Catherine Widgery RCA (born 1953) is an American artist.[1] Widgery is known for both her studio-based sculpture work and her public sculpture.
Catherine Widgery | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1975 |
| Known for | Sculptor |
Early life edit
Widgery was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1975 where she graduated cum laude and was awarded special distinction in Fine Arts and the Walker Prize for 'outstanding artistic achievement" by the Fine Arts Faculty.[citation needed]
Personal life edit
Widgery has lived in different parts of the world US, Canada, London and Rome and Guatemala. She lived in Montreal from 1979 until 2000, when she moved to Truro, Massachusettswhere she lived until 2004 before moving to Guatemala. She currently divides her time between Guatemala and the Boston area.
Public art edit
Widgery has built more than 40 public art installations across the US and Canada.[2]
Widgery's public art projects include:
- Woven Light, Denver, Colorado,[3][4]
- Halo, Collège Bourget de Rigaud, Quebec,[5]
- Shadow Play, Mill Avenue/Third Street station, Valley Metro Light Rail, Tempe, Arizona,[6]
- Leaves of Wind, El Paso, Texas,[7][8]
- City People, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, Canada,[9]
- Sky Circles, Warm Springs BART station, Fremont, California,[10]
- River Arch, Norwood Bridge, Winnipeg, Manitoba,[11][12]
- Trail of Dreams, Trail of Ghosts, Santa Fe, New Mexico,[13]
- The facade for the Rideau Centre, Ottawa,[14]
- Four artworks installed in Montreal, Quebec, under the Public Art program of the City of Montreal:[15]
- Lightscape (with cj fleury), Blair O-Train station, Ottawa[20]
- Crystal Light, North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station and North Temple station in Salt Lake City[21]
- Pass Through The Land, Denver, Colorado[22]
Collections edit
Her work is included in the collections of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal[23] and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.[24]
References edit
- ^ "CCCA Artist Profile for Catherine Widgery". ccca.concordia.ca. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Nys Dambrot, Shana (18 October 2016). "Catherine Widgery: Public Art and Visual Poetics for a Better World". huffpost.com. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Woven Light". denverpublicart.org.
- ^ Froyd, Susan (23 May 2018). "Five Things for Art Lovers to Do and See This Weekend in Denver". Westword.
- ^ Dambrot, Shana Nys (17 October 2016). "Catherine Widgery: Public Art and Visual Poetics for a Better World". HuffPost.
- ^ Trimble, Lynn (28 September 2016). "From Phoenix to Mesa, Here's Your Guide to Public Art on the Light Rail". Phoenix New Times.
- ^ "catherine widgery transforms bus stops into virtual gardens". designboom - architecture & design magazine. 5 March 2015.
- ^ Gonzalez, Jessica (20 April 2015). "Sun Metro Brio station art recognized by national architecture magazine". KFOX.
- ^ "Why The Financial District is Toronto's Best Public Art Gallery". Torontoist. 10 February 2017.
- ^ Dillon, Raquel Maria. "Warm Springs BART Station Features Grand Rotunda, Art Glass". NBC Bay Area.
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Norwood Bridge / Main Street Bridge (Winnipeg)". mhs.mb.ca.
- ^ Susan A. Thompson (29 August 2016). Her Worship: Moments in History, Moments in Time. FriesenPress. pp. 118–. ISBN 978-1-4602-9477-2.
- ^ "Art in Public Places Program". santafenm.gov. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Harford, Evelyn (11 August 2016). "Rideau Centre grand opening: Five things to get excited about - Ottawa Citizen".
- ^ "Catherine Widgery".
- ^ "Icarus". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "The Passing Song". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Le Vent Se Lève". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Wind Boat". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Catherine Widgery: Crystal Light". saltlakepublicart.org. Salt Lake City. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "CultureNOW - Pass Through the Land: Catherine Widgery". culturenow.org. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Catherine Widgery, Silence and Slow Time, 1994". MAC Montréal.
- ^ "Widgery, Catherine - Collections - MNBAQ - Collections - MNBAQ". collections.mnbaq.org.
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