DEI EXHIBITION JULY 1 THRU 30

Cathey Stoney

Saluda, NC

Artist Statement:

“I am interested in creating spaces that seem familiar yet are ambiguous and abstract. Working in oil and cold wax allows me to paint in a more free , abstract, and intuitive manner. My work is process driven and multi-layered. It is an exploration into mark-making, layering, drawing into layers and scraping away layers using a range of tools and techniques. These layers create a sense of history within each piece. The process of adding, subtracting, concealing and revealing is analogous to n...

Artist Biography:

Cathey Cassady Stoney works in her studio on Dancing Ridge in Saluda, NC. Surrounded by mountain vistas that span across the Green River Game Lands and beyond to Mount Mitchell, inspiration is ever-present. In her oil and cold wax paintings, she explores nature and the landscape she loves through the lens of abstraction, but with a nod toward realism. Her ethereal landscapes seem familiar yet embrace ambiguity, pushing the viewer beyond what they already know.

After two decades of teac...