Morwenna Catt

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Lives: Bradford, UK

Education
2000 MA Fine Art, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds
1997 BA Art & Design, Bradford College of Art, Design & Textiles, Bradford


Solo Exhibitions
2008 Frou-frou, Unit 9 Gallery, Bradford
2007 Poison, South Square Gallery, Bradford
2006 a-b, Gallerija Celika, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2005 Moving Stories, Bronte Parsonage Museum,(residency) Haworth
2000 Toy Stories Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
2000 Zen Chicken Love Apple, Bradford






Group Exhibitions
2009 Projekt Dodai, Skuc Gallery, Ljubliana, Slovenia
2008 Ship of Fools, Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Australia
SCOPE New York Art Fair, Jack the Pelican Presents stand, New York
2007 Pricked: Extreme Embroidery, Museum of Art and Design,New York
Art for Nothing, Hoxton Square Gallery, London / Nova Gorica, Slovenia
2006 In Two Minds, Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax
French Re-evolution, Bethnal Green Working Mens Club, London
Threads, Unit 9 Gallery,Bradford
Au creux du Dsir, Hackney Empire Theatre, London
2005 Illuminate Festival Launch, Centenary Square, Bradford
In Two Minds, Yorkshire Craft Centre, Bradford
2004 Tongue in Cheek, Northern Quarter Gallery, Manchester
2003 Arena Open (Prize winner), Arena Gallery, Liverpool
The Tenderness of Pain, Tower Contemporary Arts Centre, York
2002 Animals, Wakefield City Art Gallery, Wakefield
Liverpool Biennial, The Independent (Afoundation), Liverpool
2001 Domestic Interludes, Quarry Place Site Specific Intervention, Leeds
Popular Pod DIY, Design Exchange Gallery, Bradford
Idea, Mongrel Monitor Project, Showrooms, Sheffield
Yorkshire Open (Prize winner), Wakefield Arts Mill, Wakefield
2000 Lost & Found, Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery, Leeds
2000 Guesthouse twenty, UTK, Site Gallery, Sheffield

Grants/Awards
Individual Artist Award, A-B Exhibition, Ljubljana, Arts Council England, 2006
Individual Artist Award for Poison Series, Arts Council England, 2007

Projects
Residencies
2006 Burnett & Catt Residency at Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth & South Square Gallery
2005 Something of The Night - Education Residency, Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
2003 Eventus, Sheffield - Experimental mapping residency, Scarborough

Selected Commissions
2009 Holmfirth Public Library commission
2008 Public Art Commission, stone/metal sculpture, Shipley town centre, Yorkshire
Bradford Museums & Galleries Table commission
2007 Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford - exterior gallery floor design
Town Centre Public Art consultation
Linfield Mount Hospital, Exterior garden floor commission
Bradford Council Carnival Parade, Creative director & costumes/float construction
2006 English Heritage - Textile Commission, Bolsover Castle
2006 English Heritage - Textile Commission, Chichele college
2005 With This Pencil I Can . . Outdoor Table Commission, Bradford Museums & Galleries
2005 "Home Is ...." Textile Project - Cabinet of Curiosities, English Heritage, Lincoln
2003 City Centre Digital Banners, Lincoln City Council, Lincoln

Teaching / Academic
Lecturer - Bradford College - 1999 to present
Visiting Lecturer - BA Craft, Lincoln University,
Visiting Lecturer - BA fine Art , Dewsbury College of Art


Publications
Pricked Extreme Embroidery, David Fadden, Museum of Arts & Design Publication, 2008
Catalogue - Guest House Twenty - a curatorial excursion by UTK - introduction by Jeanine
Griffin - June 2000
Northern Exposure Magazine - Feature - August 2005
Tatler - Article - Dec 2002
Homestyle Magazine - Project Feature - Jan 2003
Flux Magazine April / May 1999 - Centre Pages - Feature