Cathy Hegman is a full time painter and workshop instructor. Her artwork has won numerous awards both national and regional. She has been juried into Signature membership in Mississippi Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Society of Animal Artists, and the Southern Watercolor Society. Cathy paints in all media but feels a deep affinity with water media for both its ability and unpredictability. Through years of practice and study Cathy has developed a unique style that has an expressive yet still representational feel. Cathy had found contrasts in life , language, emotions, and thoughts to be the most interesting subject matter to study and paint. Using layers of color and line, she creates a history of marks that guide the viewer into her world of thought and engages them in the process. Personal symbols appear throughout her work to unify and give deeper meaning to her paintings. Cathy attempts to encourage others to think about life in a visual way. Cathy invites the viewer to contemplate our connections with each other and the world we share.
Cathy Hegman from Holly Bluff, Mississippi has been painting for over 25 years. Her studio is located in Holly Bluff, Mississippi. She can be contacted online at Hegmanart@AOL.COM and seen at www.cathyhegman.com. Cathy Hegman’s art work is shown by the Mississippi, the Meyer Milagros Gallery in Jackson, Wyoming, and Southern Breeze Gallery in Jackson, Mississippi, and by appointment in her studio in Holly Bluff.

Cathy Hegman has a Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University. Cathy served as student ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) president for two consecutive years while at MSU. A member of the Phi Delta chapter of Chi Omega sorority while at MSU and also a Member of Kappa Omicron Phi honor society while at MSU.
Cathy and husband, Frank Hegman and two sons, Thomas and Cliff Hegman attend the Holly Bluff Methodist Church.
Cathy has attended adult education classes in oil and watercolor and has now begun to teach water media workshops in Watercolor and Gouache. Cathy has been actively painting for twenty five years. Charles Reid, Alex Powers, Arne Westerman, Skip Lawrence, Sammy Britt, Jean Grastorf, Cheng Khee Chee and George James are a few of the workshops Cathy has attended in the past years.


Cathy has attained Signature Membership of Mississippi Watercolor Society, Signature Membership of Missouri Watercolor Society and Signature Membership of National Watercolor Society, Signature membership of the Society of Animal Artists and most recently Signature Membership of the Southern Watercolor Society. Signature Membership is attained after artists work is selected to be included in at least three of the organizations National and/or International Exhibitions.
Cathy Hegman has maintained membership in the American Watercolor Society for the past 17 years. Cathy is a juried member of Watercolor West and the American Women Artists.











Awards and Exhibitions:


Local and Regional Awards

Vicksburg Art Association Art Show 1995 Second place, Still Life,
ArtzaPoppin Art Juried Show, Yazoo City, 1996 Second place, Landscape
Vicksburg Art Association Show 1996 Honorable Mention, Still Life,
Vicksburg Art Association Show, 1996 Second Place, Watercolor,
Vicksburg Art Association Show, 1997 Honorable Mention, oil painting,
Juried into the Delta Artist’s Association 2006 Exhibition and awarded the Best in Show and an honorable mention .


National Awards


Hilton Head Art League National Juried Competition 2001 and 2002 Second Place, watercolor in 2001.
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Hilton Head Art League National Juried Competition 2002, water media
Mississippi Watercolor Membership Show 2001 First Place,
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Juried in the National Watercolor Society National Show 2001 and 2002 and chosen to be in the NWS traveling show 2001 and also in 2002. Inducted as Signature Member of National Watercolor Society 2002.







Juried in the Missouri Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2002, 2003and in 2004. Awarded the Board of Directors Award in 2003. Juried into the Missouri Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2005 and awarded the Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Berneche Award:



Juried in the Charlotte County Art Guild, National Water media Exhibition in Florida 2001

Juried into 7 consecutive Mississippi Grand National Watercolor Shows, 1998-2003 and awarded Signature Membership into the Mississippi Watercolor Society. Received The Gallery Award in the 2003 Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Exhibition. Juried into the Mississippi Grand National Watercolor Exhibition 2005 Awarded the Alan and Anne Perry Award.
2006 awarded the Arts in Mississippi Award in the Mississippi Grand National Watercolor Exhibition. She is the first Mississippi artist to ever receive the top award in the history of the Mississippi Grand National Watercolor Exhibition.
2008 juried into the Mississippi Grand National Watercolor Exhibition and awarded the Alan and Anne Perry Award.

Juried in the Southern Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2003 and 2005 Awarded the Louisiana Watercolor Award. Juried in the Southern Watercolor Society Exhibition in Virginia 2006 and received the Potomac Watercolorist Award.



Two paintings juried into the St. Louis Art Guild National Acrylic and Oil competition. One painting received the JHL & J Memorial award. Both in 2001



Juried into the Watercolor West National Transparent Watercolor Exhibition and received the M.Graham Professional Award.

Three paintings juried in the 2003 Delta Art Association. Awarded the Merit Award.

Juried into the 30th Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition 2003 and received the Quaintance Award
2006 juried into the 33rd Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition 2006.







Juried into the 137th American Watercolor Society International Exhibition in New York.

Awarded the Clara Stroud Memorial Award in the 137th American Watercolor Society International Exhibition in New York.


Juried into the 27th International Exhibition Watercolor Art Society-Houston 2003
Juried into the 30th International Exhibition Watercolor Art Society-Houston 2007
Juried into the American Women Artists 2005 Annual Juried Competition.
Juried in as a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists in New York City, NY December 2005
Juried in the AmericanWomenArtists 2007 National Juried Competition
Juried in the 2007 San Diego Watercolor International Exhibition 2007
Received the Captain and Mrs. Edward Rogers Award in the San Diego Watercolor Society 27th International Exhibition







Professional Memberships




Associate member of American Watercolor Society, Yazoo Art Association, and National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society. Juried member of Watercolor West.* Signature of Mississippi Watercolor Society, Signature of Missouri Watercolor Society and Signature Member of National Watercolor Society, Signature Member of the Southern Watercolor Society, and Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists.
*Signature membership is attained after being selected to be in at least 3 national exhibitions of the organization or by a body of work judged and juried in to attain the membership status.












National Magazine Articles:
American Artist included as the Best of Show winner in Mississippi Watercolor Grand National Exhibition January of 2007
Featured in the December Issue of Watercolor Magic Magazine 2006 as one of the 10 Up and Coming Artists in the United States to watch.
Included in the International Artist’s Magazine August 2004 Issue
Included in the Best of Watercolor September 2003 issue of The Artist’s magazine.
Included as the featured artist for Delta Magazine Holiday Issue 2003.

Featured Article “Found in Translation”, in The Artist’s Magazine November 2005 issue.
Two paintings featured in Splash 9 a book of water media artists published by Northlight Publishers.



Solo Exhibitions

WaterMarks New Works By Cathy Hegman January11, 2008 through March 1, 2008 at the E.E. Bass Cultural Center in Greenville, Ms.

WaterMarks New Works by Cathy Hegman March 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008 at the Guachoya Cultrual Art Center in Lake Village, Arkansas