Catena Bergevin

Business Name: ScrappyCatStudio9
Type of Work: Reused fabric, junk mail, repurposed materials

Contact Information

Email: catena.bergevin@gmail.com

Facebook: Instagram @scrappycatstudio9

Biography

Artist Bio:
Originally from San Diego, California, Catena is the Executive Director of the High Point Arts Council, where she supports the local creative economy. In this role, she leads strategic initiatives, fosters community partnerships, and advocates for the arts as a vital component of economic and cultural development.
Before this role, Catena served as Executive Director of Reconsidered Goods, a creative reuse nonprofit dedicated to sustainability and arts access. During her tenure, she launched an innovative artist residency program and created Trash Bash, a community-centered art competition and exhibition that challenged artists to transform recycled and repurposed materials into compelling artworks.
Catena is deeply engaged in the regional arts community. She serves as Board Chair for the City of Greensboro’s Cultural Arts Commission, is an adjunct professor in the Arts Administration Program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), and is a board member of TAB Arts Center (Greensboro) and The ArtSHAC (Winston-Salem). Her work has been exhibited at the Greensboro Project Space, The Artery Gallery, Sawtooth School for Visual Art, The Center for Creative Aging, The Marshall Muse Gallery, Artspace, and is currently available at the Center for Visual Artists Gallery Store in the Greensboro Cultural Center.

Artist Statement:
I come from a deeply creative and innovative family. My mother, brothers, and aunts were sewists, writers, makers, and artists whose influence shaped my artistic perspective from an early age. Although I initially pursued formal training to become a full-time artist, my path ultimately led me to a career in arts administration, where I can support creativity on a broader scale.

My current collage series incorporates scrap fabric, junk mail, and other repurposed materials. Through layered compositions, I explore the interplay of shape, color, and texture, creating works that reflect both memory and materiality. These intimate vignettes are a personal homage to my mother, Rita, and my brother, Dennis, whose creative spirits continue to inspire and guide my artistic practice.