March Exhibit: Laura Catherwood
We are thrilled to welcome Chicago-based artist Laura Catherwood to our walls for our March exhibit! Join us this Saturday, March 8, 6-8pm, for the opening reception to meet Laura and groove to a new mix by DJ Sean Doe made especially for the opening!
Companions
New Works by Laura Catherwood
March 8-30, 2025
Open 10am-6pm Daily
Opening Reception
Saturday, March 8, 6-8pm
Free / All Ages
Works will be made available first to our Gallery Previews Email subscribers. Sign up at https://previews.rotofugi.com
About the Exhibit
Laura Catherwood’s ‘Companions’ celebrates and instantiates the power of togetherness.
‘Companions’ brings to life three quintessential Catherwood characters: The Guardian, a rough and ready canine protector; the Gardener, a curious and creative bird-frog explorer; and the Guide, a sleepy-eyed beetle at one with the universe. Catherwood depicts the trio’s adventures across a series of exquisitely rendered mixed-media drawings, in addition to embracing a new medium: cement statuettes, each standing four to six inches tall.
“‘Companions’ is a gesture of support and care,” Catherwood says. “These are difficult times, and when I make these little statues, I like to picture them offering comfort to people, whether it’s the bird-frog serving as a reminder of their own creativity, or the beetle as a reminder of trust and quietude. Most important of all, I want to remind people they’re not alone.”
- Show synopsis by Jason Ankeny
About the Artist
Laura Catherwood is a Chicago-based painter working primarily in graphite and oil paint. Coaxing these materials into soft textures and delicate gestures, she creates sensitive illustrations of plants, animals, and odd creatures.
Her compositions place familiar nature imagery in unexpected situations, resulting in quiet scenes that explore the inner emotional landscape while simultaneously soothing the viewer. The creatures offer the audience company in handling their ambivalent feelings, challenging experiences, unanswered questions, and grief. She works often in series, and these bodies of work evoke an intimate, mysterious narrative for the viewer to curiously enter.