2025 - 26:Winner of the The Visual Artists Association of London, England VAA Art100 International 100 most outstanding and visionary artists recognised this year. These artists have been selected for their creativity, originality, and impact, representing the very best in contemporary art today.
2025 - 26: Upmarket Gallery, Market St., Asheville “Art from the Heart”; juried show by Sharon McAllister and Carolyn Edlund.
2025: Upmarket Gallery, Market St., Asheville “Tar Heel Exhibition”; juried show by Carolyn Edlund.
2025: Asheville Art Museum “Asheville Strong” Exhibition. Exclusively for artists affected by Hurricane Helene; runs until Maty, 2025.
2024: “Art In Bloom” juried exhibition, The Gallery At Flat Rock, Flat Rock, NC.
2024:“North Carolina Arboretum” Group Exhibition as a part the Azalea Festival.
2024:“Leicester Studio Tour” invitational exhibition at Olivette Community, Asheville, August, 2024.
2023: “Humans And Nature” the Center for Humans and Nature (https://humansandnature.org/) award for six of my works to be published in 2023. A version of ‘Accelerating’ first appeared in a publication of the Center for Humans and Nature Press and is revised and reprinted here with permission of the Center for Humans and Nature Press.
2023: International gallery Singulart.com, named my work “Maple Ridge Craggy Gardens” to their Fall Harvest Collection.
2023“Saluda Studios Grand Opening” - Artwork represented as a part of Preserving a Picturesque America (PAPA) new gallery located in Saluda, NC.
2022“Legends of the Moon”; Group Show with ERA Contemporary Gallery, Philadelphia. Artwork part of gallery show and will be digitized, then sent to the moon in a time capsule as a part of the Lunar Codex, Polaris Mission, NASA.
2022“The Women’s Show”; Group Show with Martin House Gallery, Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
2022One Person Show, The Village Gallery, Oriental, North Carolina.
2020 Artwork added to the collection of the Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina.
2020 Artwork curated into the “National Juried Show” in Knoxville, TN, The Emporium in the Arts District of Knoxville.
2019 Artwork accepted into the Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine Call for Artists – Celebrating Art and Culture permanent collection, Asheville, NC
2019 Artwork curated into the “Roadside USA” exhibition at the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa, Arizona, from June – October, 2019
2018 Bank of the Arts Exhibition, Gallery, New Bern, North Carolina, Group Show
2018Craven Arts National Show, Gallery, New Bern, North Carolina, Group Show
2018Randy : 6X6” Squared, Gallery, Costa Mesa, California, Group Show
2018Artfinders.com Juried online exhibition, online gallery, London, England, Group Show
2016Charlottesville North Artists Show, Art Walk/Tour, Charlottesville, Virginia, Group Show
2016Catherine Twomey Archives, Over 100 original pieces, Lloyd Museum, Cincinnati, OH, Solo Exhibition
2015Catherine Twomey Solo, Mud Dauber Gallery, Earlysville, VA Solo Exhibition
2015Medicine Illuminated Exhibition, Lloyd Museum, Cincinnati, OH, Juried Group Show
2015 Giliola Gamerini Award International Competition, University in Florence, Italy. Group Show
2015TED, TEDMED, Technology, Education and Design Conference, San Diego, Group Show
2014Illustration Illuminated, William H. Benton Art Museum, Storrs, CT, Group Show
200717th Annual International Exhibition of Animals in Art, University of Louisiana Veterinary School, gallery, Group Show
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2025 - 2026: The Visual Artists Association of London, England VAA Art100 International, celebrating the 100 most outstanding and visionary artists recognised this year. These artists have been selected for their creativity, originality, and impact, representing the very best in contemporary art today.
2025 - 2026: Upmarket Gallery, Market St., Asheville “Art from the Heart”; juried show by Carolyn Edlund.
2025: Upmarket Gallery, Market St., Asheville “Tar Heel Exhibition”; juried show by Carolyn Edlund.
2024: Juried into “Art In Bloom” at The Gallery At Flat Rock, Flat Rock, NC.
