Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
1994 Master of Fine Arts, University of British Columbia
1970 Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto
SOLO AND COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
2022 I WANTED TO GO ON A SPACEWALK BUT I HAD NOTHING TO WEAR, with Ilze Bebris, Kiku Hawkes, Marcia Pitch and Ruth Scheuing; Cityscape Community Artspace, North Vancouver, BC
2018-9 SKIN & BONES, in partnership with clothing historians Claus Jahnke & Ivan Sayers; Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Vancouver, BC
2018 Venus Takes Flight, with fashion designer Terry Sasaki; Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2017 Venus Spreads her Wings; Kootenay Gallery of Art, Castlegar, BC
2017 Strange Attractors: Arnold Shives, Catherine Stewart, Robert Young; Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2016 Distillations: lithographs and etchings by Catherine Stewart; McGill Library, Burnaby, BC; by invitation, Burnaby Art Gallery
2014 Invoking Venus; Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2013 Courtship Colour Studies & Invoking Venus; Trinity Western University, Langley, BC
2013 Invoking Venus: Feathers and Fashion; with clothing historians Claus Jahnke and Ivan Sayers; Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Vancouver BC
2011 Courtship Colour Studies, Firehall Arts Centre Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2009 The Colour of Courtship, Murray Edwards College, in conjunction with The Darwin Festival 2009, University of Cambridge, UK
2008 The Aesthetics of Science, Open Studio, Toronto, Ont. **
2007 The Animal That Therefore I Am; with Gerri York: Malaspina Print Gallery; Vancouver BC
2004 Copernican Notes, Glasgow Science Centre, Scotland.
2004 Copernican Notes, Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery in conjunction with the Edinburgh International Science Festival, Scotland
2003 Elements of Grace, Glasgow Print Studio Gallery, Scotland
2002 Copernican Notes and Elements of Grace, Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK
2001 Elements of Grace, Malaspina Print Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1996 Beyond Plato’s Cave, Pacific Light Impressions, Vancouver, BC
1981 Installation and Prints by Catherine Stewart, Carnegie Centre Gallery, Vancouver BC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: * juried ** curated *** by invitation
2019 Women’s Work; New Acquisitions: Burnaby Art Gallery. BC; summer 2019
2016/12/10/8/6/4/2 Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition; organized by New Leaf Editions; Federation Gallery, Dundarave Gallery, Van. BC ; SNAP Gallery, Edmonton.*
2013/12/11 Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books Project II; organized by Hui-Chu Ying, Myers School of Art, University of Akron (Ohio); touring internationally: including Argentina, Spain, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, India. ***
2013 Homespun Technology; Southern Graphics Council International Conference; Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, University of Wisconsin, USA; and Impact 8 Print Conference; Dundee, Scotland. ***
2013 Heartfelt 2013; curated by Torrie Groening; Vancouver Print Room. **
2010 5th International Print Biennial of Douro 2010; Portugal ***
2010 ArtSpace National Juried Printmaking and Photography Exhibition: Richmond, Va. *
2010/09 7th British International Miniature Print Exhibition; touring UK *
2010/09 Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books Project I; Southern Graphics Council Conference: Global Implications; Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois, USA; toured 40 universities in US, Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Spain, Scotland ***
2009 Okanagan Print Triennial, a national exhibition of prints; Vernon Public Art Gallery, BC *
2008 Cinco de Saltgrass; Saltgrass Printmakers; Salt Lake City, Utah; USA ***
