Cathryne A. Trachok

Biography

Cathryne Trachok has been an artist for the past 35+ years. Since graduating from the University of Nevada with a BFA, she has attended Art Center College of Design, worked in commercial art, illustrated children’s books, and done public artworks. She is currently working as a fine artist, supplementing her studio time by attending workshops with some of the most prestigious artists in contemporary art today including David Leffel, Sherrie McGraw, and Peggi Kroll Roberts. Her paintings have been commissioned by the Reno Rodeo, two Federal Judges, and clients from Greece to Hawaii. Her work has been featured in shows and Galleries throughout the Southwestern United States. She completed a 6′ x 18′ mural for the Children’s Section of the Napa County Library, and a 9′ x 18′ mosaic for an elementary school in Napa. In March of 2022 she had a one woman show at Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, SC. In the past few years she has been accepted into many National Juried Competitions, including Oil Painters of America National and Western Regional Shows, Women Artists of the West annual juried exhibition, California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, American Women Artists, and Art Renewal Center International. In 2015 she won Best of Show in the AWA National Juried Exhibition in Scottsdale, AZ. She is a Signature Member of AWA. Along with the AWA, she belongs to Oil Painters of America, International Guild of Realism, Art Renewal Center, Women Artists Of The West, and California Art Club (artist member.) She lives in Napa, CA with her family. Currently her artwork is represented by Mary Williams Fine Arts, in Boulder, CO, and Floyd Fine Arts, Pawleys Island, SC.

“The amazing thing to me about art is in the idea of the visual as a shared experience. It is communication across cultures, time and experiences. There is magic in art, inviting all to look, and yet allowing each individual to interpret that image in their mind’s eye. Both the artist and the viewer can learn from each other, and that sharing leads to discovery on both sides. It is that communication that inspires me to keep painting and sharing my work.”

Recent Exhibition
Women Artists of the West, Woolaroc Invitational, Bartlesville, OK 2024
NOAPS Fall Online International On-Line Exhibition, 2023
California Art Club, Gold Medal Exhibition, 2023 Santa Ana, CA
American Women Artists National Exhibition, 2023 Murrells Inlet, SC
One-Woman Show at Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, SC 2022
ARC Salon Finalist International Competition 2022
Oil Painters of American Western Regional Exhibition 2022, Dallas, TX
Oil Painters of America Spring 2022 Online Exhibition
AWA 2022 Spring Online Juried Exhibition
International Guild of Realism Fall Online Exhibition 2021
AWA Lifting the Sky Exhibition 2021
4-Person Show at Mary Williams Fine Arts July 2019
ARC International Salon Exhibition Finalist 2020-2021
WAOW 50th National Exhibition, Jubilee, Tucson, AZ 2021

Recent Awards
Best Floral Plein Air Salon Competition December 2023
Best Floral Plein Air Salon Competition October 2023
Best Floral Plein Air Salon Competition September 2023
NOAPS Associates Online Exhibition 2023, Best Use of Light and Color
Best Vehicle Plein Air Salon Competition May 2023
Honorable Mention AWA National Exhibition 2023
Best Animals and Birds Plein Air Salon Competition December 2022
Honorable Mention Vehicles Plein Air Salon Competition October 2022
Honorable Mention Floral Plein Air Salon June 2022
Honorable Mention, Oil Painters of America Spring Online Show 2022
Best Floral Plein Air Salon Competition August 2022
Best Drawing Plein Air Salon Competition August 2022
Second Place Bold Brush Art Competition, Online, May 2022
Best Floral Plein Air Salon Competition September 2021
Best Drawing Plein Air Salon Competition September 2021

Memberships
California Art Club Artist Member
American Women Artists Signature Member
Art Renewal Center
International Guild of Realism
Oil Painters of America
Women Artists of the West
NOAPS

Gallery Representation
Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, CO
Cheryl Newby Gallery, Pawleys Island, SC