I’m so excited to be the artist in residence at Cathy Hughes Open Garden this year. I can’t wait to visit her quince orchard with over 30 varieties for inspiration.

If you fancy a restful weekend away after Mad March, do come and join us.

The Barossa is a premier destination for the Arts, complementing its already outstanding reputation for food, wine, and culture.

I’m excited to be returning to Tscharke Winery where I visited during the planning of my first Before the Wine Series.

Over the last 15 years I have revisited the series many times, using many different techniques, all of which will be exhibited during the festival.

I’ll also be demonstrating painting in oil on aluminium, creating a special piece based on a famous Tscharke wine, conveniently next to the wine tasting! April 6th from 11-4pm

The bi-annual Barossa Arts Festival’s catchphrase is ‘Colour, Creativity and Culture, showcasing our region’s vibrancy.’

https://barossaartsfestival.com.au/

If fabrics could speak…

Exhibition extended until April 6th OPen Monday to Saturday

Queen of the Night, white epiphyllum 2. Oil on poly cotton, 76 x 56cm.

These lovely flowers always remind me of my Auntie Eve. My plant came from a cutting from my mum, who got it from her wonderful sister Eve.

Queen of the Night, white epiphyllum 2. Oil on poly cotton, 76 x 56cm.

These lovely flowers always remind me of my Auntie Eve. My plant came from a cutting from my mum, who got it from her wonderful sister Eve.

Exhibiting at the Glenside Art Show 18th to 22nd October at the Burnside Ballroom.

Georgette with apricots, 91 x 91cm oil on polycotton.

I’m excited to be painting again as artist in residence at the Walkerville Art Show. Last year I had such fun painting these apricots. This year I’ll be painting quinces on a damask cloth.

I’ll be painting 12-3pm each day, except for Sunday 8th when I’ll paint 10 to 2pm due to a prior engagement.

Exhibition dates and times below.

Frid 6th Oct 20236 pm - 9 pm Opening Night       

Sat 7th and Sunday 8th Oct 10 am - 5 pm         

Mon 9th and Tues 10th Oct Closed       

Wed 11th, Thurs 12th, Fri 13th Oct 12 pm - 6 pm           

Sat 14th Oct 10 am - 4 pm

https://walkervilleartshow.com.au

Queen of the night, epiphyllum white. Still life 1. Oil on poly cotton, 75 x 75cm.

Showing at the Walkerville Art Show Oct 6th - 14th

See you there! I’ll be the one in the apron painting.

Be a part of the project during SALA 2023.

What story would your fabrics tell? Call me on 0481215753 to participate or email me via the contact link below.

If fabrics could speak, what stories would they tell?

Stories of making, family and culture.

Open every Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm the Open Studio weekends will include audio described artworks, tactile installations, large print artist statements and catalogues, plus an growing installation of artworks inspired by the weekday community sessions.

Each Sunday at 1pm come and listen to the stories gathered each week from the community.

Sunday 6th August 1pm will include an Auslan interpreted artist talk.

Sunday 13th August 1pm will include a Sensory Tour.

Sunday 20th August 1pm artist talk details TBC

Sunday 27th August 1pm artist talk - what happens next. Details TBC

To discuss you access needs email me on art@catherinefitz-gerald.com phone or text me on 0481215753

When   

Friday July 21st & Saturday 22nd 10am - 4pm

Wednesday July 26th to Saturday July 29th 10am - 4pm

Where Burnside Civic Centre 401 Greenhill Rd Tusmore

Free 2 hour on-site parking, wheelchair accessible, cafe on site, accessible toilets

Access needs supported by the City of Burnside

Extended due to demand, sessions may still be booked until Sept 15th. Please call me direct on 0481215753

I invite you to participate in a new project exploring fabrics and the way family memories and culture are held within their weft and warp. It will be a inclusive celebration of the private creativity of our socially and culturally diverse community.

Do you have a fabric that has special meaning to you? Maybe it has been passed down in your family. Perhaps you learnt to sew, knit, weave, macrame, embroider, with your mother or grandmother. Or it may have a history of manufacture in your culture like silk, brocade or linen.

During SALA I would like to record the special memories of your fabric and photograph a still life based around your fabric during one on one development sessions.

Please email me to discuss your access needs and book your weekday sessions via my contact page.

Sessions will be held week days from July 10th to SEPTEMBER 15TH 10am, 12am and 2am.

Auslan supported creative session are available. Please email me on art@catherinefitz-gerald.com to discuss your access needs and book a time and date.

Supported by the City of Burnside

If you would like to participate and need another time frame please do not hesitate to call me on 0481215753.

The photographs will be printed and displayed as part of an ongoing SALA installation. Later the stories and photographs will be combined in an Adelaide Fringe Exhibition in 2024.

It will be lovely to catch up with family and friends at the Clare Art Show this year! It is held in conjunction with the Clare Valley Gourmet Week so roll me home!

I’m super excited to be a finalist in this year’s Barossa Art Prize! Come and see the show at the Barossa Regional Gallery during the Vintage Festival and make a day of it!

Warburton River Inlet, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre SA

Australia’s ephemeral rivers transform the land in endless cycles of extinction and renewal.

During drought, water and the life it supports, vanish from the landscape. In flood it is the land that vanishes metamorphosing, mysteriously, into a thriving, if transitory, wetland.

In ‘Warburton Inlet’ replete with silt, waters gleam like polished metal. Queensland rains replenish ancient Kati Thanda revealing a moment of becoming; river to lake, fresh to salt, desert to wetland. Before the birds arrive, a moment of suspension and possibility stretches to the horizon.

I am excited to be invited to be Artist in Residence at the Woodville Art Show. I will be painting 10-3 daily on October 8,9,13,14 and 15th.

We kick off SALA’s 25th year early, opening my studio from 30th July.

I’m so delighted to be collaborating with some new friends and my besties from ‘A Bus Full of Art’. Six years on we are reflecting on what we need in our art, what brings us time and time again to the easel in a group exhibition ‘All you need is…’

As you can imagine it’s very different for every artist! Can you guess who responded with “humour, fur, perspective, the outback, tigers, light and a beverage or two?”

It is very difficult to wrap up our inspirations in one word, so every day a different artist will expand on her art practise with a talk at 2pm. For a schedule please go to www.catherinefitz-gerald.com/events

We are open Saturdays and Sundays 10 - 4 from July 30th to August 21st.

Participating artists : Ursula Kissling, Bronwen Roodenrys, Catherine Fitz-Gerald, Marie Jonsson-Harrison, Lyndy Danby, Anni Hill and Sue Davel.

#salafestival

Seven artists respond to “All you need is ….”

The girls from the Bus Full of Art are back together again, with a few new friends too, in a mystery tour of what inspires us. Join us for SALA this year.

Open Saturdays and Sundays 10-4. Artist talks daily at 2pm.

Please note that masks are required while visiting my Open Studio. Please follow recommendations and stay at home if you are feeling unwell.