Cathie Pilkington
Biography
Cathie Pilkington is an artist whose work engages passionately and critically with the canonical history of figurative sculpture.
Cathie Pilkington is an artist whose work engages passionately and critically with the canonical history of figurative sculpture. Crossing the borders of traditional, modern and contemporary idioms, her work combines intensively modelled and painted sculptures within immersive installations comprising a diverse array of props, materials and studio furniture. Her site-responsive installations are balanced ambivalently between chaos and precision and have been described as a kind of art historical fly-tipping.
Pilkington studied at Edinburgh College of Art (1985–91) and the Royal College of Art (1995–97). In 2014 she was elected a Royal Academician and was awarded the Sunny Dupree Family Award for her work Reclining Doll. In 2016 she became Professor of Sculpture and in 2020 she was elected Keeper at the Royal Academy Schools.
Pilkington studied at Edinburgh College of Art (1985–91) and the Royal College of Art (1995–97). In 2014 she was elected a Royal Academician and was awarded the Sunny Dupree Family Award for her work Reclining Doll. In 2016 she became Professor of Sculpture and in 2020 she was elected Keeper at the Royal Academy Schools.
Selected solo exhibitions include: The Value of the Paw, V&A Museum of Childhood, 2012; Life Room: Anatomy of a Doll, Royal Academy Schools Life Room, 2017; The Life Rooms, Brighton Festival 2017 Doll for Petra, Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, 2017; Dorich House Museum studio residency 2018; Working from Home, Pallant House Gallery, 2018–19 and Estin Thalassa, Karsten Schubert London, 2021.
Her work is held in the collections of Pallant House Gallery, Chichester; DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Athens; Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester; The Hunterian, Glasgow; Omer Koc Collection and the Roberts Institute of Art.
Works
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Cathie PilkingtonSpectrum 10, 2023Felt tip and acrylic on linen board61 x 44 cm | 24 x 17 1/4 in
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Cathie PilkingtonSpectrum 11, 2023Felt tip and acrylic on linen board61 x 44 cm | 24 x 17 1/4 in
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Cathie PilkingtonSpectrum 12, 2023Felt tip and acrylic on linen board61 x 44 cm | 24 x 17 1/4 in
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Cathie PilkingtonSpectrum 2, 2023Felt tip and acrylic on linen board61 x 44 cm | 24 x 17 1/4 in
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Cathie PilkingtonSpectrum 4, 2023Felt tip and acrylic on linen board61 x 44 cm | 24 x 17 1/4 in
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Cathie PilkingtonSpectrum 5, 2023Felt tip and acrylic on linen board61 x 44 cm | 24 x 17 1/4 in
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Exhibitions
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Cathie Pilkington: Night Sea Journey
SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York 8 - 13 Sep 2021Karsten Schubert London participates in the 2021 New York edition of SPRING/BREAK Art Show with a solo exhibition by Cathie Pilkington.Read more -
Cathie Pilkington
Estin Thalassa 1 Jun - 9 Jul 2021 Karsten Schubert LondonCathie Pilkington’s new exhibition, Estin Thalassa, at Karsten Schubert London's Room 2, is an extravagant and claustrophobic response to the dislocation and disorientation of the current times.Read more -
The Covering
Cathie Pilkington, Pierre Molinier and Morton Bartlett 14 Feb - 3 Jul 2020 Karsten Schubert LondonOn entering Karsten Schubert London’s new exhibition The Covering: Cathie Pilkington, Pierre Molinier and Morton Bartlett, visitors to Room 2 are greeted by a rare example of American outsider artist Morton Bartlett’s plaster dolls.Read more
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News
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Cathie Pilkington – interview: ‘It’s great to have a title that makes people think’
By Anna McNay for Studio International July 6, 2021Cathie Pilkington speaks about her practice with Anna McNay for Studio International.Read more -
New Prints: Cathie Pilkington
A selection of works to accompany her current solo show, Estin Thalassa June 18, 2021Cathie Pilkington launches a selection of new prints made to accompany her current solo show Estin Thalassa. Click to view.Read more -
London Gallery Weekend
4–6 June May 24, 2021Karsten Schubert London is pleased to participate in the inaugural edition of London Gallery Weekend.Read more -
Representation of Cathie Pilkington
Karsten Schubert London is proud to announce new artist representation May 21, 2021Karsten Schubert London announces representation of British artist Cathie Pilkington.Read more
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Publications