Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for ArtistsToday's guest is Catherine Haggarty, a Brooklyn-based painter, educator and founder whose work has been featured in Artforum, the New York Times, Hyperallergic, and BOMB magazine, among others.Catherine has exhibited widely across New York, LA, and Miami and has been a visiting artist at institutions including Cornell, RISD, Pratt and Rutgers, where she also earned her MFA.She co-founded NYC Crit Club in 2017 and also created the Canopy Program, a one-year mentorship platform now serving artists all around the world.On today's episode I joined Catherine in her Crown Heights studio for an expansive conversation. We discussed the emotional weight of years of unsold work in storage to what it really means to slow down and become more deliberate as an artist.Catherine speaks to me about motherhood, sustaining a practice over decades, the difference between style and voice and what led her to co-found NYC Crit Club and build the Canopy Program into the global platform it is today.We also talk about drawing, watercolor and other painting practices, as well as the importance of saving money and taking care of your body.Enjoy the conversation!Support this podcast by clicking HERE and becoming a Patreon Supporter!If you're enjoying the podcast so far, please rate, review, subscribe and SHARE ON INSTAGRAM!If you have any questions you want answered, write in to [email protected]: Isaac Mann www.isaacmann.com insta: @isaac.mannguest: Catherine Haggarty www.catherinehaggarty.com insta: @catherinehaggarty insta: @thecanopyprogram insta: @nyccritclubCanopy Program Application - NOW OPENThank you as always to ARRN, the Detroit-based artist and instrumentalist, for the music.

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