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Cate Hunter Kashem

Antique Roses   Oil on board
12 x 9      framed 20 x 17      $600

 
Cate Hunter Kashem

Early Morning by the Marsh   Oil on linen
13.5 x 23.5      framed 19.5 x 29.5      $800

 
Cate Hunter Kashem

Crashing Wave   Oil on linen
11.5 x 23.5      framed 17.5 x 29.5      $750

 

Cate Hunter KashemCate Hunter Kashem was born in 1981 in Boston, MA, daughter of artist Robert Douglas Hunter and museum director Elizabeth Ives Hunter. Cate earned a Master's in French literature from Boston University, and has been painting full time since 2007. She maintains a studio in Cambridge, MA.

Her first art teacher was her father, and to him she owes a great deal. She studied formally at the New School of Classical Art under Dana Levin. She also studied cast and life drawing under Robert Cormier and received additional landscape instruction with David Curtis.

She is a member of the Cambridge Art Association and the Cape Cod Art Association. She was the 2009 artist-in-resident with the Cape Cod Art Association. Her work has been displayed at the Cape Cod Museum of Art, the Copley Society, the Manchester Historical Society, Bedford/St. Martin's Publishing, Newton Country Day School, and the Cambridge Center for Adult Education.

Artist's Statement
I started painting landscapes in oil my senior year in high school. While I had always enjoyed artistic endeavors, that was a turning point for me. I felt privileged to use my Dad's materials, and exhilarated to work outdoors. Years later, I still feel exhilarated when I paint, in the studio or in the field.

My palette and working methods are derived primarily from the Boston School tradition as passed down through the students of Ives Gammell, although I have also been influenced by Classical Realism. Some of my favorite artists include Sargent, Ingres, Pissarro and Degas. Like all my mentors, I work from life on both landscape and still life. In each composition I pay special attention to design, because it enhances the subject matter and transforms a documentary image into an expressive one.

Some of the character traits that help an artist thrive - curiosity, a bit of rebelliousness, fierce independence - made it difficult for me as a young person to acknowledge my artistic aspirations. I wanted to be my own person and was vocally protective of my individuality. When I was ten, I remember one of my Dad's students asking me if I would grow up to be an artist like my father. In response, I stood tall, put my hands on my hips, and replied defiantly: "No! I'm going to be a firefighter!" Actually, I had no idea what I wanted to be as an adult. All the while, I was fascinated by watching my Dad paint, and continuously took art classes in school. When it came time to attend university, I chose a degree in French.

French literature thrilled me because I felt a personal connection with the authors that transcended time and language. In literature, as in painting, I found a sensitivity to the world that resonated with my deepest feelings; I knew I, too, had something to discover and express, but I didn't know how. Overwhelmed by these thoughts, it felt reassuring to be involved in the academic world where there were well-established expectations.

It wasn't until after I was successfully working in publishing that I realized I needed to dedicate myself to art full time. Painting on the weekends just wasn't sufficient to satiate my hunger for creative expression, and even professional advancement was not enough to fill the void. Reading Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, by David Bayles and Ted Orland, was influential in my career decision.

Becoming an artist has been a struggle, a privilege, and a joy. Painting gives me a chance to expand my vision of the world and provides a way to connect with the viewers of my work. No single painting is the final statement; over time, I have learned to look at my work as part of a journey, and as a series of investigations. Though I traveled and experienced life outside of the art world, it wasn't until I came back to painting that I felt I had begun my life's true work. In the words of Marcel Proust, “the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”

Education

  • The New School of Classical Art, Pawtucket, RI
    Drawing & Painting, Class of 2008

  • Studied with: Robert Douglas Hunter
    David Curtis (beginning in 2007)
    Robert Cormier (2000-2001)

  • Boston University, Boston MA
    Master of Arts, French Language and Literature, January 2006
    Bachelor of Arts, French Language and Literature, May 2003

Awards & Honors

  • "Outstanding Work" Award,
    Marblehead Festival of the Arts, 2010

  • Teaching Fellowship in French, Boston University, 2004-2006

  • Medeiros Scholarship, Boston University, 1999-2003

  • Scholarship to Robert Cormier's drawing atelier, 2000-2001

 

Exhibitions

  • The Subject is Light: The Hank & Sharon Martin Collection of Contemporary Realism,
    Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT March-August 2011,
    Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA September-November 2010

  • All New England Juried Show, September 2010
    Cape Cod Art Association Barnstable, MA

  • New England Regional Juried Show August 2010
    The Guild of Boston Artists
    Boston, MA

  • Landscape/Escape November 2009
    The Cape Cod Art Association
    Barnstable, MA

  • New England Regional Juried Show September 2009
    The Guild of Boston Artists Boston, MA

  • Painting by the Sea June 2009
    Manchester Historical Society Manchester, MA

  • Secret Garden Tour Exhibit June 2008
    The Cape Cod Museum of Art Dennis, MA

  • Alumni Exhibits Spring & Fall 2008
    Newton Country Day School Newton, MA

  • Seeing & Writing 2006
    Bedford/St. Martin’s Boston, MA

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