Catherine Ricketts
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Catherine Ricketts is an American essayist whose work explores art, grief, joy, spirituality, and the complexities of human experience. She holds a degree in writing from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA in nonfiction from Seattle Pacific University. Her essays have appeared in publications including The Kenyon Review Online, The Christian Century, Image, The Millions, and Paste. Alongside her writing career, Ricketts has worked in the arts as a live arts presenter, including positions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, FringeArts, and the public radio station WXPN. Her experiences in the arts and as a mother inspired The Mother Artist, which brings together personal reflection and portraits of women who have pursued creative work while raising children. She lives with her family near Philadelphia.
