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Cathy Pavia in her studio. Photo by Sander Roscoe Wolff.

Cathy Pavia is a professional illustrator and fine artist who, along with nearly 50 others, will be participating in the 2015 Long Beach Open Studio Tour, which takes place from 12:00 to 4:00PM on Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11. In this interview, Cathy speaks about her career as an illustrator and educator, and the challenges of discovering her own voice as a fine artist.

The video interview is also available here

To learn more about Cathy and her work, visit CathyPavia.com. For details about the Long Beach Open Studio Tour, including a map, visit LBOpenStudioTour.com.

You can also read interviews with several of the participating tour artists, including Dorte Christjansen, David Early, Moira Hahn, Susan Erikson Hawkins, and Vince Mattina.

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