About the Artist

Catherine Sweeney is a Metro-Detroit based artist, fabricating sculptures utilizing blacksmithing and casting techniques. Prior to studying art, she received a Bachelor of Arts in Instrumental Conducting from Wayne State University. While pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate in Fine Art at Macomb Community College, Catherine developed a passion creating sculptural objects where she explored how trauma and mental health shape personal identities.

During her graduate studies at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Catherine forged an intimate balance between materiality and process. Through a phenomenological approach to mark making she began mapping a developing understanding of the human psyche, mirroring the tenacious and healing spirit of the natural world. Aiming to spread the hope she’s discovered in her materials and the resilience she’s manifested through them, Catherine works to illuminate the complex beauty of the human spirit and depathologize mental health stigma.