2008 Edmonton Print International, Alberta *
2008 Footprint; Campbell River Art Gallery, BC **
2009-8 5th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Czestochowa, touring Poland *
2008 Artspace National Juried Photography and Print Exhibition, Richmond, VA, USA *
2008/7/6 6th British International Miniature Print Exhibition; touring UK * & ***
2005-8 REIDENTIFICATION: Trilateral Print Exhibition between Shin-Yokohama Printmakers Association, Malaspina Printmakers Society & Grafisch Atelier (CBKU) Utrecht *
Celest Gallery, University of Kanagawa, Shin-Yokohama; J Trip Art Gallery, Shibuya, Tokyo; 2005
Saint Paul Gallery, Maebashi, Gunma prefecture; 2005; Nagasaki Peace Museum; 2006
Japanese Paper Museum Inomachi, Kochi Prefecture, Japan; 2006
Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver; Thompson Rivers University Fine Arts Gallery, Kamloops, BC; 2006
Capilano Art Institute Gallery, North Vancouver; Malaspina Print Gallery, Van. BC, Canada; 2006
Het Stadshuis, City Hall & Centrum Beeldende Kunsten Utrecht; Het Gebouw Leidsche Rijn; 2007
World Art Delft; 2007/8; Galerie Werfkade 16, Hoogezand, Groningen, Netherlands; 2008
2008 Print Parallels, CityScape Gallery, N.Van. & Kayo Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah ***
2007 WORK: Original Postcards; Arrowsmith Gallery, Parksville, BC ***
2006/5 5th International Mini-print Biennal Cluj, Cluj-Napoca Art Museum, Romania *
2006 30 x 30: New Directions in Printmaking; Burnaby Art Gallery, BC ***
2005/4 3rd International Biennial of Miniature Art “Czestochowa 2004”; Czestochowa, Warsaw, Myslowice and Kalisz, Poland. *
2003-5 5th British International Miniature Print Exhibition, toured U.K.; 2003-5 *
2005 BodyLines; Nanaimo Art Gallery, BC*
2004 Human Traffic: New Communities: Glasgow Print Studio Gallery III, Scotland ***
2004 Under Pressure, M P S Juried Exhibition, CityScape Gallery, North Vancouver *
2004 Quintessence (5 artists), Nanaimo Art Gallery, BC **
2003 Malaspina meets GEDOK, 7 artists, Ticket Gallery, Potsdam, Germany *
2002 Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition II, Vancouver, BC *
2002 MPS / Yokohama artists, joint exhibition, SNAP Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta *
2001 Malaspina Printmakers, OM Gallery, Yokohama, Japan *
2001 Body Lines, Porvoon Taidehalli Museum, Finland *
2000 MPS 25TH Anniversary Exhibition, Ceperly House Gallery, Burnaby, BC **
2000& 1998 small, the art of the miniature, Vancouver East Cultural Centre, BC
1999 Apples & Oranges 3: Cut and Paste, collage in Vancouver, Atrium Public Gallery **
1993 MFA Graduate Show, University of BC Fine Arts Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1991 Struggle: Local and Global, Western Front, Van.,B.C., an exhibition and readings from the fall issue of the Capilano Review featuring BC women writers and artists **
1990 Contemporary Prints, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC**
1985-90 Northwest Print Council, group exhibitions in Argentina, China, NW USA, Alaska **
1988 Photoperspectives ’88, Presentation House Gallery, North Vancouver, BC *
1988 Medicine Hat Print Show, toured western Canada *
1987,85,84,82,80 Malaspina Printmakers Juried Exhibitions, Greater Vancouver, BC *
1984 Paper Fair ’84, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver, BC *
1984 Pressing Matters, 6 artists, Surrey Art Gallery, BC **
1982 The British Columbia Art Collection Exhibit, Robson Square, Vancouver, BC *
1981/80 The 2nd Canadian Biennial of Prints and Drawings, toured Canada *
1980/79 B.C. Artists, toured British Columbia *
TEACHING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARTS
2019: The Museum as Muse: natural history collections as a resource for artistic exploration; artist’s presentation, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC.
2019 Designer and Publisher: Invoking Venus, Feathers and Fashion and SKIN & BONES; double book launch; Beaty Biodiversity Museum; UBC.
