Catarina Leitão, born in Germany, is Portuguese and lives in New York City. MFA (Masters in Fine Arts - Combined Media), Hunter College, New York, 1999. Undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1993. Solo Exhibitions Thicket Number 35 gallery, New York, October 13 - November 18, 2007. press release pdf The Characters the Objects and the Landscapes Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon, Portugal, 2006. www.pedrocera.com Natural Selection Project Room at Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York, 2005. Drawings Galeria Pedro Cera, Lisbon, Portugal, 2004. Catarina Leitão / Matthew Ronay 2 person show, Andrea Rosen Gallery 2, New York, 2002-2003. www.andrearosengallery.com Tamed Nature Centro de Arte Moderna – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal, 2002. A.R.D. Artificial Retreat Devices Sintra Museum of Modern Art / Berardo Collection, Portugal, 2001. Selected Group Exhibitions 2008 Center for Book Arts 2007 Artists in Residence Workspace, Center for Book Arts, New York. Point of View, curated by Miguel Amado, Museu da cidade, Lisbon, Portugal. [Catalogue] Four Degrees: Artistic Views on Climate Change, curated by Robert Sweeny, Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA. Human Resources, part of Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Artists Residency Marks a Decade Downtown, curated by Sara Reisman, New York. 2007 The Shape of Things to Come, curated by Marco Antonini, Redhead Space, LMCC, New York. website 50 Years of Portuguese Art, Calouste Gulbekian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. Anatomical Attitudes, curated by Robin Reisenfeld, Heskin Contemporary, New York. 2006 Prevailing Climate, co-curated by Rachel Gugelberger and Jeffrey Walkowiak, Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York. www.sarameltzergallery.com  pdf press release Garden Improvement, curated by Jennifer McGregor, Wave Hill, New York. [Catalogue] www.wavehill.org/arts/catarina_leitao.html 501 Lexington, curated by McKendree Kee, The Roger Smith Lab Gallery, New York. www.rogersmitharts.com Leaves of Grass Pillow (1980), in collaboration with Trong G. Nguyen for his project "Humanitarians Not Heroes (Five-Alive)", Tenri Cultural Institute, New York. www.cameandwent.com En Masse, Heskin Contemporary, New York. www.heskincontemporary.com Naturalia, curated by Leonor Nazaré, Lagos Cultural Center, Lagos, Portugal. [Catalogue] Options and Futures, Fundação PLMJ Recent Acquisitions, curated by Miguel Amado, Arte Contempo, Lisbon, Portugal. www.artecontempo.org Salon Itenérant d’Art Contemporain, curated by Fátima Lambert, 6 locations: France, Lithuania, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal. 2005 Greater New York 2005, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York. [Catalogue] Our World, curated by Julie Peppito, Broadway Gallery, New York. Densidade Relativa, curated by Leonor Nazaré, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal. [Catalogue] Digressões sobre uma Urbanidade, curated by Miguel Von Hafe Perez, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal. 2004 Bienal de Pontevedra “No principio era a viaxe”, curated by Miguel Von Hafe Perez and David G. Torres, Pontevedra, Spain. [Catalogue] Field: Science, Technology and Nature curated by Alyson Baker, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York. Freehand, curated by Rachel Gugelberger, Marvelli Lab, New York. The Body In The Garment In The Furniture In The Room MFA Thesis, Hunter College, New York. Solo*, 1999. Awards and Residencies 2007  The Center for Book Arts Residency, New York. website 2006  Triangle Residency Program, Brooklyn, New York. studio images | website 2005  The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, The Space Program, New York. studio images 2003  Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Residency at the Woolworth Building,       New York. studio images 2002  The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. 1997-99  Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and Fundação Luso-Americana Fellowship. 1996  AIM Artists in The Market Place, Bronx Museum of the Arts. Publications / Art Projects / Comissions Bordercrossing Berlin - The English Language Literary Magazine, Issue 2, June 2007, art project. website T-Shirts 2K By Gingham, 5 different T-Shirts produced in 2006 and 2007. website PLMJ Foundation Commission – Printed Poster, curated by Miguel Amado, 2006. DIF Magazine, art project, Nr. 18, Lisbon, Portugal, May 2004. 3rd floor: A Portable Art Space magazine, art project, Nr. 2, 2004. Click here for full resume in a pdf file