Artist’s Statement
My art explores family connections, place and time, our relationship with our fur families (mostly my cats) and the human figure.
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 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 SectionExhibitions
Cloncurry Show 2020
Toowoomba Royal Show in 2021
Solo exhibition
“Inspired” was held at the Toowoomba Art Society in 2022.
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 2024Website
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Catriona Fitzgerald
Etruscan Dr Seuss
35 x 13 x 13 cm Glazed Stoneware Ceramic $400.00
Catriona Fitzgerald
The Goddess
47 x 38 x 0.5 cm Mixed Media Textiles $500.00
Catriona Fitzgerald
Art Deco Cat
23 x 12 x 11.3 cm Unglazed Stoneware Sold