BIOGRAPHY

"I have always been a maker.  Whether it's painting, drawing, weaving, embroidery, botanical sculpture, cooking, or picture framing I am always working on something.  I get antsy if my hands aren’t busy, if there isn’t paint under my nails, pencil shavings in my hair or stray threads stuck to my clothes.”

Born and raised on the Western Slope of Colorado, I spent most of my formative years in idyllic Carbondale.  In the early 2000s a big city life and art school beckoned.  I moved to Chicago and enrolled at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 2006 with a BFA in Fiber and Material Studies.  I spent the next seven years in Chicago.  In 2013, tired of the hustle and bustle of the city, I could no longer ignore the siren song of the mountains and was soon Colorado bound.  At first the move back to Carbondale was just going to be a pit stop on the road to some new exciting place.  A great job opportunity at Main Street Gallery and The Framer made the move back home a more permanent one.  Wanting to re-engage and further support the vibrant arts community in my hometown I jumped at the chance to join the Carbondale Clay Center board at the beginning of 2018 and transitioned to Board President at the beginning of 2021.  I think there are wonderful things in this organization's future and I am very honored to be a small part in stewarding CCC towards that bright horizon. 

Website: catetallmadge.com