CiPi (1972) aka Cathy Parry
CiPi is a maker of miniature stories through stitch, costume and characters using a wide range of media. Her concerns are Care, explored through Fabulation. Making stories for a people yet to come.
Ever present work
@cipiincolour Instagram
www.cipi.com.au
Random occasional happenings in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Exhibitions & Events
2021
Digitilly: You are not your Gadget, installation, Phyllis Palmer Gallery, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Vic
Digitilly: You are not your Gadget , installation, Market Building, Castlemaine Festival, Castlemaine, Vic
2020
Digitilly and the Motherboard , Craft Contemporary, Craft Vic, Online project
2019
Superpower Exchange, Care: Art and Ethics Symposium , George Paton Gallery, Melbourne University, Vic
Parrot Pirate, Spring Ball, Castlemaine, Vic
Costume, Annex Gallery, LaTrobe University, Bendigo, Vic
Reflecto, random happening, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Vic
Praxis, Phyllis Palmer Gallery, La Trobe University, Bendigo Vic
Bazaar Residency, Castlemaine Vintage Bazaar, Castlemaine Vic (Castlemaine State Festival)
2018
Meditation in materiality, in light, Wide Open Road Art, Castlemaine, Vic
On Foot, Lot 19, Castlemaine, Vic
Spring Sculpture Prize, Lot 19, Castlemaine, Vic
Mycelium Sprite, Spring Ball, Castlemaine, Vic
Pink Shadow:The Token Game, CraftCubed Festival2018, Castlemaine & Melbourne, Vic
…Wish you were here (but it’s really nice being here on my own) …, Cornerstore Merchants, Castlemaine, Vic
Petite, Miniature Textiles, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Wangaratta, Vic
Open Studio not so open, Arts Open 2018, Castlemaine, Vic
2017
Lot 19 Sculpture Prize, (winning artist), Lot 19 Castlemaine, Vic
The Handmade House, Wide Open Art Collective, Castlemaine, Vic
Monsieur J.B. Pietri and I, Wide Open Road Art , July, Castlemaine, Vic (solo)
Wide Open Road Art Group Show, Harvest @ The Mill, Castlemaine State Arts Festival, Castlemaine, Vic
Work of the moment, Open Studio, Castlemaine State Festival Art Trail, Castlemaine, Vic
Castlemaine Realty: Architectural Marvels, IGA Madderns wall, Barker St Castlemaine, Vic
2016
Lot 19 Sculpture Prize, Castlemaine, Vic
Cows, ladders and rocks, Castlemaine Bazaar, Castlemaine, Vic
Deep in thought – Boxy Ladies, Castlemaine Bazaar, Castlemaine, Vic
Borrowed, Wide Open Road Art, Castlemaine, Vic (solo)
Borrowed, Mount of Alex Bookshop, Castlemaine, Vic (solo)
2015
Drawing on observation, Phee Broadway Gallery, Castlemaine, Vic
Prizes and Grants
2017 Lot 19 Sculpture Prize, major prize, Lot 19, Castlemaine, Vic
2015 A few prizes and ribbons, Castlemaine Agricultural Show, Vic
2015 Numerous prizes and ribbons, Castlemaine Agricultural Show, Vic
2014 Numerous prizes and ribbons, Castlemaine Agricultural Show, Vic
2013 Numerous prizes and ribbons, Castlemaine Agricultural Show, Vic
2004 NUCA UNCO Grant for new work (Network of Uncollectable Artists)
Past Works
Documentation of past works at www.cathyparry.com
Education
Varied skill achievements unlocked: sewing, knitting, quilt making, leather work, embroidery, pattern making, bookbinding, paper flower making, taxidermy, toy making, natural dyeing, synthetic dyeing, mushroom growing, perfume blending, origami, electronics, chemistry, wig making, boat making, game making, oil painting, watercoloring, ceramics
2022 Master of Visual Arts (not yet completed), LaTrobe University, Bendigo, Vic
2014/15 Drawing class with Catherine Pilgrim, Castlemaine, Vic
2004 Diploma of Art (Public Art) RMIT, Vic
2002 Graduate Certificate in Art Administration, COFA, NSW
1994 Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts, Textiles), University of Wollongong, NSW