Education
University of Indiana-Bloomington, Master of Fine Arts, 2019
University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2010
Graduated cum laude
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Certificate, 2009
Selected Exhibitions
2023
Bad Girls Club, Tara Downs, New York NY Solo show
Icons, Harkawik, New York NY
My Condolences, curated by Monsieur Zohore, M+B, Los Angeles CA
It’s My Party, Guts Gallery, London UK
2022
Vanitas, Queer Thoughts, New York NY Solo show
The Art that Be, 11 Newel, Brooklyn NY
A Somewhat Thin Line, In Lieu, Los Angeles CA
Apple in the Dark, Harkawik, New York NY
Legally Blonde, Downs and Ross, New York NY
The Sexy Show, curated by Anna Frost, Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas NV
Salon, Amor Corp, Venice CA
2021
Security, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles CA Solo show
Devastation, Queer Thoughts, New York NY
Jahresgaben 2021, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn Germany
Nightcore, Envy6011, Wellington New Zealand
Timely, 11 Newel, Brooklyn NY
Recent History, Hans Gallery, Chicago IL Solo Show
Boyses Death, in Cooperation with La Cienega Estrella Gallery, New York NY
Uncoiling, Gern en Regalia, New York NY
As the World Turns, Geary Contemporary, Millerton NY
2020
Fade Into You, A.D Gallery, New York NY
Knock Off, Paradice Palase, Brooklyn NY Solo show
Be Yourself with Everyone, Good Mother Gallery, Oakland CA (*online exhibition)
2019
Taking Root, Kunst im Tunnel, Dusseldorf Germany Curator: Jurriaan Benschop
MFA Thesis, Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2018
Chromatose, Gamut Gallery, Evansville IN
Awards
2018
Friends of Art Prize, Indiana University-Bloomington
2017
Grant In Aid Award, Indiana University-Bloomington
2016
John F. and Anna L. Stacey Scholarship
Third Place, Manifest International Painting Annual 6
2014
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2012
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
Bibliography
McCann, Margaret. “Catherine Mulligan’s Offensive Charm,” Two Coats of Paint, October 2023.
Greenberger, Alex. “Ugly Painting in New York is Getting Uglier, and That’s Good News,” Art in America newsletter, September 2023.
Boyle, Meka. “What to See in NYC: September Gallery Guide”, Elephant, September 2023.
Ahmed, Sahir. “Catherine Mulligan Says There’s a Thrill to Tastelessness.” Office Magazine, September 2023.
Martin-Gachot, Ella. “Artists Drake Carr and Catherine Mulligan Dissect the Post-Opening Comedown.”, Cultured Magazine, September 2023.
Scarabelli, Taylore. “Catherine Mulligan on Teen Mom, Tragic Paintings, and Y2K Trends.” Interview Magazine, September 2023.
“Catherine Mulligan”, Des Pair Books, 2023.
Dinsdale, Emily. “Sensual and Grotesque Depictions of Modern Womanhood.”, Dazed, January 2023.
Inclusion in Editorial Magazine, Issue 22, 2023.
Inclusion in Gruppe Magazine, Issue 5, 2023.
Issueissue, curated by Freja Wewer, 2023.
Armstrong, Annie. “Wet Paint In The Wild: The Kapp Kapp Brothers Party At The Odeon and Blaze Through The Tribeca Scene With A Band Of Artists”, Artnet, October 2022.
Howe, David Everitt. “Legally Blonde”, ArtForum, March 2022.
Storm, Rebecca. “Catherine Mulligan”, Editorial Magazine, October 2022.
Le, Johnny. “Salon, A Group Exhibition at Radius House, Los Angeles”, Purple, February 2022.
Amery, Mark. “Te Hikōi Toi: Welcoming the new to Te Aro”, The Dominion Post, November 2021.
Inclusion in ArtMaze Issue 23, 2021.
Inclusion in Manifest International Painting Annual 6, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH, 2016.