2024 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Ominous IV
2024 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Resonance
2024 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Dichotomy
2023 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Ominous III
2023 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Vivification
2023 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, esthesis
2023 Curio Art Gallery, Portugal, Utopia Exhibition
2022 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Ominous II
2022 Curio Art Gallery, Portugal, Small Works Show - Halloween Edition
2022 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Intension/s
2022 Nocturnum, International Online, Abandoned
2022 Doubting Thomas Gallery, Cleveland OH, The AIR Show: What Does Clean Air Mean to You?
2022 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Released
2022 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Uprise
2022 Nocturnum Gallery, International Online, The Five Seven
2022 DUSK Collective, International Online, Color
2021 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Collector Market
2021 Skull & Snake Tattoo Studio Art Gallery, Maine US, International Exhibition, Dawn of the Dark Art Society
2021 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Ominous
2021 DUSK Collective, International Online, Blissful Imperfections
2021 Lakeland Gallery, Kirtland OH, International Exhibition, Skull & Skeleton in Art VII
2021 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Veiled
2021 Doubting Thomas, Cleveland OH, W.E.T.
2021 Holden Arboretum, Kirtland OH, Fairy Doors: Magickal Garden Gateways
2021 DUSK Collective, International Online, Ritual Magick
2021 Hinge Artist Collective, International Online, Origins: The Rise of Derivation
2021 DUSK Collective, International Online, La Calavera
2020 DUSK Collective, International Online, Haunted Holidays
2020 Carrington Arts, Sandusky OH, National Exhibition, Dark Carnival
2020 Up Front Art Space, Cuyahoga Falls OH, Windows Exhibition
2020 DUSK Collective, International Online, Folklore Art Exhibition
2020 DUSK Collective, International Online, Infectious Art Exhibition (Exhibition published mention in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine)
2020 Doubting Thomas Gallery, Cleveland OH, The Temple of Lost Love
2020 Mahall’s & Apple Jax Toys, Lakewood OH, Toys R Art Show
2019 Prama ArtSpace, Parma OH, Kringle or Krampus Exhibition
2019 BAYarts, Bay Village OH, The heART of Cleveland Exhibition
2019 Doubting Thomas Gallery, Cleveland OH, MEDS Exhibition
2019 Fairmount Center for the Arts, Novelty OH, 43rd Annual Fairmount Art Exhibition
2019 Good Goat Gallery, Lakewood OH, Vision of a Gypsy Queen
2019 Carol & John’s Comics, Cleveland OH, FCBD: The X-Men
2019 Cudell Fine Arts, Cleveland OH, National Arts Program 20th Annual, jurist
2019 Stella’s Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Black & White Show
2018 Good Goat Gallery, Lakewood OH, Holiday Show
2018 Good Goat Gallery, Lakewood OH, Je Suis Amelie
2018 Art on Madison, Lakewood OH- solo exhibition - Cat Swartz In The Familiar World of Impossible Curiosities
2018 Doubting Thomas Gallery, Cleveland OH, Fear & Death Exhibition
2018 Stella’s Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Oddball Art Show
2018 Stella’s Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Northeast Ohio Art Show
2018 Stella's Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Photographers Only
2018 Stella's Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Size Matters
2018 Fairmount Center for the Arts, Novelty OH, 42nd Annual Fairmount Art Exhibition
2018 Stella's Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Life, An Earth Day Celebration
2018 Stella's Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Black & White
2017 Stella's Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Freak Art Show
2017 Stella's Art Gallery, Mentor OH, Northeast Ohio Art Show
2022- present Nocturnum Gallery Invited Artist
2021- present Hinge Artist Collective (International) Core Founder/Curator/Artist
2021- 2022 Herbivorest Creative Haven Management
2020- present Chocolatier & Pastry Chef for Herbivorest Tales Farm
2020- 2022 DUSK Artist Collective (International) Curated Artist
2019- 2023 The Art of Compassion Project Artist
2019 Jurist for National Arts Program for Greater Cle, was on a 3 person jury for 540 entrants for the National Arts Program 20th Annual for Greater Cleveland at Cudell Fine Arts. The largest juried show in Cleveland & largest NAP exhibition to date.
