Catie is a Canadian born artist who now calls Sydney home. Her sculptural works in copper are designed to be appreciated in an out door setting. Her love of the natural environment and especially the native Australian landscape is refleted in her sculptures. She has developed a keeen interest in recycling and reusing differnt materails for her work. Before coming to Australia, Catie was involved in many different artistic endeavours. After graduating from the University of British Columbia, she studied at the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London, England. After working in the food/catering business for a number of years Catie lived in Japan, where she studied "Noh Mask" carving (traditional wooden masks used in ancient theatre performances) and "Oshie" (an old art form of making pictures using kimono silk). After deciding to settle in Australia, Catie began exploring different mediums and found her passion in working with metal and mosaics, often combining the two for some very unique pieces. Her work is inspired by the beautiful and abundant wildlife and fauna found in and around Sydney. In addition to her metal and mosaics, Catie is also an accomplished woodworker.
"Target Practice" Rhino
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2014 -Taronga Conservations Society Australia - Wild! Rhinos. Wild in Art Event - is a spectacular world-class sculpture trail from the Sydney Harbour foreshore through the Blue Mountains to Dubbo and the Central West region of NSW. From February – April 2014 a huge herd of wildly colourful rhino sculptures painted by artists will charge into town as part of a mass public art exhibition to help raise awareness and valuable funds for Taronga’s world leading Black Rhino breeding program and in-situ conservation projects. A collaborative mosaic project with ART-C Mosaic group |
Exhibitions:
2018 - North Sydney Community Centre -Expresso your self
2017 - Gallery 307, Northbridge
2016 - Frensham Eclectica Art Show, Mittagong
2014 - Taronga Conservation Society, WILD RHINO project
2013 - Artisans in the Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
2013 - Glenaeon Ruldolf Steiner School, Castlecrag Campus Art Show
2013 - St Thomas Art Show, Willoughby
2013 - Vision 7 Art Show - Queenwood Senior School, Mosman
2013 - Lindfield Art Show
2012 - FEATURE ARTIST -Glenaeon Ruldolf Steiner School, Castlecrag Campus Art Show
2012- St Thomas Art and Craft Show, Willoughby
2012 - Art in the Garden - Group Sculpture Exhibition-Frendz Community Gallery
2006 to 2012 - Holy Family Art Festival, Lindfield
2005 - Art Exhibition - Tap Art Gallery, Darlinghurst
Displays and Commissions:
Hidden Design Festival, Sydney
Sydney Garden Show, Sydney
Year End Sculpture, Queenwood School for Girls
Play "Black Comedy"- Riverside Theatre, Parramatta
Medusa Boutique Hotel, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Formal Training:
Diploma of Fine Arts - Northbridge School of Visual Arts, NSW
Metal Forging - Sturt Winter Art School, Mittagong, NSW
Welding and Artistic Fabrication - Northern Sydney College, St Leonards
Fine Arts - Kwantlen College, Vancouver, BC Canada
