Textile artist
Bio
Catherine is an award-winning textile artist from Waikato, New Zealand. She paints and prints on recycled white fabrics with textile inks and paints and other drawing mediums. Then she machine quilts further texture using fine threads. Her work is very detailed and draws the viewer to take a closer look. She is inspired by the details in nature and life that often are overlooked, invisible or missed. She expresses these ideas though deep and rich paintings of women and beautiful details in nature Her quilted art is bright, rich and dynamic and exudes her soul and spirit.
Education
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2023 Michelle Lloyd (United Art Space) - The 7 keys
2022-2023 Academy of virtual teaching professional teaching course.
2022 Nicholas Wilton - Art design course
2022-2023 United art space professional business courses
2021 Bachelor of Arts (Information and library studies and humanities) Focus on art
history.
2021 Michelle Lloyd (United art space)-Art business course.
2021 Nicolas Wilton - Art design course.
2018 NZTE Business Certificate- New Zealand Trade and Enterprise,
2013 Hollis Chatelain – Master class
2013 Janice Lee Baehr- Photographing art
2012 Elizabeth Barton- Master class
2011 Lyric Kinard-Design course
2011 Korowai weaving, Papakura Marae
2008 Certificate of exploring patchwork and quilting. Uncompleted as the
the director passed away at the end of the 3rd module and the school closed.
2007 Professional development training cycle, early childhood curriculum
2001 NZ federation Playcentre certificate. Licenced Early Childhood Supervisor.
2001 Supervisors certificate. Counties Playcentre association
1991 Diploma of Primary Teaching, Auckland College of Education, Auckland, NZ
Awards
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2023 Highly Commended, Taranaki Art Awards, NZ
2023 Merit award National quilting challenge, NZ
2022 Mayor award, National quilting symposium, Lower Hutt, NZ.
2022 First place national quilting challenge, NZ
2021 Best use of quilting, Aotearoa Quilters, NZ
2021 Merit award national quilting challenge, NZ
2018 First place medium-sized wall quilt, Aotearoa Quilters, NZ
2018 Merit award national quilting challenge, NZ.
2016 Finalist Aotearoa quilters flight challenge, NZ.
2015 Merit award national quilting challenge, NZ
2012 Finalist at Fibre arts show, Infinity art gallery, online exhibition.
2011 Winner Quilting Arts Calendar competition, USA
2011 2nd in mixed media section Auckland Quilting Guild annual competition, NZ
2010 Winner Quilting Arts Calendar competition, USA
Exhibitions
2023 Taranaki Art Awards, NZ
2023 Red quilts tour, NZ
2023 Aotearoa Quilters Biannual New Zealand quilt exhibition, Juried competition, Rotorua, NZ.
2022 National symposium quilt exhibition, Juried competition. Lower Hutt, NZ.
2022 National competition Lines tour, NZ
2022 Brown quilts tour, NZ
2021 Aotearoa Quilters Biannual New Zealand quilt exhibition, Juried competition, Rotorua, NZ.
2021 Lime quilts tour, NZ.
2020 Manurewa textiles show, Nathan homestead.
2014 - 2020 Te Awamutu framers, Te Awamutu, NZ. One mini exhibition per year.
2018 Aotearoa Quilters annual New Zealand quit exhibition, Juried competition, Rotorua, NZ.
2018 Yellow quilts tour, NZ.
2016 Take your dreams and fly, Percy Thompson gallery, Stratford, NZ.
2016 National competition Flight tour, NZ.
2015 Purple quilts tour, NZ.
2014 Waitomo art society annual exhibition, Guest artist, Te Kuiti, NZ.
2014 Pirongia art fair, Pirongia, NZ.
2012 Franklin Art Society exhibition, Pukekohe, NZ.
2012 Infinity art gallery, online exhibition.
2011 Franklin Art Society exhibition, Pukekohe, NZ.
2011 Aotearoa annual New Zealand quit exhibition, Juried competition, Hamilton, NZ.
2011 Here comes the sun, Papakura art gallery, Papakura, NZ.
2011 Auckland Quilting Guild exhibition, Albany, NZ.
2010 Aotearoa annual NZ quilt exhibition, Juried competition, Hamilton, NZ.
2010 Family ties, Juried photography exhibition, Franklin Art Gallery, Pukekohe, NZ.
2010 Auckland Quilting Guild exhibition, Albany, NZ.
2010 World quilt competition, juried competition, World tour.
2009 Auckland quilting guild exhibition, Albany, NZ.
2009 Small packages, Papakura art Gallery, Papakura, NZ.
2009 Organ Awareness Trust art fair, Pukekohe, NZ.
2002 Auckland Quilting Guild exhibition, Albany, NZ
2000 Auckland Quilting Guild exhibition, Albany, NZ
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Bibliography
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2023 The Big Idea Editor, Lowdown: Bring art back to the public eye, The Big Idea, 02 Nov
2017 Scott, A, Mellow yellow, The New Zealand Quilter, Issue 98, January, p35
2016 Percy Thompson gallery, Colour explosion, October/ November
https://www.percythomsongallery.org.nz/page/colour-explosion/
2016 Rose City Quilters, Aotearoa Quilters flight challenge quilts, 29 May
2015 Scott, A, Purple passion, The New Zealand Quilter, Issue 91, April, p24.
2010 - 2015 Parkinson, C, Artist and photographer blog.
2014 Scott, A, Blog, The New Zealand Quilter, Issue 89, 2014, p35.
2012 Bleiweiss, S, The sketchbook challenge, p26.
2011 Slabertt, N, Timeless techniques, The New Zealand Quilter, Issue 74, January, p15.
2011 Marshall, World class, The New Zealand Quilter, Issue 74, January p22 and 24.
2011 Quilting art calendar, Flavour of the month, Interweave. Front cover, p1-2 and 25.
2010 Quilting art calendar, Freshly picked, Interweave, 2012, p15.
2010 Editor, How Entertaining, Quilting arts magazine, issue 46, Aug/Sept p75.
2009 Papakura Courier, Big changes ahead for small gallery, 2 December.
2009 Franklin Life, Many tings come in small packages, 2 December, p6.
2009 Hintz, E. Karaka quilter beats off international competition, Papakura art gallery website,
23 September.
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