About the Artist

📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.cathyehrler.com
🏢 Studio Z, 500 Means St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

Artist Statement

My work responds to the overwhelming presence of waste in our environment. I create mosaics and assemblages from post-consumer materials—broken CDs, foam core, plastic cartons, aluminum cans, and countless other discarded objects. What many see as trash, I see as potential.

This practice began during plein air painting sessions, when I noticed the jarring contrast between natural landscapes and human litter. That experience inspired Environmental Reverberations, a series of watercolor paintings reflecting on the tension between nature and consumption. Since then, my work has evolved to embody this environmental conflict by using trash itself as the medium.

Through my art, I aim to foster deeper awareness of our environmental footprint and inspire viewers to reimagine what we discard.

Education

• B.A., University of Louisville
• Art studies at Washington University, St. Louis and Atlanta College of Art
• Participated in numerous international workshops and residencies

Exhibitions (Selected)

Solo Exhibitions

• Various venues in Georgia and California

Group Exhibitions & Juried Competitions

• The Botanical Gardens of Georgia
• The Bowen Center for the Arts
• Arts Clayton
• Cobb County Chamber of Commerce
• Georgia Tech
• Art Institute San Diego
• Ventulett Gallery
• Monet's Garden, Giverny, France
• Additional venues in California, Kentucky, and Georgia

Awards & Honors

• Member of Excellence, Atlanta Artists Center
• Signature Member, Georgia Watercolor Society
• Signature Member, Kentucky Watercolor Society
• Signature Member, San Diego Watercolor Society
• Past President, Georgia Watercolor Society
• Best in Show and other awards from:
  • Georgia Watercolor Society
  • Grandview Gallery
  • San Diego Watercolor Society
  • Art Institute San Diego

Press & Publications

• EARTH 911 – Featured Artist, “Making Art Without Waste”
• Artsy Shark – Featured Artist

Teaching & Workshops

• Art teacher in public schools and private instruction (individual and group)
• International art workshop instructor (including France)