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Armor for an Artist
Dates
April 12–13, 2025
Venue
The Loft, 532 W 25th Street, New York, NY

Cathryn Mezzo

Mixed-media and fiber art · Long Island, New York

New York, NY – Cathryn Mezzo, founder of Mezzo Art + Design, combines her design expertise with her passion for fine art forging a remarkable path in the creative world. Mezzo specializes in creating visual art across various mediums including painting,  drawing,  photography,  and fiber art. She utilizes her graphic design skills building branding for corporate and boutique companies. Mezzo has expanded her creative pursuits into theater and film production, serving as a director, set/costume designer, and production designer. 

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Mezzo has made significant strides in the literary world as well, notably a self-published children’s book, I’m not afraid of…, an essay published in Bella Grace magazine, and a fiber art package design featured in Willow & Sage magazine.

Mezzo maintains an art practice in her studio on Long Island from which she has created several bodies of work including: Hair-Raising Thoughts: Read My Mind — a weekly blog which became an illustrated series exploring life as a mother in suburbia, Unexpected Visitors — a second illustrated series self-published as a zine entitled, COLOR: A Coloring Zine for Grown-ups Living Outside the Lines, and Feeling Blue — a collection of cyanotypes documenting plant life on Long Island. She is currently working on a young adult novel, Barrette Girl and a visual memoir entitled, You Can Build Your Own Cathedral.

A 12 piece collection of body armor (and accessories) made from knitted/woven/crocheted cotton and found metal — each with its own fictional “protection” for a highly sensitive artist seeking to thrive in a chaotic world. Exhibit includes soundscape and video. It was created to build an understanding about the reality of an artist’s inner world juxtaposed against the reality of our outer world.

Featured Works

No. 1 | Navigating Social Circles
No. 1 | Navigating Social Circles
Cotton and found metal
14” x 27”
No. 2 | (Heart)Breaking News
No. 2 | (Heart)Breaking News
Cotton, hemp cord, found metal
15” x 19”
No. 3 | Generational Shoulds
No. 3 | Generational Shoulds
Cotton and found metal
13” x 25”
No. 5 | Living on a Dying Planet
No. 5 | Living on a Dying Planet
Cotton  hemp cord, found metal
15” x 25”
No. 6 | Women’s Work
No. 6 | Women’s Work
Cotton, hemp cord, found metal
11” x 32”
No. 7 | Falling to Peaces
No. 7 | Falling to Peaces
Cotton ,cardboard, found metal
12” x 34”
No. 8 | The Empty Nest
No. 8 | The Empty Nest
Cotton and found metal
11” x 32”
No. 9 | Conditional Love
No. 9 | Conditional Love
Cotton and found metal
12” x 22”
No. 10 | “An introvert walks into a bar…”
No. 10 | “An introvert walks into a bar…”
Cotton and found metal
24” x 26”
No. 11 | The Rabbit Hole
No. 11 | The Rabbit Hole
Cotton hemp cord, found metal
11” x 35”
No. 1 | Helmet, Navigating Social Circles
No. 1 | Helmet, Navigating Social Circles
No. 2 | Helmet, (Heart)Breaking News
No. 2 | Helmet, (Heart)Breaking News
No. 3 | Helmet, Generational Shoulds, back
No. 3 | Helmet, Generational Shoulds, back
No. 3 | Helmet, Generational Shoulds, front
No. 3 | Helmet, Generational Shoulds, front
No. 5 | Mask, Living on a Dying Planet
No. 5 | Mask, Living on a Dying Planet
No. 13 | Anti-consumerism Crossbody Bag
No. 13 | Anti-consumerism Crossbody Bag

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