Catherine Mackay Purves CV
With a background in fine art sculpture, Catherine was involved in designing and making sculptural lighting, before resuming fine art practice in 1997. This practice builds on her experience of patination, industrial metal working techniques, and screenprinting methods. Born in Edinburgh, she moved to London to study at Central School of Art in 1980, and has run a studio at various locations in east London since graduating from college.
exhibitions
2023 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2022 Royal Academy Summer Show, London
2021 Balcony Garden (Landform Consultants), Chelsea Flower Show, London
2019 Leytonstone Arts Trail, Francis Road, London
2018 Mezzanine gallery show, Pollard Thomas Edwards, London; Leytonstone Arts Trail, Francis Road, London
2017 Wetherby Arts Festival, Yorkshire
2016 Royal Academy Summer Show, London ; Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2015 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London ; Leytonstone Arts Trail, Marmelo Kitchen, London
2014 The Other Art Fair (October), Brick Lane, London ; Open Studios, Bonner Road, London ; The Other Art Fair (April), Ambika P3, University of Westminster, London
2013 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2012 ‘Slice’ group show at Menier Gallery, Southwark, London ; Affordable Art Fair, Battersea with Shirley Crowther Contemporary Art
2011 Unearthed, Stratford High Street, London ; Fulham Art Fair, London
2009 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2008 Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, London
2007 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2006 'transformation', group show at the Spitz Gallery, Commercial St, London ; Group show at Given, London
2005 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2004 Group exhibition at Ashurst, London
2003 Metal focus, Contemporary Applied Arts; ‘step one’ group show at St Pancras Summer Show
2002 ‘step one’ group show at Glas, London ; East London Design Fair-Hidden Art Open
2001 East London Design Fair-Hidden Art Open
2000 Galerie Claude Andre, Brussels; East London Design Fair- Hidden Art Open; Contemporary Applied Arts; Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
1999 Ferrers Gallery, Leics; New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
1998 Brewery Arts, Cirencester; 100% Design, London; East London Design Fair – Hidden Art Open;
1997 Contemporary Applied Arts, London; 100% Design, London; Katzie Hughes, Germany; Ferrers Gallery, Leics.
1996 International Contemporary Furnishing Fair New York; 100% Design London
1995 International Contemporary Furnishing Fair New York; Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland; Leicester City Art Gallery
1994 Galerie Claude Andre, Brussels; Contemporary Applied Arts, London
1993 E & Y Gallery, Tokyo; The Winchester Gallery; Sue Williams Gallery, London
1992 Royal Exchange Craft Centre, Manchester; Rufford Craft Centre, Leicestershire; Contemporary Applied Arts; North West Arts Touring Exhibition
one person exhibitions
2006 Broomfield Arts, Broomfield Hospital, Essex
2002 ‘uncharted territories’, London College of Printing
competitions
1999 won competition to design bridge lights for London Borough of Hackney – Cat and Mutton Bridge, Broadway Market (unrealised)
commissions
2003 exterior artworks: incorporating signage and paving panels for Toynbee Housing Association Ltd
2000-2024 private commissions include panels for gardens and interiors
1985-2000 Design and manufacture of lighting features for commercial, gallery, museum and residential interiors, hotels, restaurants, and nightclub venues.
With a background in fine art sculpture, Catherine was involved in designing and making sculptural lighting, before resuming fine art practice in 1997. This practice builds on her experience of patination, industrial metal working techniques, and screenprinting methods. Born in Edinburgh, she moved to London to study at Central School of Art in 1980, and has run a studio at various locations in east London since graduating from college.
exhibitions
2023 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2022 Royal Academy Summer Show, London
2021 Balcony Garden (Landform Consultants), Chelsea Flower Show, London
2019 Leytonstone Arts Trail, Francis Road, London
2018 Mezzanine gallery show, Pollard Thomas Edwards, London; Leytonstone Arts Trail, Francis Road, London
2017 Wetherby Arts Festival, Yorkshire
2016 Royal Academy Summer Show, London ; Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2015 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London ; Leytonstone Arts Trail, Marmelo Kitchen, London
2014 The Other Art Fair (October), Brick Lane, London ; Open Studios, Bonner Road, London ; The Other Art Fair (April), Ambika P3, University of Westminster, London
2013 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2012 ‘Slice’ group show at Menier Gallery, Southwark, London ; Affordable Art Fair, Battersea with Shirley Crowther Contemporary Art
2011 Unearthed, Stratford High Street, London ; Fulham Art Fair, London
2009 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2008 Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, London
2007 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2006 'transformation', group show at the Spitz Gallery, Commercial St, London ; Group show at Given, London
2005 Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
2004 Group exhibition at Ashurst, London
2003 Metal focus, Contemporary Applied Arts; ‘step one’ group show at St Pancras Summer Show
2002 ‘step one’ group show at Glas, London ; East London Design Fair-Hidden Art Open
2001 East London Design Fair-Hidden Art Open
2000 Galerie Claude Andre, Brussels; East London Design Fair- Hidden Art Open; Contemporary Applied Arts; Open Studios, Bonner Road, London
1999 Ferrers Gallery, Leics; New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
1998 Brewery Arts, Cirencester; 100% Design, London; East London Design Fair – Hidden Art Open;
1997 Contemporary Applied Arts, London; 100% Design, London; Katzie Hughes, Germany; Ferrers Gallery, Leics.
1996 International Contemporary Furnishing Fair New York; 100% Design London
1995 International Contemporary Furnishing Fair New York; Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland; Leicester City Art Gallery
1994 Galerie Claude Andre, Brussels; Contemporary Applied Arts, London
1993 E & Y Gallery, Tokyo; The Winchester Gallery; Sue Williams Gallery, London
1992 Royal Exchange Craft Centre, Manchester; Rufford Craft Centre, Leicestershire; Contemporary Applied Arts; North West Arts Touring Exhibition
one person exhibitions
2006 Broomfield Arts, Broomfield Hospital, Essex
2002 ‘uncharted territories’, London College of Printing
competitions
1999 won competition to design bridge lights for London Borough of Hackney – Cat and Mutton Bridge, Broadway Market (unrealised)
commissions
2003 exterior artworks: incorporating signage and paving panels for Toynbee Housing Association Ltd
2000-2024 private commissions include panels for gardens and interiors
1985-2000 Design and manufacture of lighting features for commercial, gallery, museum and residential interiors, hotels, restaurants, and nightclub venues.