Art Montana Features -- Cathy Weber Grief Series


	Cathy Weber's Grief Series Showing at the Art Museum of Missoula Second Floor Gallery May 27- July 8, 2000 Cathy Weber's Grief Series combines calligraphy, gold leaf, illumination, narrative illustration, stitchery and the poetry of Gertrude Stein. Informed by personal loss, the artworks form a chronology of loss, grief and healing. A full-color catalogue of the exhibition will be available through the Art museum Bookstore.
		© Cathy Weber, Grief's Weight, watercolor, skin, gold, 6.5 x 9, 1999
	Opening Reception: Friday, June 2, 5-8 pm Panel Discussion: Tuesday, June 13, 7pm Video Screening: Tuesday, June 20, 7:30pm
	Cathy Weber grew up in the Midwestern U.S., studied at Herron School of Art and Indiana University, and completed a formal painting apprenticeship in Mexico City. In 1981 she moved to Dillon, Montana, where she maintains a studio in the historic downtown. She is skilled at working at a variety of media though she executes the bulk of her work in watercolor. Following the death of her partner and father of her child she began the Grief Series, a group of paintings on skin parchment inspired by 15th century European illuminated manuscripts. Weber has incorporated the poetry of Gertrude Stein to help express the process of grieving.