In 1996, 17 months after the birth of our son and 2 years after his initial diagnosis, my partner Jack died of cancer caused by Agent Orange  exposure in Viet Nam. Overwhelmed by grief, I found myself making paintings that described my experience. The good folks at the Missoula Art Museum got wind of the work I was doing and invited me to show the Grief Series. With expert curatorial guidance from Steve Glueckert, the grief images were displayed in a gallery draped in black fabric, on a pedestal built to facilitate an intimate, close-in experience for viewer.  A catalog was produced and over the next several years, the Grief Series traveled to ten museums and galleries in Montana and Idaho.

The 20 images were shown in a gallery draped with black fabric.  Each one was spotlighted on an upholstered stand.

cathy weber - art - painting - woman - watercolor -illumination- montana - painting - parchment - skin - grief - heart - bloodCathy Weber’s Grief Series as exhibited at the Missoula Art Museum (Missoula, Montana) in 2000.

A catalog of the Grief series images and essays was published for the exhibit at the Missoula Art Museum. It is available from my gallery shop.

cathy weber - art - painting - woman - watercolor -illumination- montana - painting - parchment - skin - grief - heart - bloodCathy Weber’s Grief Series as exhibited at the Missoula Art Museum (Missoula, Montana) in 2000