Palmer was born and raised in Orange County, California.
She relocated to northern Utah in 2001 and attended the University of Utah from 2005–2007. She currently has a studio in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she displays her art and works commercial photography.
Career
Palmer’s work was most recently shown in the opening show of Salt Lake City's ArtSpace Commons, including part of her "Age of Aesthetics" series, a series on bald women inspired during the Summer of 2010 and first shown at the Hive Gallery in Trolley Square.
Black-and-white photography features strongly in her work, sometimes printed onto metal or wood.
Recognition
In 2008 the Salt Lake City Weekly called Palmer's work "striking", and wrote that she was "one of the rising stars of the local art scene's work". They also noted that she is "active in the community, teaching classes and serving on the board of the Women’s Art Center."
Awards and nominations
2007, Invited Artist for The Utah Arts Festival
2007, Won Best Photographer at 2007 Artys
2008, Won Best Photographer at 2008 Artys
2009, Best in Show for 2-D Mixed Media, at Utah Arts Festival
Exhibits
2011 Tin Angel, March solo exhibit, Salt Lake City
2011 Art Space, January, Salt Lake City
2010 The Hive Gallery, ‘Age of Aesthetics’ Solo Exhibit, November, Salt Lake City
2010 Utah Art Alliance, ‘Some where over the rainbow’, October, Salt Lake City
2010 Gallery UAF, February, Visual Dialogues, group exhibit
2009 Art Access, ‘Spousal Collaboration’, June, Salt Lake City
2009 Kayo Gallery, ‘Inner Beauty’, February, Salt Lake City
2008 Iao Gallery, Heavy Metal, October, Salt Lake City
2008 YWCA, Stop Domestic Violence, November, Salt Lake City
2008 Mestizo Gallery •Utah Artists Against Domestic Violence, September, Salt Lake City
2008 North Ogden Arts Festival, August
2008 Addicted Café, July–September, Salt Lake City
2008 (a) pertue, Summertime Soiree, July, Salt Lake City
2008 Utah Arts Festival, June, Salt Lake City
2008 Art Access, ‘300 plates’, May, Salt Lake City
2008 Ken Sanders Rare Books, ‘Blood, Fertility, Magic’, May, Salt Lake City
2008 UCASA, April, Salt Lake City (currently exhibiting)
2008 Poor Yorick, Invited Artist, March, Salt Lake City
2008 University of Utah, ‘Political is Personal’, March, Salt Lake City
2008 Kayo Gallery, ‘A tribute to battered women’, February, Salt Lake City
2008 The Women’s Art Center, ‘Fusion’, February, Salt Lake City 2008
2007 Tin Angel, Salt Lake City
2007 Poor Yorick, Invited Artist, Salt Lake City
2007 Slow Train, Salt Lake City
2007 Women’s Art Center, ‘Progression’, Salt Lake City
2007 Utah Arts Festival Gallery, ‘Imagine’, Salt Lake City
2007 Caffe Niche, Salt Lake City
2007 Utah Arts Festival, June, Invited Artist
2007 Broadway Theater, Salt Lake City
2006 Poor Yorick, Invited Artist, Salt Lake City
2006 Cisco 13, Salt Lake City
2006 Broken Records, Salt Lake City
2006 Coffee Break, Salt Lake City
2005 The Unknown Gallery, Salt Lake City
2005 Nouveaux Alt, Salt Lake City
2005 Stoneground, Salt Lake City (currently exhibiting)
2004 Cup of Joe, Salt Lake City
Publications and Articles
2010, SLUG magazine, Gallery Stroll, by Mariah Mellus
2010, The Salt Lake Tribune, A bold look at bald, by Daisy Blake
20101, Salt Lake City Weekly, Cat Palmer: Age of Aesthetics by Brian Staker
2010, ABC4, Interview for age of aesthetic shoot
2010, Fox 13 News, Interview for age of aesthetic shoot
2010, KUTV News, Interview for age of aesthetic shoot
2010, In This Week, Arts: Cat Palmer's Close Shave, by Daisy Blake
2009, The Rock Salt, Interview with KUTV, by Gavin Sheenan
2009, In This Week, Cover Story, Artist Profile, by Ryan Michael Painter
2009, Salt Lake City Weekly, Synergetics, by Brian Staker
2008, Women's Week 2008 Political is Personal: Activism Embodied
2008, Salt Lake Magazine, Words to live by
2008, Salt Lake City Weekly, Photography
2008, The Daily Chronicle, Women’s Week: Camera critiques social issues
2007, The Salt Lake Tribune, To Hell & Back
2007, The Daily Chronicle, Art as Activism
2007, City Weekly, Gavin's Underground; Cat Palmer
2007, Deseret Morning News
2007, Catalyst
2007, Standard Examiner, The Human Factor
2007, Standard Examiner, Go!, Flashes of beauty…power…grace
