporary Arts- MOCA DC
             A and M Galleries, Washington, DC
2003    “Water” special exhibition, The Art League of Virginia, Alexandria, VA
             International Artists Support Group and Annual Members Show, MOCA DC
             1460 Wall Mountables, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
             Art on the Side, at Bossa, Washington, DC
             Figurative Art Gallery, Washington, DC (June, July, August, October-December)
             Kalorama Artists’ Fair, Washington, DC
2002    The American Dream Exhibit, Masterpiece Alley Gallery, Mitchellville, MD
             Annual Members Show, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Washington, DC
             1460 Walls Mountable, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
             DC Commission on the Arts Artist Fellowship Program Applicant Exhibition, MOCA DC
             Kalorama Emerging Artists’ Fair, Washington, DC
             Student/Faculty Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
2001    1460 Walls Mountable, District of Columbia Arts Center, Washington, DC
             Student/Faculty Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
1999     Seventh Annual Artists of the XXIst Century Show, Arlington, VA
             Student/Faculty Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
1998     Painting Holidays Watercolor Exhibition, Arlington, VA- Northern Light Honorable Mention Award
 
 
Professional Affiliations

Outer Cape White Line Printmakers- 2018- present
Discover Graphics Atelier- 2017- present 
Figure Painting at Schulenberg Studio- Eastham, Massachusetts, 2016- present
Provincetown Art Association and Museum, 2015- present
​Art League - Alexandria, Virginia, 2002-present
​​Maryland Federation of Art- 2019-2020
Cape Cod Museum of Art- 2018- 2019
​Cape Cod Creative Arts Center- Chatham, Massachusetts, 2016- 2017
Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, 2015- 2017
​Strathmore Artist, 2002-2007; 2015- 2017                
District of Columbia Arts Center 2002-2007
Mid City Artists- 2005                                   
Washington Project for the Arts\Corcoran 2002-2004