Catherine Macdonald was born in Whanganui. She studied Fine Arts at Wanganui Regional Polytechnic and graduated in 1997 with a BFA majoring in Printmaking. Her practice has branched out to include printmaking, drawing, writing and furniture making. In 1998 she was Community Artist in Residence for the Community Arts Council Wanganui, and she partook in residencies in 1999 at Pompallier in Russell and 2017 at the The Art Vault, Mildura, Australia. She has worked in the Museum/Gallery fields and currently is employed as a draft person in an architectural firm.
Recent Exhibitions
2020 – Distant Kinship (touring), Galerie Schlessart, Bergen, The Netherlands (group print show)
2019 – ‘Texting’ , Space Galley, Whanganui (group print show)
2019 – Image and Text, The Art Vault, Mildura, Australia (group print show)
2019 – Present Tense: Wahine Toi Aotearoa (touring), Ramp Gallery, Hamilton, Enjoy Gallery, Wellington
2019 – Layers of Settlement, The Art Vault, Mildura, Australia (group print show)
2019 – ‘Light and Shadow, Solander Gallery, Wellington
2018 – ‘Trailblazing – Celebrating 125 years of Womens Suffrage in NZ’, Megan Dickinson Gallery, Whangarei
2018 – ‘Print Matters: Works on Paper, ArtsPost Gallery, Hamilton
2017 – Works on Paper, Group Show, Solander Gallery Wellington
2016 – Tracing the Line, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, NSW
2016 – Across the Ditch, toured by PCANZ & Impress Printmakers, Brisbane, Napier &PN
2015 – 2015 Skullicious, Rayner Brothers Gallery, Whanganui
2015 – ‘The Paper Show’, Kina Gallery, New Plymouth
2015 – ‘Site, Significance, Sound’, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui
Commendations & Awards
2018 - Australian Print Awards 2018– Finalist, The Art Vault, Mildura, Australia
2017 - Residency, The Art Vault, Mildura, Australia – 3 weeks Oct.
2016 - 3D Award Winner, Taranaki Art Awards, Opunake, Taranaki
2010 - Open Award winner, Whanganui Arts Review, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui
Collections
Sarjeant Gallery New Zealand
State Library of Victoria
Print Council of Australia
Private Collections in New Zealand, Australia and the UK