Curated by Aaron Moses, administrator of art collections

Catherine Freshley is a landscape painter originally from Portland, Oregon and currently living in Wichita, KS. At the of the exhibit at the Wigwam Gallery, she lived in Altus.

Freshley’s bio said she is endlessly inspired by and in constant awe of our natural surroundings. She responds most to scenes of “normal,” yet spectacular, beauty – not mountains, or canyons, or any kind of remarkable geographic formations, but the openness of flat land, the highways that stretch across it and the expansive skies above it all. Freshley aims to capture and preserve the beauty of these everyday scenes and whether of vast, clear skies or dramatic cloud formations, her paintings transport the viewer to places that are familiar and comfortable. Her paintings are representative, but she omits intricate detail, allowing viewers to layer their own memory and meaning onto her paintings.

Her work is in the homes of private collectors across the country, including NBC Oklahoma.