CHRISTINE CATHIE

Sounds (2015)

cast glass, size: 632 x 263 x 96 mm

cast glass, size: 555 x 392 x 98 mm

Meadow (2015)

cast glass, size: 521 x 443 x 112 mm

Bush Morning (2015)

cast glass, size: 363 x 425 x 105 mm

(2015) cast glass, size: 441 x 457 x 123 mm

Atmosphere (2015) cast glass, size: 475 x 453 x 108 mm

cast glass, size: 370 x 433 x 98 mm

Thaw (2015)

cast glass, size: 362 x 425 x 96 mm

Shimmer (2015)

cast glass, size: 555 x 392 x 98 mm

Spring Tide (2015)

cast glass, size: 362 x 425 x 75 mm

Inherglasspractice,ChristineCathiehaspioneereddistinctovalbanded formsthatalterandtwist,changingdirection,thicknessandshape. Simultaneouslyherworksdefinespace(asifdrawninair)withnoticeablyfluid, arrestedmotion.

A Promise of Spring evidencesCathie’severincreasingconfidenceand assurance.

Eachworkisstackedwithvarious(harmonic)coloursthatslowlytransformor bleedfromonetoanother.Suggestionsandillusionsarise:tospring;tothe mutabilityofthatseasonandthehoursoftime;tothesmellsofmorning,the meadow;thewaxingcolours,soundsandeffectsoflightandair.

Thisintroductionofavisuallanguagethatexplicitlyreferencesandissourced fromthenaturalworldisasignificantnewdevelopmentinChristineCathie’s work.Thereisalsoanewaspirationalqualityintheworkswiththeforms seemingtoriseupandreachbeyond,therebycontributingadditional dialoguesandintriguingsensations.

EXHIBITION PRICELIST

CHRISTINE CATHIE

b. 1955, lives Auckland

The integral nature of rhythm and motion is captured in Christine Cathie’s elegantly simple glass sculptures. Employing tapering edges and curvaceous silhouettes, Cathie essentially draws lines within space, exploiting the translucent nature of glass to establish a dialogue between light and shade, density and mass. Cathie combines rich colours with a smooth surface, building graceful ribbons and slender curves, and letting the light glide in.

“Christine Cathie’s cast lead crystal Ribbon also deals with movement and catches that moment in time when a dropped ribbon hits and starts to settle on the floor. Like a late 19th century stop gap photograph by Edouard Muybridge, Cathie records the ribbon’s subtle twisting and allows us to see beauty in movement not normally observable in the human eye.” (1)

Cathie has been examining the possibilities of closed, irregular forms, using glass to outline volume and mass in space. This negative form becomes as much part of the works as the glass itself, which Cathie twists and curves to emphasise its fluidity. Using a combination of acid etching and a highly polished mirror finish, light is directed into and through the glass, bringing it to life. Cathie’s most recent O-void series sees the forms striving upwards, defying both gravity and the weight of their medium.

Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Christine Cathie trained as a graphic artist and subsequently developed a highly successful career in graphic design. Attracted by the challenge of working in three dimensions, Cathie began to explore glass as a creative medium.

A consecutive finalist in the Ranamok Glass Prize (Australia) since 2002, Cathie is an artist of international repute, exhibiting in Paris, New York, Denmark and Australia. In 2004 she was selected for the Southern Exposure exhibition at the prestigious Glasmuseet, Ebletoft, Denmark and in 2005 was included in the significant touring Glass Invitational NZ exhibition. In 2007 Cathie received the award for Creative Excellence in the Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards and was runner-up in the Cavalier Bremworth Luminous Art of Glass Awards. She won the Supreme Award at the NZSAG Conference Member’s Exhibition (2012), following this up in 2015 by winning the Excellence in Cast Glass Prize. Her work is held in private, public and corporate collections both nationally and internationally. (2)

1. Richard Perram, Ranamok Glass Prize 2006 Catalogue, 2006.

2. Christine Cathie, CV, Retrieved from http://www.christinecathie.com/c-v.html, 2015

Christine Cathie: Ribbon (Red) (2008)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

