Catriona Pollard

Catriona Pollard’s unique sculptural work offers glimpses of shapeshifting natural forms, from unnoticed branches, leaves and seedpods into stunning works that celebrate the abundance of nature.

She uses foraged and discarded plant material with traditional basketry and assemblage techniques to reimagine nature. Her work is emotionally authentic, uniquely contemporary, and visually stunning.

Her work highlights the link between raw foraged organic materials, like vines and seed pods, with earthy materials like base metals including copper, and natural elements like charcoal, clay and ash. Most contains nothing but the organic material – no glue or synthetic dyes, and most don’t even use anything to bind it together, such as thread or wire.

She uses nature as a way to connect with people that goes beyond physical beauty but touches them in a personal and profound way. Transforming discarded organic material into sculptures forces people to view the natural world around them in a different way.

It transforms the inherent beauty of nature into moments that encourage reflection and connection.

The forms she weaves tell stories relating to friends, family and experiences. They are about truly seeing the extraordinary i...

Solo Exhibitions:
2018
• Exhalations of the Trees – Mosman InProfile
• Surfacing – Sydney Road Gallery
• I am of You – Sturt Craft and Design Centre – 15 April- 3 June 2018
2017
• 11:11 – The Synchronicity of Now 26 October – 12 November 2017, Sydney Road Gallery
2015
• Love. Honour. Cherish – Lane Cove Gallery

Group Exhibitions
2018
• Studio Stories, Sydney Road Gallery
• We Are One, Sydney Road Gallery
• Love Is, Sydney Road Gallery
• Opening, Art Gallery On Ocean
2017
• Fluidity, Warringah Creative Space
• Summer Days and Balmy Nights, Sydney Road Gallery
• Distil, Sydney Road Gallery
• Evolve, Sydney Road Gallery
• Serendipity, Sydney Road Gallery
• Black & White, Sydney Road Gallery
• Wish List, Sydney Road Gallery
• Intersection – NSW Basketry
2012
• “Common Threads”, Chrissie Cotter Gallery

Selected Exhibitions:
2018
• Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanical Gardens
• Fire – Northern Beaches Creative Space
• Resilience – Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize
• Mosman 2088
2017
• Air – Northern Beaches Creative Space
• Winter – Sturt Australian Craft and Design Centre
• Flourish – Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize
• Mosman 2088
2016
• Earth – Four Elements, Warringah
• Fibre Stories, Basketry...