2023 “Humans And Nature” the Center for Humans and Nature (https://humansandnature.org/) award for six of works to be published in 2023. A version of ‘Accelerating’ first appeared in a publication of the Center for Humans and Nature Press and is revised and reprinted here with permission of the Center for Humans and Nature Press.
2023:: International gallery Singulartcom, has named my work “Maple Ridge Craggy Gardens” to their Fall Harvest Collection.This piece is in oil on an archival panel. For additional information, please visit: https://www.catherinetwomey.com/available/maple-ridge-craggy-gardens
2022 Juried into the Era Contemporary Gallery, Philadelphia, PA “Legends of the Moon” Exhibition. Artwork will be included in a time capsule and sent to the moon as a part of the NASA Lunar Codex, Polaris Mission
2022 Martin House Gallery, Blowing Rock, NC. Representation of artwork.
2022 Curated into singulart.com online collection and gallery; Paris, France
2019 Artwork accepted into the Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine Call for Artists – Celebrating Art and Culture permanent collection, Asheville, NC
2019 Artwork curated into the “Roadside USA” exhibition at the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa, Arizona, from June – October, 2019
2019 Artwork sold and exhibited via the Kenilworth Art Association
2018 Bank of the Arts Exhibition, Gallery, New Bern, North Carolina, Group Show
2018 Craven Arts National Show, Gallery, New Bern, North Carolina, Group Show
2018 Randy Higbee 6X6” Squared, Gallery, Costa Mesa, California, Group Show
2015 Wine & Country Living, magazine; paintings purchased for the publisher's collection and magazine featured at Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
2010 ArtInPlace Mural Competition Charlottesville, Virginia; Barracks Road, Charlottesville, 12 X 24' on Aluminum
2009 Fellow of the Association of Medical Illustrators (FAMI)
2007 DaVinci Horse, Winner of the American Horse Publications Annual Awards, United States Dressage Federation, magazine cover
2007 Association of Medical Illustrators, Bozeman, MT, Salon judge and presenter
2006 - 2016 OTIS: Organ Transplant Information Systems, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland, Award-winning program distributed worldwide for heart, lungs, liver and additional transplant patient education
2003 The Guide to Equine Electrolytes: What Every Owner and Trainer Should Know, American Horse Show Association "Buy" review of
2000 International Museum of Surgical Science, juried invitational show
1998 Concepts in Biology, Association of Medical Illustrators, Award of Excellence;
1995 Best of Medical Art,The RX Club/Art Directors Club, NYC, Award of Excellence
1993 Human Anatomy, Association of Medical Illustrators, Award of Excellence
1993 Biology: Visualizing Life, Association of Medical Illustrators, Award of Excellence
1992 The Year In Medical Art,The RX Club/Art Directors Club of New York City; Award of Excellence
1990 Human Anatomy and Physiology, Association of Medical Illustrators, Award of Excellence
COLLECTIONS
Era Contemporary Gallery “Legends of the Moon” Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA.. Artwork will be included in a time capsule and sent to the moon as a part of the NASA Lunar Codex, Polaris Mission
Private collections throughout the United States and International.
2019 Artwork accepted into the Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine Call for Artists – Celebrating Art and Culture permanent collection, Asheville, NC
2019 Artwork curated into the “Roadside USA” exhibition at the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa, Arizona, from June – October, 2019
Catherine Twomey Archives, Over 100 original pieces, Lloyd Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Illustration Illuminated, William H. Benton Art Museum, Storrs, CT
Abbott Corporation Collection, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL
Painting provides a sense of peace and productivity that is unmatched. I feel a profound reverence for nature and have a heightened sense of urgency driving me to engage people through my work. I immerse myself in natural surroundings, finding a deep connection to the mountains, the creatures, the waterfalls, oceans and skies.
First I hike, paint plein air, then take observations back to the studio to create a personal response to the experience. I seek to prompt people to relish their interactions with nature and the world: politically, physically and emotionally. Ultimately, I want my work to elicit a positive, meditative response in the viewer, leaving them with positive feelings about the earth and its extraordinary fragile beauty.
