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Catriona
Catriona Fitzgerald
Artist Statement

My art explores family connections, place and time, our relationship with our fur families (mostly my cats) and the human figure. This year, I have been exploring healing and repair and the visible scars left behind.

Biography

I am an emerging visual artist based in Toowoomba, Queensland. After a career in Medical Science, living in various places across Australia and the UK, I have returned to the Darling Downs and embraced a long-held love of art. I started with watercolour, creating fun whimsical floral motifs, then tried Urban Sketching and Life Drawing which significantly improved my observational and drawing ski…

I am an emerging visual artist based in Toowoomba, Queensland. After a career in Medical Science, living in various places across Australia and the UK, I have returned to the Darling Downs and embraced a long-held love of art. I started with watercolour, creating fun whimsical floral motifs, then tried Urban Sketching and Life Drawing which significantly improved my observational and drawing ski…

I am an emerging visual artist based in Toowoomba, Queensland. After a career in Medical Science, living in various places across Australia and the UK, I have returned to the Darling Downs and embraced a long-held love of art. I started with watercolour, creating fun whimsical floral motifs, then tried Urban Sketching and Life Drawing which significantly improved my observational and drawing skills. The processes and materials involved in creating art are fascinating and I am exploring a wide range of different media: watercolour, soft pastels, oil pastels, coloured pencils, acrylic, gouache, printmaking, textiles, and bookmaking. I commenced studying for a Bachelor of Visual Arts at the University of Southern Queensland in 2023 and have started to create works with ceramics and printmaking. I sit on the Board of Directors at the Toowoomba Art Society, facilitate the Life Drawing Group, and collaborate with others to present special art events.

Influences

Fauvists, dadaists, surrealists, post-modern feminists and many contemporary female artists across a range of media.

Awards

Toowoomba Royal Show 2021, Kenneth McQueen Watercolour Prize Toowoomba Royal Show 2021, 3rd in Landscape Section

Exhibitions

Cloncurry Show 2020 Toowoomba Royal Show in 2021 Solo exhibition “Inspired” Toowoomba Art Society in 2022. "The Cat's Muse" Toowoomba Art Society 2024 Other exhibitions I have contributed to Outback at Isa, Mount Isa 2020, The Toowoomba Art Society 45x45 Exhibition in 2022 and 2023 The Toowoomba Art Society Portrait Group Exhibition 2022 Toowoomba Art Society Spring Exhibition 20…

Cloncurry Show 2020 Toowoomba Royal Show in 2021 Solo exhibition “Inspired” Toowoomba Art Society in 2022. "The Cat's Muse" Toowoomba Art Society 2024 Other exhibitions I have contributed to Outback at Isa, Mount Isa 2020, The Toowoomba Art Society 45x45 Exhibition in 2022 and 2023 The Toowoomba Art Society Portrait Group Exhibition 2022 Toowoomba Art Society Spring Exhibition 20…

Cloncurry Show 2020 Toowoomba Royal Show in 2021 Solo exhibition “Inspired” Toowoomba Art Society in 2022. "The Cat's Muse" Toowoomba Art Society 2024 Other exhibitions I have contributed to Outback at Isa, Mount Isa 2020, The Toowoomba Art Society 45x45 Exhibition in 2022 and 2023 The Toowoomba Art Society Portrait Group Exhibition 2022 Toowoomba Art Society Spring Exhibition 2022 Toowoomba Regional Gallery Local Artist Exhibition December 2022. "In The Flesh" Toowoomba Art Society February 2024 "Fill Your Eyes 2" University of Southern Queensland 2024 "Backyard" St Andrews Hospital 2024 "Return to Sender" University of Southern Queensland "Play" St Andrews Hospital 2025

Website

www.artbycat.com.au

Artworks

Artwork
Catriona FitzgeraldDarn!

26 x 18 x 3 cm

Altered Book

Artwork
Catriona FitzgeraldPorcelain Bowl

6 x 13 x 13 cm

Porcelain

Artwork
Catriona FitzgeraldPat The Cat

4 x 4 x 4 cm

Ceramic