About Catherine...
Catherine Thomas Kaplan, of Concord, NH, holds a BA in art history (Wellesley College, 1989), an MA in art education (Goddard College, 1998), and an Ed.M. in arts in education (Harvard University, 2013). She has completed courses in scientific illustration, textile design and watercolor painting and works primarily in pen and ink with colored pencil, watercolor and acrylics. Each year for the past fifteen, Catherine has designed calendars and note cards illustrated with flowers, fruits and vegetables (see Gallery for images).
By day, Catherine works half-time as a site director for the 21st Century Community Learning Center Program at Beaver Meadow School in the Concord (NH) School District. She is president of both the Concord Schools Friends of Performing Arts as well as Friends of (Concord) City Auditorium. Catherine is grateful to her husband, Dan, for his support of her artistic endeavors, and to her children, Miranda (18) and Henry (16), who are her two biggest fans.