Born: 1963, St. Louis, Missouri
Residence: North Port, FL
Education: Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design, The Creative Circus (formerly the Southeastern Center for the Arts), Atlanta, GA, 1994
M.S. in Human Genetics/Genetic Counseling, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 1988
B.S. in Biology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1986
Residencies & Additional Studies:
-2017 & 2018 International Artist-in-Residency Award, Chateau Orquevaux, Champagne-Ardenne, France
-2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Individual Studies & Master Residencies with Steve Aimone, Artist, Writer, and Author of “Expressive Drawing”, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
-2014 Studies with Nicholas Wilton, Artist & Teacher, Art2Life Program, Sausalito, CA
Selected Exhibitions:
Solo
September 10-October 2, 2021, Cat Tesla Show, “Breathe” Exhibition, Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
December 2019, Cat Tesla Solo Show, Art on Centre, Fernandina Beach, FL
April 2014, ArtExpo NY, New York, NY
March 2013, Solo Show, T. Clifton Gallery, Memphis, TN
August-October, 2012, Quinlan Arts Center, Solo Show, Gainesville, GA
2-08, ATLart[08], Cat Tesla Solo Show, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GA
4-06, “Cat Tesla: New Works”, Solo Show, Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
7-04 “Outside of the Box”, solo show, Eastern Shore Art Center Gallery, Fairhope, AL
Two-Person & Group Shows
April 11 - June 15, 2024, Take Three: New Work by Pamela Crady, Charles Shotwell & Cat Tesla, Gallery 1871/Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
February 15-20, 2024, The Palm Beach Show, Palm Beach, FL (Steidel Contemporary)
January 24 - 28, 2024, Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL (Steidel Contemporary)
July-August 2023, Summer Pleasures, Thomas Deans Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
March 23-26, 2023, Palm Beach Modern & Contemporary, Palm Beach, FL
February 16-21, 2023, The Palm Beach Show, Palm Beach, FL
January 25 - 29, 2023, Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach, FL
September 2022, Living Colors: Paintings by Sherry Czekus and Cat Tesla, Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
June-August 2022 Summer Pleasures, Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
March 2022 Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary (Steidel Contemporary)
March 4-April 4, 2022, “Together/Somewhere”, 22 international artists, Visionary Projects in collaboration with City Art Works, NY, online exhibition
February 2022, The Palm Beach Show (Steidel Contemporary)
January-February 2022, “New Works for a New Year”, Thomas Deans Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
December 2021, CONTEXT Art Miami (Steidel Contemporary)
October 2 - November 19, 2021, Bridgette Mayer Gallery 8th Annual Benefit Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
September 2021, Hamptons Fine Art Fair (Steidel Contemporary)
August 2021, Sugar High, Jen Tough Gallery, Virtual Exhibition
August 2021, Bridgehampton Market Art+Design (Steidel Contemporary)
July 2021, Metro Montage XXI, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
June 2021, Summer Pleasures, Thomas Deans Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
April 2021, Cat Tesla & Lisa Ridgers, “Lift”, Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
January 20-February 20, 2021, Visionary Projects, “The Era of Change”, Virtual Exhibition
November 16-December 16, 2020, Lohme Art Gallery NY x Visionary Projects, “Disrupting the Stillness”, Virtual Exhibition
December 2019, Group Show, Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
September-October 2019, Color Show, North River Design District, Chicago, IL
July-September, 2019, Summer Salon, Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
February-April 2019, Fresh Paint, Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
December 2017, Group Show, Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
July-August, 2017, Summer Salon, Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
March 2017, Women’s Group Show, Muse Gallery, Hilton Head, SC
January 2017, Alchemy Group Show, Gallery43, Roswell, GA
December 2016, Spectrum Miami/Art Basel, Steidel Fine Art Gallery
July-September, 2016, Group Show, Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
July-August, 2015, Abstract Art Show, Muse Gallery, Hilton Head, SC
July-August, 2015, New Works: Summer Show, Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
March 2012, Quinlan Arts Center, 34rd Annual Gala & Art Auction, Gainesville, GA
September 2011, Art & Jazz Featured Artist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Fundraiser, Atl, GA
August 2011, “The Artists of Tula”, Gemena Gallery of Christ Church Presbyterian, Atlanta, GA
May 2011, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art 2011 Art & Design Showhouse, Marietta, GA
April 2011, Art in Bloom Gala & Art Market, Johns Creek Arts Center, Johns Creek, GA
March 2011, Quinlan Arts Center, 33rd Annual Gala & Art Auction, Gainesville, GA
September 2010, ArtScapes Show, Invitational, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
July-August, 2010, Summer Group Show, Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
April-June, 2010 Spring Show, Perlow-Stevens Gallery, Columbia, MO
6-09 Cat Tesla & Mary Burrows, Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN
2009 Atlanta Symphony Decorators’ Showhouse, Atlanta, GA
3-09 Featured Artist, ArtXtravaganza Show, Webb School, Knoxville, TN
1-09, ARTifacts group show, Perry Nicole Fine Art, Memphis, TN
5-07, Atlanta ARTHouse [07], Atlanta, GA
