Cate Watkinson

Background

About Cate Watkinson

Dr Cate Watkinson has 30 years’ experience as an architectural glass artist, designing and fabricating architectural glass for a wide variety of applications. She trained in the traditional skills of stained glass making. Over the years she has developed the skills and knowledge gained, to bring a fresh slant to her contemporary work. She has been instrumental in developing the potential of glass in the public realm. Projects range from decorative glass panels for public and private buildings to street furniture and sculptural public art pieces. She is interested in the exploration of several interrelated themes: light, placement and processes including the relationships between glass and the environment and ways of placing glass within different settings. The work integrates new technologies with text, and imagery to produce pieces with a unique visual aesthetic and involve new ways of working with the material. Cate has gained significant knowledge and experience working with glass on a large scale in the public realm, not only in aesthetic terms but also in design of structure and durability of materials used.