2019 Invited speaker: Curiosity Collider Café: Art.Science.Optics. ; Vancouver, BC
2016 Invited juror: Metaphoric Monarch, open juried exhibition, Fort Gallery, Fort Langley, BC
2016 Collaborative organization and curation of Beneath the Surface, an exhibition of women’s work marking International Women’s Day; Unitarian Church of Vancouver, BC
2013 Guest Lecturer: Journey to Venus; Trinity Western University, Langley, BC
2013 The Museum as Muse; artist’s talk, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, UBC
2009 Artist’s Talk: Murray Edwards College; University of Cambridge; UK
2006-13 Instructor: Photo-etching with Photopolymer Plates; Malaspina Studio, Van, BC
2007 Instructor: Solarplate Workshop & guest speaker at CBKU Graphic Studio, Utrecht, Netherlands
2005-8 Canadian coordinator; Trilateral Print Exhibition (65 artists); Japan: 2005-6,
Vancouver: 2006, Holland: 2007-8
2004-7, 1979-81 Member of the Board of Directors, Malaspina Printmakers Society, Van. BC
2006 Presenter, Print Cooperatives as Conduits for Cross-Cultural Exchange; Japan Studies Association of Canada Conference; Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC
2006 Invited Print Artist, Guest Renter Program, Open Studio, Toronto, Ontario; May, 2006
2006 Presenter, Building Diversity through Cross-Cultural Initiatives; Southern Graphics Council Conference, Genetic ImPrint; University of Wisconsin, Madison
2001-7 Instructor: Intaglio & Photo-intaglio, Malaspina Print Studio, Vancouver, BC
2005 Artist Residency: Shin-Yokohama Printmakers Association; Print House OM, Japan
2004 Guest speaker; Career Connections, UBC Continuing Education; Van. BC
2004 Interpreting the physical universe, slide lecture on science in art: Edinburgh Printmakers
2003-4 Co-curator: Quintessence, Nanaimo Art Gallery, BC
AWARDS
2010 ArtSpace National Juried Printmaking and Photo Exhibition; Richmond, Va., hon.mention
2009 7th British International Mini Print Exhibition: Printmakers Council Chairman’s Award
2008 5th International Biennial of Miniature Art (all media), Czestochowa, Poland; 3rd prize
2006 New Leaf Editions Biennial International Miniprint Exhibition IV; Opus Award
2004 New Leaf Editions Biennial International Miniprint Exhibition III, honourable mention
2003 5th British International Miniature Print Exhibition; Off-Centre Gallery Purchase Prize
2002 Canada Council, travel grant for solo exhibition, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK
2002 New Leaf Editions Biennial International Miniprint Exhibition II, honourable mention
1998 small, the art of the miniature (an open exhibition), second place
1987 Experimental Print Grant, Malaspina Printmakers Society
1984 Paper Fair ’84, award for innovation
1982 Malaspina Printmakers Juried Show, 2 purchase awards
1980 Canada Council, short term grant
COLLECTIONS
Art Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Air and Space
Banque Nationale du Canada, Montreal, Quebec
Beaty Biodiversity Museum, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Burnaby Art Gallery, BC, Canada
Columbia College Permanent Collection, Chicago, Ill., USA
Edinburgh Printmakers Archive, Scotland
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK
Malaspina Printmakers Archive, Vancouver, BC
Municipio de Alijo International Print Collection (Douro-Gravura), Portugal
New Hall Art Collection, University of Cambridge, UK
Off-Centre Gallery, Bristol, UK
Open Studio Archive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
SaltGrass Printmakers Archive, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Southern Graphics Council (International) Archive, USA
Thompson Rivers University Art Collection, Kamloops, BC
Toronto Dominion Bank Collection, Canada
Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital (Detwiller Pavilion)
University of Akron, Ohio; Permanent Collection, USA
Private collections throughout Canada, USA, Japan, New Zealand, the Netherlands and the UK
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2014 Latta, Maureen: “Catherine M. Stewart”: Galleries West Magazine; Calgary, Alberta, summer 2014, page 16.
2013 Laurence, Robin: “Invoking Venus: Feathers and Fashion illustrates the nature of sexual attraction”: The Georgia Straight, Vancouver, BC, March 21-28, page 40.
2009 “Catherine Stewart: The Colour of Courtship”; Contemporary Art; Beijing, China; Aug., pages 46-7.
2008 Beer, Ruth: “Science as Muse: Interpreting the Natural World”. Chop. Volume 33, No.1-spring, pages 26-33.
2003-4 Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences Annual Report 2002-03. cover
2002 Hawkins, Julia. “Elements of Grace and Copernican Notes: An exhibition of work by Canadian artist Catherine M. Stewart”. Plus Magazine, Millennium Mathematics Project, University of Cambridge, UK.
2002 Armitage, Gillian. “Catherine M. Stewart exhibits in Cambridge, Elements of Grace and Copernican Notes”. CHOP. Volume 15, No.4 – November; cover; pages 1-4