5-07, Group Show, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2-06 Featured Artist, Saks 5th Avenue Artist Market & Trinity Artist Market, Atlanta, GA
12-05 “Annual Pin-Up Show”, Museum of Contemporary Art, group show, Atlanta, GA
11-05 to 1-06, “Two Visions/Two Palettes”, Cat Tesla & Joel Barr, Urban ArtWorks, Alpharetta, GA
02/03/04/05 Ann Jacob Gallery, Atlanta, GA & Highlands, NC
99/00/01/02 “Genesis Show”, Roswell Cultural Arts Ctr., Roswell, GA
98/99/00 Heaven Blue Rose Gallery, Roswell, GA
98/99/00 Primitive Eye Gallery, Decatur, GA
01/02 Vermilion Gallery, Atlanta, GA
99 William W. Fincher, Jr. & Eunice L. Fincher Visual Arts Ctr., Waleska, GA
Representation:
Chicago Art Source, Chicago, IL
Curate 30A, Rosemary Beach, FL
Jules Place, Boston, MA
Judy Ferrara Gallery, Three Oaks, MI
Steidel Contemporary, Palm Beach, FL
Signet Contemporary, London, UK
Selected Collections:
Advent Cancer Institute, Florida
Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, Hinsdale, IL
Alabama Power Company, Birmingham, AL
Alliance Hospital, Dallas, TX
The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC
Atlantic Trust, Atlanta, GA
Atrium Health, Stallings, NC
Baptist Hospital Medical Towers, Jacksonville, FL
Baptist Medical Center, Carthage, MS
Belden Stratford, Chicago, IL
Briggs & Veselka Co., Houston, TX
Brightworth, Atlanta, GA
Bryn Mawr Surgical Center, Bryn Mawr, PA
California Bank & Trust, Carlsbad, CA
Capital One, Alpharetta, GA
Christine & Neil Dietsch, Tuscaloosa, AL
Cold Chain Technologies, Franklin, MA
Comanche County Medical Center, Comanche, TX
Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Lawton, OK
Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, IL
David Baldacci, Author
Deaconess Hospice House, Evansville, IN
Drinker, Biddle, and Reath, Washington, DC
FedEx Family House, Memphis, TN
Federal Reserve Bank, Jacksonville, FL Branch
First Commercial Bank, Jackson, MS
Florida Hospital for Women, Orlando, FL
Foley & Mansfield, Attorneys at Law, St. Louis, MO
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA
Fort Riley Irwin Community Army Hospital, Fort Riley, KS
Georgia Power, Atlanta, GA
Georgian Bank, Atlanta, GA
Gordon Hospital, Calhoun, GA
Harris Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth, TX
Hill-Rom, Batesville, IN
Heritage Financial Services, Boston, MA
Highwoods Properties, Pittsburgh, PA
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Houston Methodist Cypress, Cypress, TX
Inspire Brands, Atlanta, GA
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hope Tower, Neptune, NJ
John & Jean Lansing, Knoxville, TN
JTM MKE, Brookfield, WI
Kaiser Hospital, San Diego, CA
Kaiser Permanente Medical Office Building, Victorville, CA
Kaiser Permanente, Mission Viejo Medical Office Building, Mission Viejo, CA
Ken & Leslie Parent, Knoxville, TN
Kingwood Medical Center, Kingwood, TX
Kirkland Cancer Center, Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Jackson, TN
Koons-Fuller, Family Law, TX
KRG Capital, Denver, CO
Lenbrook, Atlanta, GA
Long Island Jewish Hospital, New York, NY
Magee Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
Mesun Health Services, Lawrenceville, GA
Methodist Hospital, Arcadia, CA
Methodist West Houston Hospital, Houston, TX
Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH
Mississippi Retina Associates, Ridgeland, MS
Norman Regional Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma
North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital Forest Hills, Queens, NY
Northern Trust Bank, Chicago, IL
Northside Hospital Cherokee, Canton, GA
Northwest Community Hospital, Chicago, IL
Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL
Nueterra Healthcare, Kansas City, MO
Oklahoma Heart Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Partners Surgical, Hedgewig, TX
Peter F. Reinecke, St. Louis, MO
Pioneer Square Courtyard by Marriott, Seattle, WA
Primary Care Medical Specialists, Des Plaines, IL
Principal Financial, Des Moines, IA
ProHealthcare Medical Clinic, Mukwonago, WI
Riverside Doctor’s Hospital Williamsburg, VA
RSUI, Atlanta, GA
Saint David’s North Austin Medical Center, Austin, TX
Saint John's Mercy Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville, IL
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, Baytown, TX
Schulz Eye & Surgery Center, Savannah, GA
Scripps Del Mar, Plastic Surgery & Reconstruction, San Diego, CA
Scripps Clinic, Dermatology Suite, San Diego, CA
Sedgwick LLP, Newark, NJ
Sharp Rees Stealy, San Diego, CA
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL
Skip & Nancy Elsas, Coconut Grove, FL
State Street Corporation, Boston, MA
Suburban Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Betheseda, MD
Swedish Hospital Seattle, Edmonds Campus, Seattle, WA
Cheryl & Joseph Risko, Heathrow, FL
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX
Texas Health Resources Emergency Department, Fort Worth, TX
The BVA Group, Houston, TX
The Daniel Group, Kennesaw, GA
The Settings Development Companies, Atlanta, GA
Trimont, Atlanta, GA
University of Texas, Tyler, TX
University of Miami, Miami, FL
University of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Lee & Jeanne Walls, Birmingham, AL
Washington Hospital Center, Heart & Vascular Institute, Washington, DC
Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI
The Westin Hotel, Savannah, GA
Willowbrook Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Wellstar Medical, Vinings, GA
Movies:
-2015, “Scream” TV series, Next Film, Inc., “Whisper” image, set dressing
-2014 Fathers & Daughters, F& D Productions, Inc., starring Aaron Paul, Russell Crowe, & Amanda Seyfried. “Horizons I & II”, “New Day”, set dressing for an office in the film.
