The United 

@ Pittsburgh Glass Center ︎Pittsburgh, PA







“The Three Stupas”






As an artist-in-residence at the Pittsburgh Glass Center in 2019, Cat created The Three Stupas for “The United” exhibition, which aims to center the topic of immigration. It was curated by Johanna Lasner and opened on October 2nd, 2020.

Press Release:

Curated by Johanna Lasner, “The United” examines the incredibly complicated topic of immigration in a time when immigration systems are in crisis — affecting many of us closely, as members of diverse communities, as descendants of immigrants, or as immigrants ourselves. The exhibition with artwork from 12 artists from Belgium, Northern Ireland, Russia and the US explores the possibilities for proactive engagement with immigration issues, reconfiguring the status and function of art from passivity to active agency.

As part of “The United” exhibition, Cat was part of a panel on “Hanging on Every Word: Listening and Learning on Immigration Art” at Intersect Chicago (formerly S.O.F.A.– The Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design fair) on November 6, 2020.





See the exhibition guide here: sofaexpo.com/pittsburgh-glass-center










Thai ceramics from the 15-17th century were re-interpreted and made with glass, integrating the Stupa which is an architectural element found in temples and pagodas.










Watch vitural tour of the gallery: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl-Pq_Q_08o







The Three Stupas featured on the press release for Intersect Chicago / SOFA:
















Text courtesy of Pittsburgh Glass Center
Photography courtesy of Potter Loves



Press release



Funded in part by the Oregon Arts Commission and the Ford Family Foundation