Cat Snapp is a visual artist exploring human connections and our relationship with nature. Through abstract marks, repeating patterns, and textural surfaces, her work represents the intangible aspects of life in a tactile, physical manner. The artwork is grounded in printmaking and book arts and incorporates various hands-on media.

Based in Central New York, near Syracuse, Cat holds an MFA in printmaking from the University of North Texas and a BFA from the University of Central Florida. Her work has exhibited in galleries, art centers, and printmaking conferences such as the Mid-America Print Council, Southern Graphics Council International, and Rocky Mountain Print Association (forthcoming). Her work is part of several public and private collections, including the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Knoxville Museum Archive, and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology Permanent Collection in New Zealand. Her work was included in 500 Handmade Books, Volume 2 by Lark Crafts.

Cat served on the board of Southern Graphics Council International and the Cultural Arts Commission for the City of Everett, Washington. She’s taught workshops and demonstrated printmaking in the community at places such as Schack Art Center, Everett, WA, and Art & History Museums, Maitland, FL. She’s been invited as a visiting artist to Idyllwild Arts Academy, Adams State University, and University of Akron and was an artist-in-residence at the Southwest School of Art. She was a recipient of the Paul H. and Ginger S. Duensing scholarship and the Ladies of Letterpress scholarship for her continuing education in letterpress at Penland School of Craft and a partial scholarship to attend Paper Camp by Proof-to-Product.

As an extension of her artistic practice from 2014-2020, Cat designed and sold greeting cards and handbound journals at in-person events, wholesale to retail stores, and online. As a result of this work, in August 2019, Congressman Rick Larsen visited Cat Snapp Studio as part of a round of visits with local businesses that had worked with the Small Business Development Center.

Full CV available upon request: catsnappstudio(at)gmail(dot)com