b. 1985, Austin, TX
Lives and works in Queens, NY
EDUCATION
2019 MFA, Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2008 BA, Studio Art, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Within These Walls, Marinaro, New York, NY
2018 Cait Porter: A Month in Montespertoli, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023. New Paintings of Ordinary Incidents, Timothy Hawkinson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Fronds, Brackett Creek Exhibitions and Marinaro, Bozeman, MT
Local Objects, International Objects, Brooklyn, NY
The Midnight Hour, The Hole, New York, NY
2022 Even a Cat Can Look at the Queen, Mrs., Queens, NY
The Tenth Muse, Case Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Views, Moskowitz Bayse, Los Angeles, CA
2021 House Party, Deanna Evans Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Stonebreakers, Launch F18, NY (Online Viewing Room)
A Stiller Life, curated by Lisha Bai, Deanna Evans Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Act II, Marinaro in Montana at Brackett Creek Exhibitions, Bozeman, MT
Still Life, curated by Helena Anrather and Megan Yuan for Drawer (online)
Small Works Juried Exhibition, KSU Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH
2019 Phone Home, VCU MFA Alumni Show curated by Wendy Vogel, EFA Project Space, New York, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
Miami University Young Painter’s Competition, juried by Barry Schwabsky, Hiestand Galleries, Oxford, OH
2018 Emerge, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
I Had A Flashback Of Something That Never Existed, VCU Candidacy Exhibition, Richmond, VA
University Combine, Capital One, Richmond, VA
2017 Glow • Glimmer • Sparkle • Shine, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
L'HeauxspitaliTEA, FAB Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Studies for Grays Ferry (solo show), The Betterday Exhibition Space, Santa Fe, NM
Ocotillo, curated by Jonathan DeDecker, Stella Elkins Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Juried Art Exhibition, juried by John Silvis, Automat Collective, Philadelphia, PA
Fathoms, curated by John McKissick, Radical Abacus, Santa Fe, NM
Philadelphia 2076, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
David Coccagna and Cait Porter: Architextures, Win/Win, Philadelphia, PA
2014 Views from the Backyard, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Catwalk Residency Exhibition, Masters on Main Exhibition Series, Catskill, NY
Chain Letter, Samson Projects, Boston, MA
PRESS
2023. Kelly, Brian P. Review: Trendspotting at NADA New York 2023, The Wall Street Journal / May 19, 2023
2022 Velie, Elaine. An Exhibition of Cat Art Worthy of a Meowseum, Hyperallergic / December 12, 2022
2022 Benzine, Vittoria. The Tenth Muse, Whitehot Magazine / March 2022.
2021 Schwabsky, Barry. Cait Porter, Marinaro, Artforum / October 2021
RESIDENCIES
2018 David Wurtzel Residency and Travel Grant, Montespertoli, Italy
2015 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2011 CATWALK Art Residency, CATWALK Institute, Catskill, NY
AWARDS & HONORS
2019 VCUarts Graduate Travel Grant
2018 VCUarts PAPR Graduate Scholarship
2015 Artist Grant, Vermont Studio Center
2008 Weitzel-Barber Art Travel Prize, Vassar College