CATHERINE ECKERSALL
Painter
CATHERINE ECKERSALL
ABOUT

I am a Scottish artist, brought up in rural Stirlingshire. I studied Painting at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, graduating with a BA(Hons) in 2020. Currently, I am based in Glasgow, developing my painting practice alongside my interest in the therapeutic benefits of art.
My current practice takes heavy inspiration from folklore, particularly myths and stories from Scotland and Ireland. I am fascinated by how imagery and superstition continues to influence how people see their surroundings, even as the landscape changes and develops with the modern world. Through painting, I seek to depict the unseen landscape: human interpretations of natural surroundings composed of folklore, superstition and history. I use folktales to find the intimate connections between people and their environments, seeing their thoughts, feelings and circumstances reflected in the natural surroundings.
Within my practice, I mainly work with oil paints as a medium, as I find it can capture the subtlety and textures of the natural world. However, I also utilise drawing, photography and collage within the research and development processes of my work. I tend to follow a process of distillation, selecting imagery from my research and narrowing these down to a series of symbols which create a narrative. The landscapes I create are exaggerated in form and colour, but ultimately carry a sense of familiarity.
CV
Education
2016 - 2020 Painting BA (Hons) Gray's School of Art Aberdeen
Grants & Awards
2020 - Royal Scottish Academy New Contemporary 2021
2019 - Carnegie Trust Vacation Scholarship.
Selected Exhibitions
2022 - RSA New Contemporaries 2022. Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
2021 - Gray's Paintings: A Reunion. Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow.
2021 - A Tale of Tolbooth. Tolbooth Gallery, Stirling
2021 - The Graduates: Four Pillars. Tatha Gallery, Newport-on Tay.
2020 - Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Showcase. Online.
2020 - Gray's School of Art Virtual Degree Show. Online.
2020 – Gray's School of Art 4th Year Painting Exhibition. Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh
2019 - 2nd and 3rd Year Painting. Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen
2019 – Sanctuary [within a sanctuary]. Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven
2018 - Smorg:ARTS:Bord. Belmont Filmhouse, Aberdeen
2018 - SNAP. LivECO Cafe, Ruthrieston Community Centre, Aberdeen
2018 - An Exhibition Yet to Be Titled. O.T. Bar & Projektraum, Berlin
Publications
August 2020 - The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/education/gallery/2020/aug/21/student-artists-exhibit-their-final-shows-online-in-pictures

CONTACT ME
My work is represented online by NewBloodArt.