CHRISTINE CATHIE

b. 1955, lives Auckland

2015 A Promise of Spring, Milford Galleries Dunedin

2014 Glide, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

2013 Contour, milford galleries queenstown

Continuity, Avid Gallery, Wellington

2011 O-void, Avid Gallery, Wellington

Evolve, Koru Gallery, Hong Kong

2010 Biomorphic, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Amorphisms, milford galleries queenstown

2009 Unfurled, Avid gallery, Wellington

2007 Flow, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

2006 Transference, Milford Galleries Dunedin

2005 Curve, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

2004 New Work, Avid Gallery, Wellington

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015 Palette, Masters of Glass, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2014 Essence, Waiheke Art Gallery, Waiheke

The Nature of Things, Avid Gallery, Wellington

2013 Spring Catalogue, milford galleries queenstown

Snapshots, New Zealand Glass, Wanganui

Prima, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Summer: Utopia into Dystopia, Waitakaruru Arboretum, Waikato

Off The Wall, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island

The Earl Street Journal, milford galleries queenstown

2012 Salute, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Objective Art Awards, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland

Encore, Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Laisee, Koru Gallery, Hong Kong

Contemporary Glass, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, USA

2011 Traverse, Milford Galleries Dunedin

Geometry, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2010 Shapeshifter, The New Dowse, Lower Hutt

2009 Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane

Luminaries, A Selection of Work from New Zealand’s Foremost Glass Casters, Sabbbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia

2008 Sculpture on Shore, Devonport Historic Reserve, Auckland

Richmond Road Glass, Form Gallery, Christchurch

Glass ‘08, milford galleries queenstown

Festival, Avid Gallery, Wellington

Art in the Woolshed, Tauwharanui Regional Park

2007 Group Show, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island

Festive, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Bombay Sapphire Blue Room, Auckland & Wellington

Trio, Avid Gallery, Wellington

Flow (with ceramicist Hana Rakena), Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark

Glass 07, Milford Galleries Dunedin

Group show, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Sculpture on a Plinth, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island

2006 Feast, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Crystalline World, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island

SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery, New York

The Roaring Forties, Chappell Gallery, New York

The Land, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Wind and Waves – Beyond the Vessel, Luniverre Gallery, Paris, France

Best of New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

2005 SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery, New York

New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

A Matter of Substance, New Zealand Glass Kensington Gallery, Adelaide, Australia

Glass Invitational 2005, Milford Galleries Dunedin, Auckland Museum, Canterbury Museum, Pataka Museum

Sculpture on a Plinth, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke Island

2004 New Work, Avid, Wellington

Precious, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Cast Aways, Glass Artists Gallery, Sydney, Australia

Latitude 36, Form Gallery, Christchurch

New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Southern Exposure, a Selected Survey of New Zealand Glass, Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui; Objectspace, Auckland; Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark

2003 Duo, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Showing Off: The Best of New Zealand Applied Art, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

2002 New Zealand Glass, Masterworks Gallery, Auckland

Cast Glass Exhibition, Form Gallery, Christchurch

2001 The Cast Survey Exhibition, Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland/Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui/ Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei/Hawkes Bay Exhibition Centre, Hastings

Translucence, Waiheke Community Art Gallery

National Glass Exhibition, Compendium Auckland/Wellington

440°, Artstation, Auckland

2000 Norsewear Art Awards, Waipukurau

AWARDS, GRANTS & COMMISSIONS

2014 Excellence in Cast Glass Prize, NZSAG Members' Exhibition, Pah Homestead, Auckland

2013 Finalist, Objective Art Awards, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia

2012 Supreme Award, NZSAG Conference Member's Exhibition, Whanganui Finalist, Objective Art Awards, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland Scholarship to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, USA Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia

2011 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia

2010 Commission for Crown Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

2009 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane Finalist, Sea Link Small Sculpture Award, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Auckland

2008 3rd prize, Lincoln Green Sculpture Award, Waitakere Trust Art Awards, Auckland Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Glass Awards, Whakatane Museum & Gallery, Whakatane Commission for outdoor sculpture ‘garden mosaic’ at Ravenscar (private house), Christchurch

2007 Creative Excellence Award (judge Grace Cochrane), Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Awards, Whakatane Museum

