Thrilled to be selected for the 2024 Mosman Art Walk! Thursday 22 February to Monday 11 March Download the walk route map here.  It’s the fourth year of our popular local fundraiser for Mosman High School’s art program, with more than 40 professional artists exhibited in shops and businesses around the Mosman shopping village. Anyone can do the walk for free, anytime, to enjoy the diverse artworks, from paintings and ceramics to sculptures and prints. If you happen to like what you see, you can buy it on the spot via QR code, with 30% donated to support Mosman High’s talented ar ..read more

‘Luminosity of Spirit’ exhibition at Creative Space, Curl Curl Contemporary fibre artist, Catriona Pollard’s ninth solo exhibition ‘Luminosity of Spirit’ explores our spiritual connection to nature using woven sculpture to access the visceral and organic landscapes of spirit within nature. The sculptures of foraged vines and recycled metal wire references the ancient basketry technique of looping that has been used across human cultures for tens of thousands of years. The looping creates patterns and a harmonious rhythm that the artist witnesses in nature. The exhibition explores how the invi ..read more

You are invited to my ninth solo exhibition ‘Luminosity of Spirit’ It explores our spiritual connection to nature using woven sculpture to access the visceral and organic landscapes of spirit within nature. The sculptures of foraged vines and recycled metal wire references the ancient basketry technique of looping that has been used across human cultures for tens of thousands of years. The looping creates patterns and a harmonious rhythm that the artist witnesses in nature. The exhibition explores how the invisible, non-material realm can uncover the psyche of our place in the landscape, with ..read more

I’m thrilled to be awarded the Police Point Artist in Residency through Mornington Peninsula Shire Arts & Culture. As part of the Residency I will be holding a community experience of exploring art through nature. Exploring ephemeral art techniques you will connect with nature and your creativity. This art technique involves creating temporary art works using found objects from nature such as leaves and sticks and placing them into patterns and shapes. These works are simply left in the place you create them, allowing you to develop a deeper understand of the natural world around you a ..read more

This Way Finder Art was created while Artist in Residence at Domaine de Boisbuchet, France. This work was a series of ink on paper using materials from the forest as ‘paint brushes’, woven cotton nests and ‘spirit wings’ using rattan waste from a cane furniture factory in France, with layers of charcoal and ash of burnt wood from fallen trees in Domaine de Boisbuchet. The copper wire is an interpretation of the ancient basketry technique of looping. I spent a lot of time in the forest in observation and decided to create a path that lead to a space where I used woven nests with Peter Osborn’s ..read more

WEEKEND BASKETRY WEAVING RETREAT Learn my favourite 4 basketry techniques in 2 days.  “Thanks so much for an awesome weekend of weaving! It was wonderful to learn a range of weaving styles and enjoy great company.” Jane “A fantastic workshop.” Jenny “Thank you so much for the weekend workshop. It was lovely to learn your techniques with a great group of fascinating women” Venta  You will be learning and exploring my favourite basketry techniques with materials you can easily access after the class so you can keep on weaving: random weaving with cane + inclusions random weaving with ..read more

Group exhibition ‘forage: symbiotic (trans)formations’, “Catriona Pollard will present several woven masterpieces, utilising foraged vines and other materials. Catriona adopts two main basketry techniques in her practice – random weaving and looping: ‘Her unique sculptural work offers glimpses of shapeshifting natural forms, from unnoticed branches, leaves and vines into stunning works that celebrate the abundance of nature. She uses foraged and discarded plant material with traditional basketry techniques.’” ‘forage: symbiotic (trans)formations’ will be showing at Gallery Lane Cove + Creativ ..read more

Over 450 entries were received and just over 160 finalists have been selected across the seven Open sub-categories. Wilderness in Flourishing Mutiny was selected as a finalist for the 2023 Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize – Open Category. Exhibition dates & times – 4 – 27 August, 10am – 5pm, Tues – Sun Manly Gallery and Museum On my neighborhood walk, I pass a brick wall built to give privacy to the house behind it. As with most urban streets, the wilderness is tamed by planting pretty flowers and neighbor approved trees. However, this brick wall has a mutiny of w ..read more

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