2018- present Private Mentoring & Workshops (On Location & Online)
2018- present Patreon Artist and Instructor+Mentor
2018- present Art Consultant & Interior Designer
2018- 2022 Organizer & Land Management for Creative Events
2007- 2016 Costume Fabrication & Prop Design
2005- 2010 Core Founded and Head Managed International Photography Art Club, 31k+ members.
2005- 2008 International Online Photography & Fine Art Juror
2001- 2016 Custom Jewelry Design
2000- present Freelance Graphic Design, Illustration, Sculpture, Photography, & Relief Printmaking
1994- 1999 Printing Pressman, Graphic Design, Bookbinding, Film Photography, Darkroom, Screen Printmaking, & Illustration
2021 Holden Arboretum, Kirtland OH, Fairy Doors: Magickal Garden Gateways, 3 custom sculptures on display
2019 One of Ten artists chosen to create for Mentor Rock The Bears Public Art Project. Bear titled: King of the Marsh, displayed at Eleanor B. Garfield Park, June thru
Sept 2019, Auction of bears, Sept 14, 2019, benefits arts in Lake County community & future Lake County public art projects.
2019 to present - The Art of Compassion (AOC) Project Artist - international art collective that aims to support the compassionate lifestyle of veganism by donating 100 percent of proceeds from various art projects to non-profit environmental vegan organizations.
2019 House of Mews Rescue, 3rd Annual Kitten Ka Noodle Fundraiser, donated gallery matted and framed archival photographs.
2019 6th Annual Burning River Art Auction 2019 hosted at Good Goat Gallery, donated one framed signed archival wildlife photograph to benefit Cleveland's Burning River Roller Derby.
2019 4th Annual Multiple Breed Rescue’s: Bark, Woof & Bid, donated 3 signed framed archival wildlife photographs.
2019 10th Annual Waterloo Alley Cat Project Raffle Fundraiser, donated four framed signed archival wildlife photographs & one small acrylic painting for art auction.
2018 House of Mews Rescue, 2nd Annual Kitten Ka Noodle Fundraiser, donated four gallery matted and framed bird archival photographs.
2018 Blank Canvas Theatre Benefit, donated 2 hand signed archival framed wildlife photograph prints to Blank Canvas Theatre.
2018 14th Annual Art Fur Animals Fundraiser, Cleveland, OH, requested by representative to custom create a sculpture for art auction to raise funds for the the Cleveland Kennel, hosted by the Friends of the Cleveland Kennel.
2018 Friends of Lake ADAMHS Celebrity Art Auction Fundraiser, requested to be Lake County Chamber of Commerce President, Ame West of West Orchard's to be her representing artist.
2018 Hand painted wooden Adopted signs for House of Mews Rescue adoption photos.
2017 Theatre Student Scholarship Auction to Honor Jimmy Green, Cuyahoga Community College, requested by Mike Herzog of Something Dada (Lakewood OH) & Cleveland Murder Mystery Players Club, LLC, to create a custom sculpture to be auctioned to represent local celeb, Jimmy Green.
2017 House of Mews Rescue, 1st Annual Kitten Ka Noodle Fundraiser, created custom sculpture for auction to rescue local Northeast Ohio cats & kittens.
2019 Nominee Finalist (placed 3rd in final round) for Scene's Best of Cleveland, Best Artist Category
2019 Honorable Mention, 43nd Annual Fairmount Art Exhibition, Fairmount Center for the Arts, photograph "Soft Curl'
2018 2nd place Black & White, Stella's Art Gallery, clay & soft sculpture "Gertrude Owl"
2018 1st place, Northeast Ohio Show, Stella's Art Gallery, sculpture "Poeciles Mures & the Mystic"
2018 2nd place, Oddball, Stella's Art Gallery, clay & soft sculpture "Vulpes"
2018 1st place, Photographer's Only, Stella's Art Gallery, photograph "Interlude"
2018 Heroine's Journey Interview by Peter de Kuster
2018 3rd place, Black & White, Stella's Art Gallery, sculpture "Before the Last Frost"
2017 1st & Best In Show, Freak Art Show, Stella's Art Gallery, sculpture "Manifestation"
Founded in 2021, Cat Swartz core founded and curated the Hinge Artist Collective, an international artist collective. Tethered to the otherworld, tied by our art in this world.