Cat Balco
Cat Balco has shown her paintings, murals, and collaborative projects widely. Recent venues include Real Art Ways in Hartford, Conn., The Painting Center in New York, and the University Gallery in Sacramento, Calif. She served as a visiting artist at the Maine College of Art, Swarthmore College, Pratt Institute at the Munson Williams Proctor School of Art, and Yale University, where she is an associate fellow.
Balco has received residencies and awards from the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the Weird Farm Trust, and the Albers Foundation. In addition, she received several University of Hartford awards related to her teaching, including an Engaged Learning Fellowship, the Belle K. Ribicoff Junior Faculty Award, and the 2012 Innovations in Teaching Award.