2nd Prize, Luminous Art of glass Awards (judge Louie Le Vaillant), Mazda Artworks, Auckland

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 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia

Creative New Zealand Grant

2002 Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia

2000 Student Award (judge, Dan Klein), NZSAG Conference, Wanganui Finalist, Norsewear Art Awards, Waipukurau

COLLECTIONS

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand

Sir Elton John

Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Corporate and private collections internationally

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS

2013 Ranamok Glass prize 2013 Catalogue, p.12 & 13, illus. p.4 (article by Brian Parkes)

Cousins, Kerry-Anne. Art prize lets us watch the glass grow, review (Ranamok Glass Prize 2013), Canberra Times, August 30, 2013

2012 Ranamok Glass prize 2012 Catalogue, p.14 & 15, illus. p.5 (article by Anne Flanagan)

The Ranamok Glass Prize 2012, Craft Arts International No. 87, p.93 (illus.)

2011 Ranamok Glass prize 2011 Catalogue, p.16 & 17

Peoples, Sharon. The Ranamok Glass Prize 2011, review & illus., Craft Arts International No. 84, p.93

2009 Christine’s sculpture is the torque of the town, article and photo, Auckland City Harbour News, January 21, 2009

Ribbons in Light, article and photo, The Aucklander, 29 January 2009

2007 Galleries of Australia and New Zealand, A Guide to Contemporary Arts & Crafts, illus., p.27

Vogue Living, Nov/Dec 2007, p.155 (illus.)

New Zealand House & Garden, October 2007, illus. cover, pp. 51 & 52

Hammonds, Lucy. Softening the Contours, Craft Arts International No.70, pp. 52 -56

2006 Dignan, James. Artseen, Otago Daily Times, review, October 12, 2006

Perram, Richard. Ranamok Glass prize 2006 Catalogue, p.16 & 17, p.5 (illus.)

SOFA New York 2006 catalogue p.81 (illus.)

Slide talk to Portraiture Group, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland, 24 June 2006

Smythe, John. Looking into glass art, National Business Review, February 3, 2006

Allom, Barry. In a glass of their own, review, Christchurch Press, October 19, 2005

2005 Glass Artists in New Zealand, part of an AVP on selected New Zealand Glass Artists, first shown at GAS Conference, Adelaide, Australia, May 2005

New Glass Review 26, p.10 (illus.)

Campbell, Joanne. Seeing through New Zealand’s best glass, review, Otago Daily Times, 14th April 2005

Lonie, Bridie. A sheep’s carcass covered in glass roses, review, NZ Listener May 28, 2005, p.52

Glass Invitational New Zealand, catalogue, Milford House

2004 Geissler, M. Ranamok Finalists Exhibition 2004, Craft Arts International 63, p.75-77 (illus)

Ranamok Glass prize 2004 Catalogue, p.20 & 21 (illus.)

Southern Exposure, catalogue for exhibition, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft 2004

Glass Acts, The Dominion Post, Wellington, 13/11/04

Cochrane, Grace. Southern Exposure - High class New Zealand exhibition at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark, Neues Glas 3/04 pp. 20-27

Glorious in glass, The Press, Christchurch, 7 January 2004

Brewerton, A. The Ranamok Glass Prize Exhibition 2003, Neues Glas 2/04, pp. 8 -15

2003 Kiwis shine in Glass Award, Art News, New Zealand, spring 2003, p.44 (illus.)

Radio New Zealand interview September 2003

Ranamok Glass prize 2003 Catalogue, p.16 & 17(illus.), intro. (article by Andrew Brewerton)

2002 Brewerton, A. The Ranamok Glass Prize, 2002, Craft Arts International 58, p.96 (illus)

Ranamok Glass prize 2002 Catalogue, p.20 & 21 (illus.)

Vibrant glass Art, review, The Press July 10, 2002

Elliott, M. The Cast; Recent New Zealand Glass, Object 4/02, p45 (illus.)

2001 THE CAST: New Zealand Contemporary Cast Glass 2001, New Zealand Society of Artists In Glass (NZSAG) Catalogue

2000 Williams, Howard. Hot pacific glass, Object 2/00, p.109 (illus.)