2014 Finalist

Catherine Aldrete-MorrisFitzroy, South Australia, Australia



North Sea Skin


Kiln formed glass
10.5 H x 109 W x 25 D cm


Admiring coast and sea on a journey to the Orkney Islands, it was fascinating to learn of and encounter the phenomenal characteristics of the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean as merging. Caused by varying depths and underlying movement, awake and lively patterns rise, blend and contrast a casual, neighbouring view.


Photographer: Tom Roschi




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Biography

Catherine Aldrete-Morris
Fitzroy, South Australia, Australia

Born
6/3/1962 San Antonio, Texas, United States

Education

  • 2005, Masterclass, Klaus Moje, North Lands Creative Glass , Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom
  • 2002, Bachelor of Visual Arts (Glass), University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2007, Distillation, Palette Contemporary Art Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Last Group Exhibition

  • 2013, Finalist, Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Public/Private Collections

  • National Art Glass Collection, National Art Glass Gallery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
  • Various Private Collections

Awards/Grants

  • 2010, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Arts SA, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 2008, Milan Residency, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2007, Travel Grant, Arts SA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
  • 2007, Travel Grant, Bullseye Glass Conference, Arts SA, Portand, Oregon, United States
  • 2006, Exhibition Presentation, National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA), Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
  • 2005, New Work Grant (Established Artist), Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2004, Independent Makers and Presenters - Travel for Master Class, Arts SA, Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom
  • 2003, Travel Grant, Ian Potter Cultural Trust, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • 2003, Travel Grant, Helpmann Academy, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  • 2003, 1st Prize, The Dame Nancy Butterfield Award, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia