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.
Cathy Weber’s Grief Series as exhibited at the 
Cathy Weber’s Grief Series as exhibited at the