Draft:Catherine Manchester

Catherine Manchester is a figurative oil painter born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1957.

Career
In 1986 Catherine was awarded a New Artists Creative NZ  grant and the following year  in 1987 was awarded the Rita Angus residency.

Two of her works are in the permanent collection of the Aigantighe gallery,Editorial(Treasures at the Aigantighe 'Figuring space 1998  exhibited as part of the Rhythm exhibition.Image of work.The Press)and the  Christchurch Law

Kathryn Webster (Art News ) 2001

Dr.Lorimer (Art New Zealand 1998 no 86 )

Weekend Herald TJ McNamara Nov 20 1999

The Press Catherine Manchester

Untitled V(Happenstance series) Review by Cristopher Moore June 26 2010

'Art work revealed ' is an interactive CD ROM compiled by The Christchurch Art Gallery featured  Manchester' s work alongside 6 other NZ artists as a school- curriculum focused learning tool combining text,audio,video image to teach the user about the working processes behind the finished artwork.'I go go Jason' was the work used of Manchester's to show the way she scraped away paint to create a 'defacement' of the image to simulate graffitti from the area which she lived.Her work was also studied at Napier Boys high school for NCEA.

Media

Interview on National radio during her residency as as a Rita Angus award  recipient.

Plains FM interview ( held in the McMillan Library Canterbury University.)

Interview on TV3 alongside Ian Scott  at the exhibition featuring  'The nude' held in Wellington at Ferner gallery.

Interview on CTV in 1999 about her exhibition Confuxus at COCA

Catalogue for survey  of 64 works  at NZAFA curated by Greg Chaston.2015.CD of opening .((National library)

Vanguard Visionaries book.Art Platform New York.2015

The artwork Revealed CD Rom .Vol.1 Christchurch Public art gallery.2002

Review and editorial

1986 Much to see at the Carnegie gallery.John Reid Jnr.Otago Daily times.

1987 Nov 26 'Reflecting on year and horizons'.Evening Post

1989 The Italian influence by Lee Harris Oct 10 Otago Daily times.

1989 Review Haunting space in evocative paintings by Blair French Oct 17.Otago Daily Times.

1990 The Press Review.'New works fro Rome' .La Quete gallery Christchurch until March 14

1990.Editorial The Press 'Roman arches the inspiration for exhibition.'Inset image.local artist's exhibition.Kudos gallery July 9 to 28

1990 The Press March 'Exhibition inspired by Roman sojourn.Image inset.Catherine Manchester with Gothic arches.

1991 Preview Magazine CSA Sept_Oct 1991Editorial 'Relationships of the interior.'

1991 Editorial.Christchurch Press ' Relationships of the interior exhibition'. Oct 7-20 'Journey through life 'by Janine Griffin.

1991 May 25th Wairarapa times Exhibition at arts centre .Relationships of the interior..Editorial by Christine Langdon

1992 Review 'Gallery showing works of five artists.'Forrester gallery

1993 Review.Evening Post Dec 16 'Paintings with a respect for history ' (Series (Before tomorrow.)by Stephen Cain.

1993 Editorial The Press' Discovery of the heart 'by Jane Ladds

1993 'Lively responses in women's art 'Contemporary Women's art show Gallery no.5 Dunedin.Otago Daily times .Reviewed by Nicola Mutch

1994 July Review The Press by Justin Paton.'Pint size paintings'Brooke Gifford gallery.'until July 9.Highlights.

1997 Review.'Compulsive ,elusive images.' Review by Warren Feeney.'Into the blue.' paintings at COCA until May 4th.

1997 Editorial.'Catherine Manchester show harvests a personal digging.'Adrienne Rewi.Image insets .'Into the Blue ' at COCA until May 4th

1998 Oct 16 National business Review 'Painter succeeds where Otello fails' reviewed by John Daly-Peoples. '' Confluxus"Catherine Manchester Ferner gallery Auckland.Oct 5-24

1998 'Enigmatic layers recall past era of art'June until 4 July The Press Review by Robyn Ussher .'Confluxus: paintings by Catherine Manchester at COCA'

1998 June 10 The Press Editorial Rhythm and energy.Picture of 'Move to other rhythms'

1998.Art New Zealand.Review by Dr Wayne Lorimer .No 86.Summer edition.

1999 Nov 20 'Yes 2 day 2 Morrow 2 Day .'Ferner gallery.'Well worh a look.'

2001 Evening Post June 14 Recommended Exhibit.Catherine Manchester Janne Land July7.Tom Cardy. 2001 Arts on Thursday.Evening Post.

2001 Arts on Thursday June 21 .Editorial Full page.'Painting the gaps' by Josie McNaught. Picture by Mark Round

2002 Editorial.Capital Times Wellington 12 June.'Shrouded in mystery 'Cross the spaces' Ferner gallery.

2005 The Press 26 Aug 2005 'Visual sophistications at the The Arthouse. Figure Fictions.Christchurch International arts festival participant 2005

2005 The Press July Picture.'News in a land.'Review by Christopher Moore Figure Fiction The Arthouse.Catherine Manchester'Visual poetry'

2005 Review National business review by John Smythe..'Figure fiction.Ron Barber gallery.Wellington

Image inset

'News in a land painting image.'Biblical but political'

2007 'Patterns of thought.'28 March to 16 April.In house review at The Arthouse Christchurch

2008 'Attending Light' Emma Milburn.Art News Review Morgan st Gallery..Review held in files of the University of Auckland.

2010 Review by Christopher Moore Catherine Manchester image inset Untitled V Happenstance series

2015 'Dramatic ,dream like artistic visions 'review by Anne Taylor 'Mythmakers' by Catherine Manchester Aratoi.Dom Post. Wairarapa..March 24

2015 Image inset.Dom Post Febuary 15

Spirits in the Material World Art New Zealand.No86 by Wayne Lorimer.

Painter succeeds where Othello fails.Review by John Daly-Peoples.National business review.She was represented at the International festival of the Arts in 2005 in Christchurch with her solo exhibition Figure Fiction at The Arthouse.Arotoi Public art gallery with Mythmakers in 2016 and Figuring the Anthroscene at Black Asterick.gallery in 2018.Ferner gallery represented her work selling many works to collectors throughout New Zealand.

For the real and random Review of Figure fiction 2005 National business review

Concise dictionary of NZ Artists Kate McGahy

Concise history of art in Canterbury 1850 -20001850-2000

Personal life
She is married and lives in Christchurch and has a daughter and two grandchildren .She has written a novel called Sunshine road and worked in films for the last ten years most recently as lead actress in a short scifi film.