Catherine Breer grew up in Seoul, Korea, the daughter of Methodist missionaries and educators. These formative years had an indelible mark on her style and approach to her work. She earned her B.A. in Art History from Emory University. While at Emory, she studied painting and drawing at the Atlanta College of Art and went on to attend graduate school at the The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Since 2000, she has exhibited widely in New England and her work is held in private and public collections worldwide. "I am always looking for that moment when the light hits just right, the shadows lengthen and ordinary objects become something quite extraordinary. Reflections appear on the water, light dances on the side of a building, bottles line up in a window just right. It is these moments in time that I want to capture. The landscape of Maine is a never ending source of inspiration for me. The rocky coast, the dark green ocean, verdant valleys, the harbors, and the coastal towns."