Details

First Name

Cat
Last Name

Coulter
Username

Cat_Coulter
Website

http://www.catcoulterartist.com
Region

Fife
Disciplines

Printmaking, Sculpture
Themes

Abstract, Environment, Figurative, Political, Narratives

Statement

Statement

My work is a load of old rubbish. Let me explain.

My art practice starts with beachcombing. I collect and re-present found objects, to highlight the impact of our throwaway society on the natural environment.

I use cyanotype processes to transform ugly waste plastics into deceptively beautiful but dystopian images, where trash imitates nature.

The motivation for my art is to raise awareness of the ever-growing problem of plastic pollution, including pandemic-related PPE, by creating blueprints for change.

Biography

Biography

Cat Coulter is a Scottish artist, active professionally since 2019, based in Cellardyke, Fife and Highbury, London. Self-taught, Cat makes cyanotypes and sculptures from waste plastics and other litter which she gathers from local beaches and elsewhere. Cat’s work aims to use the power of art to stimulate a wider dialogue about the threats of pollution to our climate and natural environment.

Cat has exhibited internationally, with solo shows ‘Winter Blues’ in London in 2022 and ‘A Call for Change’ in Fife, due in 2024. Cat has sold works in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2022 and Ing Discerning Eye at the Mall Galleries in 2022 and 2020. Other recent gallery group shows in London include ‘Legacy’ at the Crypt Gallery, ‘Eye of The Beholder’ at 508 Gallery both in 2022 and ‘10 x 10’ at Hansard Studio in 2023. International group shows include ‘Ensemble’ in Paris, ‘Take A Chance On Me’ in Vienna in 2022 and ‘Amplify’ in Wellington at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 2023.

In the UK, Cat has exhibited her sculptures, including a commissioned piece, at the Scottish Fisheries Museum and cyanotypes at the University of Essex, the St Andrews Eco-Hub, and a variety of ex-retail spaces, commercial offices, including The Shard, and creative spaces across London. Her cyanotypes have also been displayed on public billboards in Enfield and illuminated three storeys high across buildings in London’s Oxford Street.

Cat is currently exhibiting two works in the finalists’ exhibition of The Margate Art Prize.

Cat is an artist member of ArtCan, the Visual Artists Association and the Society of Scottish Artists.