Catherine Widgery
Catherine Widgery (born 1953) is an American artist. Widgery is known for both her studio-based sculpture work and her public sculpture.
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Catherine Widgery

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- Name
- Catherine Widgery
- Born
- 1953
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1975
- Known for
- Sculptor
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- sculptor · artist
- Fields
- public art
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Catherine Widgery (born 1953) is an American artist. Widgery is known for both her studio-based sculpture work and her public sculpture.
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Catherine Widgery (born 1953) is an artist and sculptor, of American nationality. The artist was born in Pittsburgh. Catherine Widgery was educated at Yale University.
The work spans public art. Works are held at Canada Council Art Bank, LeBer-LeMoyne House and Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, among others.
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Biography
Biography
Catherine Widgery studied at Yale University. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are public art. Work by Catherine Widgery is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, LeBer-LeMoyne House, Musée d'art de Joliette, Musée régional de la Côte-Nord and Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Catherine Widgery • Born — 1953 • Birthplace — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Education — Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1975 • Known for — Sculptor
Early life
Early life
Widgery was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1975 where she graduated cum laude and was awarded special distinction in Fine Arts and the Walker Prize for 'outstanding artistic achievement" by the Fine Arts Faculty.
Personal life
Personal life
Widgery has lived in different parts of the world US, Canada, London and Rome and Guatemala. She lived in Montreal from 1979 until 2000, when she moved to Truro, Massachusettswhere she lived until 2004 before moving to Guatemala. She currently divides her time between Guatemala and the Boston area.
Public art
Public art
Widgery has built more than 40 public art installations across the US and Canada. Widgery's public art projects include: • Woven Light, Denver, Colorado, • Halo, Collège Bourget de Rigaud, Quebec, • Shadow Play, Mill Avenue/3rd Street station, Valley Metro Rail, Tempe, Arizona, • Leaves of Wind, El Paso, Texas, • City People, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, Canada, • Sky Circles, Warm Springs BART station, Fremont, California, • River Arch, Norwood Bridge, Winnipeg, Manitoba, • Trail of Dreams, Trail of Ghosts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, • The facade for the Rideau Centre, Ottawa, • Four artworks installed in Montreal, Quebec, under the Public Art program of the City of Montreal: • Icarus • The Passing Song • Le Vent Se Lève • Wind Boat • Lightscape (with cj fleury), Blair O-Train station, Ottawa • Crystal Light, North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe station in Salt Lake City • Pass Through The Land, Denver, Colorado
Life and career
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Life and career
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1953
Catherine Widgery was born in 1953 at Pittsburgh.
Collections
Collections
Her work is included in the collections of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
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- “Catherine Widgery”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.CCCA Artist Profile for Catherine Widgery. ccca.concordia.ca.
- 2.Nys Dambrot, Shana. Catherine Widgery: Public Art and Visual Poetics for a Better World. huffpost.com. 18 October 2016.
- 3.Woven Light. denverpublicart.org.
- 4.Froyd, Susan. Five Things for Art Lovers to Do and See This Weekend in Denver. Westword. 23 May 2018.
- 5.Dambrot, Shana Nys. Catherine Widgery: Public Art and Visual Poetics for a Better World. HuffPost. 17 October 2016.
- 6.Trimble, Lynn. From Phoenix to Mesa, Here's Your Guide to Public Art on the Light Rail. Phoenix New Times. 28 September 2016.
- 7.catherine widgery transforms bus stops into virtual gardens. designboom - architecture & design magazine. 5 March 2015.
- 8.Gonzalez, Jessica. Sun Metro Brio station art recognized by national architecture magazine. KFOX. 20 April 2015.
- 9.Why The Financial District is Toronto's Best Public Art Gallery. Torontoist. 10 February 2017.
- 10.Dillon, Raquel Maria. Warm Springs BART Station Features Grand Rotunda, Art Glass. NBC Bay Area.
- 11.Historic Sites of Manitoba: Norwood Bridge / Main Street Bridge (Winnipeg). mhs.mb.ca.
- 12.Susan A. Thompson. Her Worship: Moments in History, Moments in Time. FriesenPress. 118–. 29 August 2016. 978-1-4602-9477-2.
- 13.Art in Public Places Program. santafenm.gov.
- 14.Harford, Evelyn. Rideau Centre grand opening: Five things to get excited about - Ottawa Citizen. 11 August 2016.
- 15.Catherine Widgery.
- 16.Icarus. Art Public Montréal.
- 17.The Passing Song. Art Public Montréal.
- 18.Le Vent Se Lève. Art Public Montréal.
- 19.Wind Boat. Art Public Montréal.
- 20.City of Ottawa. O-Train Confederation Line.
- 21.Salt Lake City. Catherine Widgery: Crystal Light. saltlakepublicart.org.
- 22.CultureNOW - Pass Through the Land: Catherine Widgery. culturenow.org.
- 23.Catherine Widgery, Silence and Slow Time, 1994. MAC Montréal.
- 24.Widgery, Catherine - Collections - MNBAQ - Collections - MNBAQ. collections.mnbaq.org.
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