Catherine Manchester
New Zealand artist and painter (born 1957)
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Catherine Manchester (born 1957) is a New Zealand painter.[1] She works in oils, acrylics and watercolours.[2] One of her artworks is held in the permanent collection of Aigantighe Art Gallery.[3]
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| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Awards | Rita Angus Residency (1987) |
Biography
Manchester was born in Auckland and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature at Victoria University of Wellington. She studied at the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury from 1979 and graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from Otago Polytechnic in 1984.[4]
In 1986, Manchester was a recipient of a Creative New Zealand Grant, and in 1987, she was awarded the Rita Angus Residency.[1]
In 2023, she moved to Christchurch and became involved with Arts Canterbury’s Open Art Studio programme.[5]