Recent Awards:
-2023 Merit Award, Painting, Vero Beach Under the Oaks Show, Vero Beach, FL
-2023 3 Collector Awards, Gasparilla Art Show, Tampa, FL
-2020 2 Collector Awards, Gasparilla Art Show, Tampa, GL
-2020/2019 Best in Painting, Bonita Springs National Art Show, Bonita Springs, FL
-2016/2017, Best in Painting, Brookhaven Fine Arts Show, Atlanta, GA
-2016, Juror’s Choice, Des Moines Art Festival, Des Moines, IA
-2016, Award of Merit, Winter Park Art Show, Winter Park, FL
-2015, Best in Show, Brookhaven Fine Arts Show, Atlanta, GA
-2015, Best in Painting, Estero Fine Art Show, Estero, FL
-2014, Best in Painting, Estero Fine Art Show, Estero, FL
Professional Associations & Teaching:
2021 National Association of Women Artists, New York, Member
2005-present National Association of Independent Artists, Member
2008-2012 Artists-4-Alzheimers, Volunteer Workshop Teacher for patients with Alzheimers,
William Bremen Jewish Home, Atlanta, GA
Books:
2017 Contributing Author, Secrets of the Art World: Getting Real about the Process, Business, and Selling of Your Work, By: Litsa Spanos, June 2017.
Press:
Florida Design Artisans to Know, Sarasota Edition, Volume 2 #1, March 2024
Luxe Magazine Naples-Sarasota, January/February 2024
Art Radar Feature: 5 Questions to Cat Tesla, November, 2023
Bold Journey, Stories and Perspectives on Resilience Building, July 2023
Art by Artists YouTube Interview, July, 2023
Vero Beach Magazine, February 2023, page 167
Go Solo Magazine, January 2023
Go Solo Magazine, November 2022
Canvas Rebel, October 2022
Independent Artists Podcast Interview, August 2022
Saatchi Art: Best of 2022 Collection
Saatchi Art: Best Selling Painters Collection 2022
Saatchi Art Catalogue Vol. 3, Spring 2022
Saatchi Art Catalogue Vol. 2, Spring 2022
Saatchi Art Catalogue Vol. 1, Spring 2022
Voyage Atlanta, June 2021: Conversations with Cat Tesla
Shoutout Atlanta: Meet Cat Tesla International Artist, May 2020
Saatchi Art Catalogue, Spring 2020
Florida Décor, June 2019, Palm Beach Edition, page 23, http://florida-decor.com/images/June2019%20issuePALMBEACH.pdf
House & Garden Magazine, Art Edit, June, July, August 2019
ATGhousing.com, featured artist: https://www.atghousing.com/featured-artist-august-2018
VoyageATL, July 2018: http://voyageatl.com/interview/check-cat-teslas-artwork/
Atlanta Midtown Lifestyles Magazine, September 2017, “Serenity”, page 34: http://issuu.com/lifestylepubs/docs/midtown_2017_9_print?e=10131829/52228087
Muse Gallery director offers 'blend of artistic experience' for visitors: review of abstract art show, Muse Gallery Hilton Head, July 2015 http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/07/16/3839918_muse-gallery-director-offers-blend.html?rh=1
CodaMagazine Feature: Transformative Walls, June 2015, https://flipboard.com/@codaworx/codamagazine%3A-transformative-walls-it6a307oz
Memphis Magazine, March 2013
NPR Station WKNO Memphis, Interview with Cat Tesla, March 22, 2013
Genetics in Medicine, August 2011, Cover, “Morning Mist”
Kansas City REVIEW: The Art of Nature, April 15, 2010
Genetics in Medicine, April 2009, Cover, "Arrival I"
StudioVisit Magazine, April 2009, "Outside of the Box"
The Emory Report, February 11, 2008
Southern Living Magazine, Georgia Living Section, February 2008
Art Business News, August 2007, "Fluid in Motion", pp. 31-33.
Genetics In Medicine, September 2005, Cover, "Family Tree"
The Santa Fe Opera Magazine, 2005, "The Clearing"
Genetics in Medicine, May 2005, Cover, "Discovery"
Art Galleries & Artists of the South, Summer 2004
Genetics in Medicine, May/June 2001, Cover, "Jagged Edge"