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CathArine Somerville

Artist member since 2020
Jordan Station, Ontario

Catharine works in both the UK and Canada. Note: She spells her name with two a’s which is unusual and everyone gets it wrong when emailing her! Catharine loves adventure and works a lot “en Plein Air" exploring and experiencing the natural landscape wherever she travels. Awards include the "Gryphon Theatre" Prize for her work, "Iceberg" and the coveted Chairman’s Prize at West Dean College, for her series and book, "Las Pozas".  Somerville’s acclaimed work can be found internationally in public, private and corporate collections. She is represented by Colborne Street Gallery, Jordan Village Gallery, Gallery 1313, Partial Gallery , Artscapes Gallery and is a member of WAAC (Women's Art Association Canada), ASK, Arts and Letters Club, Artscapes and Artel and Gallery 1313.

ARTIST STATEMENT My Intention is to create a meaningful moment and experience for a viewer using paint. Nature is fragile, finite and alive. From microbes to whales, every life is connected in a complex and fragile network of endless discoveries of the natural world. Painting is my way of celebrating my relationship with nature. Catharine radically pivots her art language to meet the demands of the moment. With practiced dexterity her work leaps through a range of different options available.

As philosopher/artist, Dr. Ed Winters writes “Only through art can we see ourselves as belonging in a world in which these imaginary empathies tell ‘truths’ about our condition. Being called to paint is a form of witness. The observation of an artist like Catharine, calls upon a developed sensitivity. Being imaginary, it develops a view onto the world. This, I am sure, is what is historically meant by an ‘artist’s vision’”.

Catharine Somerville http://Instagram.com/catharinesomerville_studio

https://www.picuki.com/profile/catharinesomerville https://partial.gallery/catharinesomerville

‪www.catharinesomerville.com‬


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Q+A

Everyone should know about

how to break rules and live freely

Describe your home in 3 words

remote, extravagant space , peaceful

Only thing you need when you leave the house

my phone

Favourite book

Le Petit Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

In a previous life I was (a) ...

butterfly I think or horse

Why is art important to you?

It is the balance of my life. It is where I go

Upcoming Exhibitions
2021-01-06

Gallery 1313 Toronto
Winter Emerging Artists

2021-03-01

Women's Art Association
New Members Show

Select Past Exhibitions
2020

Jordan Art Gallery
Spotlight-Catharine Somerville

2020

Colborne Street Gallery
Close and Far

2020

Colborne Street Gallery
Winter Exhibition

2019

Petworth West Sussex
Montcrieff-Bray Summer Exhibition

2019

Fenelon Falls
Holiday Art Market

2019

Chichester
Fragmented

Accolades
2008

Edward James Foundation
Chairman’s Prize

Press
2020

Mosaic Magazine-King Weekly Sentinel
Artists rewarded by ASK's King's Autumn Reflections

2020

Sentinel
Spotlight on ASK Artist-catharine Somerville

Residencies
2007

Xilitla Mexico
6 weeks at Las Pozas

2010

Toronto
3 mos Artscape - Gibraltar Point Toronto Island

2008

Honey Harbour
3 mos at Brydson Cottage

Education
2007

West Dean College/ Sussex University
Graduate Diploma

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