about catherine bainbridge

Catherine Bainbridge is a contemporary Australian artist and teacher working from studios in Richmond and East Gippsland, Australia.

In her early working life, Catherine taught for a decade at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels in Melbourne. She then went on to develop her own teaching practice in and around Melbourne.

She has taught at all age levels in the wider community in painting, drawing, printmaking and 2D work. Catherine taught an art/philosophy course "Drawing and Thinking" for over 20 years in the eastern suburbs. She also ran a Saturday workshop for artists with intellectual disabilities for over 20 years and an open studio for emerging artists grappling with mental health issues, firstly in South Melbourne and then in Hawthorn.

Catherine's work in the last decade has been dedicated to the exploration of abstraction in its many forms - and her forms. She has spent time - often on her own - in the bush in NT, QLD, NSW, Tasmania and Victoria, and overseas in Scandinavia, UK, India, Europe and USA.

From this exposure, tracts of work were prompted by the study of organic and mechanical forms and the solitude of remote areas.

Bringing these observations back to the studio, she investigates and dissects the structure and appearance of botanical, animal and geological forms as well as the impact of the emotional experience, and reconstructs her responses. 

1995 - Hawthorn Town Hall Gallery (solo)

2011 - Collingwood Gallery (with Judy Darby)

2018 - 45 Downstairs (solo)

2019 - Red Gallery (with Patricia Vipond)

2021 - East Gippsland Art Gallery (solo)

2023/4 - Mr Spry & Associates Gallery (solo)