Cathleen Rehfeld lives and paints in Hood River, Oregon. Her major influences have been from traditional plein air painters, and the California Impressionists. Painters she cites as strong influences on her work are Edgar Payne, William Wendt, R. Julian Onderdonk, and contemporary painters, David Leffel, Tony Ryder, Eric Jacobsen and Matt Smith.

Born: Austin, Texas

Resides: Hood River, Oregon

Juried Exhibitions
2002 Honorable Mention; 23rd Annual Artists of the Gorge Exhibition, Stevenson, WA
2002 First Place; The Dalles Art Show, The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR
2001 Subaru Gorge Games Art Exhibition, Hood River, OR
2001 Hail Mid Columbia, Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR
2001 On a Garden Path, Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR
2001 22nd Annual Artists of the Gorge Exhibition, Stevenson, WA
2000 1st Annual Public Library Opening, White Salmon, WA
2000 21st Annual Artists of the Gorge Exhibition, Stevenson, WA
1999 Honorable Mention; 20th Annual Artists of the Gorge Exhibition, Stevenson, WA
1998 19th Annual Artists of the Gorge Exhibition, Stevenson, WA

Exhibitions
2002 Waters Edge; Landscapes by Contemporary Northwest Artists, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA
2002 Pear Art, Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR
2002 Lake Oswego Art Festival, Portland, OR
2001 First Friday Artwalk - Exhibit every first Friday of the month, Hood River, OR
2001 Lake Oswego Art Festival, Portland, OR
2001 Columbia Gorge Regional Arts Association - Annual Fund Raiser, Hood River, OR
2000 Columbia Gorge Regional Arts Association - Annual Fund Raiser, Hood River, OR

One Person Show
2001 Columbia River Bank, Hood River, OR

Education
2002 Catalina Island Workshop, Plein Air Painters of America, SAS Scottsdale, AZ -
Instructors Ken Bachaus, John Budicin, Joseph Mendez

2002 Fredericksburg Art School, Fredericksburg, TX -
Instructor Matt Smith, Plein Air Landscape

2001 Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle, WA -
Instructor Tony Ryder, Figure Drawing

2000 Scottsdale Artist's School, Scottsdale, AZ -
Instructor David Leffel, Still Life, Portrait

2000 Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle, WA -
Instructor Tony Ryder, Figure Drawing on Toned Paper

2000 Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle, WA -
Instructor Tony Ryder, Features of the Head

1997 Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle, WA -
Instructor Michael Grimaldi, Figure Drawing

1997 Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle, WA -
Instructor Tony Ryder, Portrait Painting

1997 Coupville Center for Fine Arts, Coupville, WA - Watercolor

1986 National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

1983 B.F.A. Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Publications
Columbia Gorge Economic Development, Diverse Opportunities (cover art)

Awards and Scholarships
2002 Honorable Mention; 23rd Annual Artists of the Gorge Exhibition, Stevenson, WA
2002 First Place; The Dalles Art Show, The Dalles Art Center, The Dalles, OR
1999 Honorable Mention; 20th Annual Artists of the Gorge Exhibition, Stevenson, WA
1998 Scholarship; Seattle Academy of Fine Art, Seattle, WA
1997 Scholarship; Coupville Center for Fine Arts, Coupville, WA

Affiliations
Pacific Northwest Plein Air Painters
Board of Directors, Columbia Art Gallery
Columbia Gorge Arts and Culture Council
Associate Member Oil Painters of America
Artist Patron; California Art Club

Private Collections
Harold and Elizabeth Lawrence, Weatherford, Tx

Galleries
Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR
First Avenue Gallery, Portland, OR