Catherine Carmyllie

Catherine is an artist & maker working with a variety of different techniques including paint, print, felt & stitch. Her work explores contrasts of colour, surface and texture in a unique & distinctive way. Vibrant & tactile, her pieces present the ordinary as extraordinary. Having spent 6 months studying at The Arts & Crafts Academy in Kuopio, Finland, she is keen to draw from and represent traditional textile craft skills in her work. 

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Catherine is inspired by the immediate surroundings to her studio in the centre of Liverpool: industrial architecture & historic warehouses which offer a rich source of flaky paint, crumbling brickwork and archaic styling. What was built to serve practicality now presents a beautiful aesthetic and sense of time. The changeable coastline providing a dramatic backdrop. 

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As a full time artist, Catherine has worked on several private large scale mixed media commissions, exhibits in galleries, attends art fairs and runs a variety of workshops. 

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Catherine gained a First Class Honours degree from Huddersfield University, June 2004

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Creative Professional Experience Full Time - 6 years:

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Corporate Professional Experience over 11 years:

Senior Product & Brand Manager, Cybex GMBH Bayreuth Germany

Senior Product Developer, Mamas & Papas, Huddersfield

Junior Clothing Buyer, Regatta Manchester

Trainee Homeware Buyer, Matalan Liverpool