Catherine Marcogliese
Born in Montréal, Canada ; lives and works in Six Fours, France.
E : catherine@marcogliese.org, W : www.marcogliese.org
EDUCATION
Université Concordia, Montréal, B.F.A. diploma in painting, with distinction.
Université Concordia, Montréal, M.A. program in Art History.
ARTISTIC APPROACH
My training is in painting and I came to photography relatively late in my career. Today my work is primarily photographic in nature, albeit reworked digitally. In focusing on the fundamental elements of painting such as form, line, and color, I manipulate the images in order to arrive at a visual language which attempts to push photography beyond a straightforward narrative representation. I find that this approach affords me a freedom of expression which can be more abstract or conceptual, and is more personal.
Throughout my career I have mostly dealt with the subject of landscape and our relationship to our environment. However, in 2016 I started to work on a project that was more autobiographical and dealt with ideas concerning domesticity. The initial series brought together the dual concepts of home and environment or the relationship between our inner lives and our place in the world. From there I moved onto work that specifically addressed my place in my domestic environment and the conflicts between domesticity and creativity. This work was eventually exhibited in 2017 in a solo show called Whiter than White (paysages domestiques) at the Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art in La Seyne sur Mer, France. The series A Fine Balance, which I have presented here, evolved out of this work.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
| Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Marseille |
| New Mexico History Museum, Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe, U.S.A. |
| Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art |
| Hôtel des Arts, Conseil Général, Toulon |
| Reserve Géologique de Digne les Bains |
| Ville de Roquebrune Cap Martin |
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
| 2024 | Kintsutures, Galerie Diem Perdidi Expos, Marseille |
| 2023 | Permutations Salines, Centre d’Art Batterie du Cap Nègre, Six Fours les Plages. |
| 2017 | Whiter than White (paysages domestiques), La Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art, La Seyne sur Mer |
| Night Sky, Galerie du Tableau, Marseille | |
| 2016 | Histoires Naturelles : Spectres et Monstres, Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Marseille |
| 2014 | Au Bout du Regard, La Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art, La Seyne sur Mer |
| 2009 | Western Landscapes, Galleria Sangiorgi, Laigueglia, Italie |
| Arts in Situ, Printemps des Arts, Galerie àcentmètresducentredumonde, Perpignan | |
| 2004 | Divers chemins à travers le paysage, Galerie Artena, Marseille |
| 2002 | Paysages transitoires, Galerie Remparts, Toulon |
| 2000 | Parterres III et IV, Galerie du CAIRN, Réserve Géologique de Haute Provence, Digne les Bains, oeuvre permanente sur le Musée Promenade |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| 2024 | De Moi à Soi, Galerie Le Pangolin, Marseille |
| 2023 | Intentions/Fragmentaires, performance music/danse/photography at L’Agora de la Danse, Montréal |
| 2022 | Photographie Alternative, Galerie Le Quai, Festival de Photographie Présence(s), Montélimar |
| 2021 | Un Autre Réel, Galerie La Porte Étroite, Toulon |
| Cristallisations Alternatives, Fontaine Obscure, Aix-en-Provence | |
| Prix Monovision Photography Awards, Honorable Mention Conceptual Category, Londres | |
| 2020 | Kaleidoscopie, Galerie du Canon, Toulon |
| Regards Polychromes sur la Ville, Batterie du Cap Nègre, Six Fours les Plages | |
| C’est Votre Choix, Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art, La Seyne sur Mer | |
| 2019 | Préselection Prix Polyptique, Centre Photographique de Marseille |
| 2017 | Sauver sa Peau, Galerie Zola, Aix-en-Provence |
| Nothing Special, L.A. Photo Curator, expo virtuelle, honorable mention | |
| 2016 | Une (Re)Présentation, Villa Tamaris Centre d’Art |
| Haunted, Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, Vermont, U.S.A. | |
| The Frontier, THE CENTER, Santa Fe, USA | |
| Festival Focales, Villard de Lans | |
| Artemisia, Association Lartprendlair, Marseille | |
| 2015 | Territoires & Architecture, Centre Culturel Saint-Raphaël, Conseil General du Var |
| 2013 | La Galerie fait sa Foire, Galerie Vrais Rêves, Lyon |
| 2012 | Paysages Urbains, La Croisée des Arts, Saint-Maximin |
| Futures Mémoires volet II, Association Perceptions Photographiques, Centre Culturel, Saint Raphael | |
| Futures Mémoires, volet I, Association Perceptions Photographiques, La Maison de la Photographie, Toulon | |
| Littoral en Mutation, Festival Photomed, Sanary sur Mer | |
| 2010 | Carte Blanche, Association Perceptions Photographiques, Galerie Vrais Rêves, Lyon |
| Hôtel du Musée, Galerie Vrais Rêves, Rencontres d’Arles | |
| 2008 | Perceptions Photographiques, Mas St Jacques, Bompas |
| 2004 | DIGIT.LAND.SCAPE, MAPRA, Lyon |
| 2003 | Paysages Horizontaux, Exposition Art Concept / Sud, Centre ABC, Dijon |
| 2002 | Symposium d’Art Contemporain, Baie St Paul, Québec, Canada |
| Entre-vues, Villa Aurélienne, Fréjus | |
| 2001 | La Biennale d’Issy, Cité, Nature : Les Interdits, Issy les Moulineaux |
| 2000 | Au fil du temps, le paysage, Quinzaine photographique, Nantes |
| Image sur Image, Espace Contemporain Arc-en-Ciel, Liévin, France, organisée par Degrés d'Attitude. | |
| Auprès de mon arbre, Musée d'Assier, Feurs, France | |
| L'art renouvelle le lycée, le collège et la ville 2000, Collège L. Da Vinci, Marseille | |
| 1999 | Associations 99, Château de Malves-en-Minervois, Carcassonne. |
| Image sur Image, La Friche Belle de Mai, Marseille | |
| L’Espace mis en E.S.P.A.C.E., E.S.P.A.C.E. Peiresc, Toulon | |
| Projection de dossier, IMAGES, Rencontres Internationales de Photographie, Arles |