about

Catriona McCarthy was born in Jersey in 1980. She was educated at The University of The West of England (UWIC) and Edinburgh College of Art. Catriona has held many group and solo Sculpture exhibitions both in Jersey and the UK, and picked up some awards and prizes along the way.

In 2002 she won the Scottish Sculpture Workshop Residency Award at the prestigious Royal Scottish Student Academy Exhibition, and was twice a runner up for the Andrew Dolan Sculpture Award as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

In 2005 she moved away from sculpture into painting and won second prize in the JJ Fox International Painting Competition. This lead to her first solo painting exhibition in June 2006 titled 'Geology' at the Jersey Arts Centre.

Most recently she was commissioned to produce a private collection of paintings designed exclusively for the interior of Motor Yacht Amnesia. The theme for this collection was Geology from around the world. Catriona undertook a series of research trips to Sardinia, The British Virgin Islands and Jersey, Channel Islands, to study the coastal lines and record the dramatic differences in the geology of these locations. The boat is due to launch soon. ‘A Geological Journey’ is the culmination of two years work to portray the vibrancy and scenic atmosphere of these diverse coastal locations.

She currently teaches art around the world, and works on commissions.