A painter and urban explorer based in Glasgow, my practice is concerned with the layers and structures of the urban landscape. A key part of my process involves going on-site, to places I perhaps shouldn’t, to explore and record the transient nature of man-made structures and the relentless processes of change upon the built environment.
Known for my highly detailed oil paintings of urban subjects, I place an emphasis on draughtsmanship and textural detail. Constantly developing techniques to render the textures of brick, rust and peeling paint, my work takes me to industrial wastelands and derelict buildings, covered in graffiti and falling apart, as time and the elements overtake them.
Since graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1999, Cate’s work has won numerous awards and she has exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in London. In recent years, her work has been showcased throughout the UK, in Europe and the USA. Her work can be found in both public and private collections.
EDUCATION 1999, BA(Hons.)Design – Glasgow School of Art
AFFILIATIONS Professional Member - Society of Scottish Artists
Elected Artist Member - The Paisley Art Institute
Elected Practicing Artist Member - The Glasgow Art Club Ordinary Artist Member - Royal Glasgow Institute
AWARDS
2021 SSA Edinburgh Art Shop Award
2019 SSA Anne Redpath Award
2018 SSA Meffan Gallery Exhibition Prize
2017 PAI James BS Curr Award
2016 RGI City of Glasgow College Purchase Prize
2015 PAI Art Hire Award
Glasgow Art Club Leiper Fine Art Prize
2014 SSA Open Eye Gallery Exhibition Prize
2013 RGI Armour Award for landscape painting of distinction
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
City of Glasgow College Art Foundation
SOLO & FEATURED EXHIBITIONS
2022 Smithy Gallery, 2 Man show
2021 ‘Street View’, Smithy Gallery, Solo Show
2018 ‘Grey Areas’, Open Eye Gallery Solo Show
2017 ‘Ideas of Beauty’ Thompson’s Gallery, London, 2 Man Show
2016 ‘Unbuilt’ Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Solo
‘Silent Spaces’ Fidra Fine Art, North Berwick, 3 Man Show
Mansfield Park Gallery, Glasgow, 2 Man Show
2015 Smithy Gallery, Blanefield, 3 Man Show
Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen, 2 Man Show
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Smithy Gallery, Blanefield
2021 Society of Scottish Artists 123rd Annual Exhibition
2019 Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition
Society of Scottish Artists 122nd Annual Exhibition
The Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam / London, The Doorway Gallery
2018 Society of Scottish Artists 121st Annual Exhibition
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
The Doorway Gallery, Dublin
Smithy Gallery, Blanefield
2017 Paisley Art Institute 129th Annual Exhibition
Society of Scottish Artist 120th Annual Exhibition
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham, Thompson’s Galleries
Summer Exhibition, Gallery Heinzel
Autumn Exhibition, Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
2016 Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London
Royal Glasgow Institute 153rd Annual Exhibition
Society of Scottish Artists 119th Annual Exhibition
Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition
Paisley Art Institute 128th Annual Exhibition
Thompson's Galleries, London & Aldeburgh
Gallery Heinzel, Aberdeen
Lime Tree Gallery, Bristol
2015 Society of Scottish Artists 118th Annual Exhibition
Edinburgh Art Fair, Fotheringham Gallery
Paisley Art Institute 127th Annual Exhibition
Thomson's Gallery, London
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Smithy Gallery, Blanefield
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
2014 Society of Scottish Artists 117th Annual Exhibition
Paisley Art Institute 126th Annual Exhibition
The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle
Smithy Gallery, Blanefield
2013 Royal Glasgow Institute 152nd Annual Exhibition