Biography
Cait Maltbie is an emerging artist who was born and raised in Madison, Kansas. They received a BFA in Printmaking from Emporia State University in 2021 and is currently pursuing their MFA from East Tennessee State University with company from their cat, Lin. Through printmaking, zines, textiles, and sculptural work they reflect on their childhood domestic turbulence, bodily health issues, and overall mental well being to find solidarity with others who have had similar experiences.
curriculum vitae
Education
2025 Masters of Fine Arts, Studio Art East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.
2021 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking. Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.
2018 Associate’s Degree of Applied Science in Graphic Arts Technology.
Flint Hills Technical College. Emporia, Kansas.
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Teaching Experience
2023-2025 Instructor of Record. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City,
Courses Taught: Core I (2D Design), Core II (3D Design), Introduction to Fibers, Basic Weaving
2023-2024 Super Saturday Kids Workshops. East Tennessee State University. Johnson
City, Tennessee.
2023-2024 Renaissance Summer Art Camp. East Tennessee State University. Johnson
City, Tennessee
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Professional Experience
2025 (forthcoming) Penland Studio Assistantship (Words and Images with Stuart
Kestenbaum and Susan Webster) Penland School of Craft. Bakersville, North Carolina
2023-2025 Fibers Technician. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City Tennessee
2023-2025 Graduate Assistant. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City,
Tennessee.
2023 Road Roller Printing Assistant. (Varicose Vanity). Art Struck. Johnson City,
Tennessee
2022 Print Assistant for Visiting Artist. (Barbara Lane Tharas). ESU Printmaking.
Emporia, Kansas.
2021 Print Assistant for Visiting Artist. (Sarah Ellis). ESU Printmaking.
Emporia, Kansas.
2021 Assisted Black & Gold Event for Prospective Students. Assisted Eric
Conrad. Emporia State University. Emporia, Kansas.
2020-2021 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant. Printmaking II, Projects in Printmaking.
Emporia State University. Emporia, Kansas.
2019-2021 President. Emporia State University Print Guild.
(Live Printing and Fundraising Organization). Emporia, Kansas.
2020-2021 Studio Assistant. Printmaking Studio. Emporia State University.
Emporia, Kansas.
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2025 (forthcoming) 2025 Grant Residency Recipient at Directangle Press, Bethlehem,
NH. (August 17-23)
2024 Small Grants in Support. East Tennessee State University Graduate School,
Johnson City, TN
2023-2025 Graduate Assistantship. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, TN
2022 Tuition Scholarship. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, TN
2017-2021 RE French Foundation Scholarship. Gridley, KS
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Solo Exhibitions
2025 (forthcoming) Inner Bonds. MFA Thesis Exhibition. Slocumb Galleries, East
Tennessee State University. Johnson City, Tennessee
2022 Life’s A Party. BFA Exhibition. Gilson Gallery, Emporia State University.
Emporia, Kansas.
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2025 The Florida Printmakers Society’s 2025 Biennial. Miami-Dade College, Kendall
Campus. Miami, FL
8th Annual Paper and Clay National Juried Show. Tippets and Eccles
Galleries. Utah State University. Logan, Utah.*
6th Annual Emergence: A Survey of Southeastern Studio Programs (with
Professor Sage Perrott) . The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts. Highlands. North Carolina
2024 On Loss. Mid America Print Conference. Kansas State University.
Manhattan, KS
Community Spotlight. Hollerhouse, Bristol, Virginia.
Confluence. MFA Group Exhibition. Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State
University. Johnson City.
7th Annual Paper and Clay National Juried Show. Tippetts and Eccles Galleries.
Utah State University. Logan, Utah.*
2023 Common Threads. MFA Group Exhibition. Tipton Gallery, East Tennessee State
University. Johnson City. Tennessee.
Tiny Comforts. Group Exhibition. Johnson City Small Art Gallery. Johnson City,
Tennessee.
Con-Figurations: The Visual Corpus. Panoramic Gallery. William King Museum
of Art. Abingdon, Virginia.
Nostalgia, Nihilism, and Necropsy: MFA Group Exhibition. Tipton Gallery, East
Tennessee State University. Johnson City, Tennessee.
2022 Women: Celebrating the Female Collective. Group Exhibition. Jerry Lynn Troxell
Memorial Art Gallery, Trox Gallery and Gifts. Emporia, Kansas.
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Portfolio Exchanges
2024 On Loss. Mid America Print Conference 2025 Themed Exchange.
Organized by Elastic Editions
2023 Mish Mash. ETSU x WVU Zine Exchange.
Organized by Joe Lupo and Sage Perrott.
Itty Bitty Print Exchange: Objects of Comfort in Dark Times.
Organized by Fiona Avocado.
2022 Well Fed. SGC-International. University of Madison-Wisconsin.
Madison, Wisconsin.
Organized by Becci Sprull
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Publications
Inside Appalachia. Feature, Inclusive Square Dancing, Zine Fest And Playing The
Spoons. November 2023.
Third Iris Magazine. Feature, Bittersweet (2021) and Honey, it Could Be (2022) in
Forever Soup. October 2023.
Art+Type Magazine. Feature, Bittersweet (2021) and Roll the Dice (2022) in LUCK!.
May 2023.
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Presentations and Vending
2025 8th Annual Johnson City Zine Fest. Vendor. Nelson Fine Art Center. Johnson
City, Tennessee.
ArtStruck. Vendor. Founders Pavilion. Johnson City, Tennessee.
2023 7th Annual Johnson City Zine Fest. Vendor. King’s Centre. Johnson City,
Tennessee.
2021 Life’s A Party. Student Artist Lecture. Emporia State University. Emporia, Kansas.
2019 Lawrence Print Week. Vendor. Lawrence Art Center. Lawrence, Kansas.
Collections
East Tennessee State University Archives. East Tennessee State U. Johnson City,
Tennessee
Mid-America Print Council. Des Moines, Iowa
SGC-International Archives. New Orleans, Louisiana
Emporia State University Printmaking Archives. Emporia State U. Emporia, Kansas.
Flint Hills Technical College Archives. Emporia, Kansas.
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Professional Affiliations
2021-2025 Radical Intersectional Print Guild. Member.
2023-2025 Mid-America Printmaking Conference. Member.
2019-2021 Emporia State Print Guild. President/Member.
2017-2023 Emporia First Friday. Participant/Member.