CHRISTINE CATHIE
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Born 1955, New Zealand
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Christine Cathie was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She has exhibited her cast glass sculptures widely in solo and group exhibitions throughout Australia, New Zealand, France, Denmark United States and Hong Kong. In 2007 Cathie was awarded a Creative Excellence Award in the Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum and 2nd Prize in the Luminous Art of Glass Awards, Mazda Artworks, both in New Zealand. In 2006 she was commissioned to design and produce the Arts Foundation of New Zealand’s New Generation Awards. Cathie was a selected finalist in the Ranamok Glass Prize, Sydney in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. In 2004 she received a Members Award from the NZSAG Conference in Wanganui, New Zealand. Christine Cathie’s glass works are represented in public and private collections nationally and internationally including, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand and the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark.
The smooth curves and rich colour of Christine Cathie’s glass sculptures illustrate the fluidity of the form and a sense of movement captured. The works are large and solid and though the work itself is heavy, it appears weightless and delicate. Cathie’s glass works are inspired by natural forms such as New Zealand’s undulating terrain and coastal escarpments, created from cast glass. The interplay of light and shadow makes these forms a delight to view.
Selected Solo Exhibition
2013
Continuity, AVID Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
2011
Evolve, Koru Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
O-void, Avid Gallery, Wellington, NZ
2010
Biomorphic, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Amorphisms, Milford Gallery, Queenstown, New Zealand
2009
Unfurled, Avid Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
2005
Curve, Masterworks Gallery, Viaduct, Auckland, New Zealand
Selected Group Exhibition
2013
Affordable Art Fair, Koru Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
Prima, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Utopia into Dystopia, Summer Show, Waitakaruru Arboretum, Waikato, New Zealand
Off The Wall, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
2012
Salute, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Objective Art Awards, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland, NZ
Pilchuck Auction (live item), Seattle, Washington, USA
Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Encore, Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Laisee, Koru Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
Contemporary Glass, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, USA
2011
Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Geometry, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Traverse, Milford Galleries, Dunedin, NZ
7 days on Waiheke, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2010
Shapeshifter, The New Dowse, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2009
Looking Glass: Reflecting ideas – 21 New Zealand Glass artists, Sarjeant Gallery, Whangarei, Pataka Museum, Porirua, New Zealand
The Sea Around us – a selection of works from the permanent collection, Glasmuseet, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Sealink Small Sculpture Prize Exhibition, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Auckland,
New Zealand
2008
Christmas Show, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
NZ Sculpture on Shore, Fort Takapuna Historic Reserve, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Waitakere Trust Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand
Objective Art Awards, Manukau City, New Zealand
Richmond Road Glass, Form gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand
Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane,
New Zealand
Glass ‘08, Milford Gallery, Queenstown, New Zealand
Festival, Avid Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
Art in the Woolshed, Tauwharanui Regional Park, New Zealand
2007
Group Show, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Festive, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane, New Zealand
Bombay Sapphire Blue Room, Auckland & Wellington, New Zealand
Trio, Avid Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
Flow with Hana Rakena, ceramicist, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Works from the Museum’s permanent collection, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft , Denmark
Glass 07, Milford Galleries, Dunedin, New Zealand
New additions –works from the permanent collection, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark
Group show, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Sculpture on a Plinth, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
2006
Feast, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Crystalline World, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
SOFA Chicago, with Chappell Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
Transference, solo exhibition, Milford Galleries, Dunedin, New Zealand
The Roaring Forties, Chappell Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
SOFA New York, with Chappell Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
The Land, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Wind and waves – beyond the vessel, Luniverre Gallery, Paris, France
Best of New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2005
SOFA Chicago. with Chappell Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Viaduct, Auckland, New Zealand
A Matter of Substance, New Zealand Glass Kensington Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
Glass Invitational, Milford Gallery, Dunedin, Auckland Museum, Canterbury Museum,
Pataka Museum, New Zealand
An Evening in the Vineyard, Art Auction, Goldwater Estate, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Sculpture on a Plinth, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
2004
New Work, Avid Applied Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
Precious, Masterworks Gallery, Viaduct, Auckland, New Zealand
The extraordinary Dowse Foundation Auction, The Dowse, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Cast Aways, Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Latitude 36, Form Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Viaduct, Auckland, New Zealand
Southern Exposure, a selected survey of New Zealand glass, Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui; Objectspace, Auckland, New Zealand; Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark
An Evening in the Vineyard, Art Auction, Goldwater Estate, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
2003
Duo, Masterworks Viaduct Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Viaduct Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Showing Off. The best of New Zealand Applied Art, Masterworks Viaduct Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2002
New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Viaduct Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Form Gallery Cast Glass Exhibition, Christchurch, New Zealand
2001
The Cast Survey Exhibition, Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland/Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui/Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei/Hawkes Bay Exhibition Centre, Hastings, New Zealand
Translucence, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, New Zealand
National Glass Exhibition, Compendium Auckland/Wellington, New Zealand
440°, Artstation, Auckland, New Zealand
2000
Norsewear Art Awards, Waipukurau, New Zealand
GLASS WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
1999, 2000
Cast glass workshops with Jo Nuttall, Artstation, Auckland, New Zealand
2002
New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass (NZSAG) Conference, Wanganui, New Zealand
2004
New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass (NZSAG) Conference, Wanganui, New Zealand
2008
Outside the Square, New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass (NZSAG) Conference, Wanganui, New Zealand
2006-2008
NZ Society of Artists in Glass Committee member, 2006 - 2008
The object as an eloquent statement, New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass (NZSAG)
Conference, Auckland, 2006
2005
Matters of Substance, GAS conference, Adelaide, 2005
PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS AND RADIO
Kiwis shine in Glass Award, Art News New Zealand spring 2003, p.44(illus)
Brewerton, A. The Ranamok Glass Prize, 2002, article in craft arts international 58, p.96(illus)
Radio New Zealand interview September 2003
Ranamok Glass prize 2003 Catalogue, p.16 & 17(illus), intro. (article)
Ranamok Glass prize 2002 Catalogue, p.20 & 21(illus)
THE CAST: New Zealand Contemporary Cast Glass 2001, New Zealand Society of Artists in Glass (NZSAG) Catalogue
Elliot, M. the cast; recent New Zealand glass. article in object 4/02, p.45(illus)
Vibrant glass Art Review, The Press July 10, 2002
Howard Williams, hot pacific glass, article in object 2/00, p.109(illus)
AWARDS, GRANTS & COMMISSIONS
2010
Commission for Crown Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
2008
3rd prize, Lincoln Green Sculpture Award, Waitakere Trust Art Awards, Auckland, New Zealand
Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane, New Zealand
Outdoor sculpture commission, Ravenscar (private house), Christchurch, New Zealand
2007
Creative Excellence Award (judge Grace Cochrane), Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum, Whakatane, New Zealand
2nd Prize, Luminous Art of glass Awards (judge Louie Le Vaillant), Mazda Artworks, Auckland, New Zealand
2006
Commission to design and produce Arts Foundation of New Zealand’s New Generation Awards Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
2004
Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
Members Award, (judges Richard Whitely, Margaret Tabone) NZSAG Conference, Wanganui
2003
Creative New Zealand grant to develop a new body of work for Duo exhibition at Masterworks, New Zealand |
