The artist
Gail Catlin is an internationally acclaimed artist who currently resides in Cape Town, South Africa. Using a dynamic harmony of mixed media, alchemy and expressionism, Gail is the only artist in the world who has perfected the technique of using liquid crystal in an art form.
Liquid crystals are infinitely flexible and fluid enabling transformational art technology with mesmerising qualities. This highly sensitive substance responds immediately to changing intensities of temperature and light with dramatic shifts in colour, reflectivity and sheen providing a constantly changing live pictorial surface.
Public collections
- Pulitzer Collection, St Louis, USA
- Royal College of Art, London, UK
- South African National Gallery, Cape Town, RSA
- Johannesburg Art Gallery, RSA
- Pretoria Art Museum, RSA
- Durban Art Gallery, RSA
- Polokwane Art Museum, RSA
- Stellenbosch University Collection, RSA
- South African Reserve Bank Collection, RSA
- South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria, RSA
- South African Department of Education and Training, Pretoria, RSA
- Public Library Collection, Cape Town, RSA
- Good Hope Bank of South Africa, Cape Town, RSA
- Constitutional Court, Pretoria, RSA
- Demarco European Art Foundation, Edinburgh, UK
- Kaust Science Museum, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Ellerman House Collection, Cape Town, RSA
Exhibitions and awards
- 1983: Accepted for Master’s Degree at Royal College of Art London
- National and International competitions:
- 1979: Cape town Biennial – South African National Gallery
- 1981: South African Day Republic Day festival – Durban
- 1981: First Cape Town triennial – South African National Gallery
- 1985: Women Artist of South Africa – South African National Gallery
- 1989: South African women paper Exhibition
- 1990: Standard Bank Natinal Drawing Competition
- 1991: Grand Prix International art Plastiques – Nice France – Award winner of landscape category
- 1993: Momentum Art – Biennial – South Africa
- 1994: Grand Prix International art Plastiques – Nice France – Award winner
- 1998: Art beyond Borders – Rathaus Augsberg – Germany, represented South Africa, a travelling exhibition
- 1999: One woman solo show – South African Embassy London
- 1999: Solo Show – Osborne studio – London.
- 2000- Exhibited on many group shows. Installed sculpture, conceptual and installations in various public spaces.
- 2008: Solo Exhibition Joao Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town
- 2009: One Woman exhibition – Dubai
- 2010: University Kaust- Kaust Museum Middle East- 2 liquid crystal installations
- 2019: Solo Exhibition at The Everard Read Gallery, Cape Town
- 2019-2020: Cheetah Plains Game Lodge, Sabie Sabie - large collection of Bronze’s & paintings in their art collection.
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- From 2010 - 2020:
- For the last 10 years, Gail has exhibited at various galleries throughout South Africa and internationally. The list of galleries include Walker Bay Modern (her main gallery), Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, Everard Read Gallery Gauteng, Kalk Bay Modern Art, Smac Gallery Cape Town, Stellenbosch Die Kunsgallery, Manzart Franshoek & Isart Gallery Stellenbosch.
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- Public Collections:
- Pulitzer Collection, St Louis, USA
- Royal College of Art, London, UK
- South African National Gallery, Cape Town, RSA
- Johannesburg Art Gallery, RSA
- Pretoria Art Museum, RSA
- Durban Art Gallery, RSA
- Polokwane Art Museum, RSA
- Stellenbosch University Collection, RSA
- South African Reserve Bank Collection, RSA
- South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria, RSA
- South African Department of Education and Training, Pretoria, RSA
- Public Library Collection, Cape Town, RSA
- Good Hope Bank of South Africa, Cape Town, RSA
- Constitutional Court, Pretoria, RSA
- Demarco European Art Foundation, Edinburgh, UK
- Kaust Science Museum, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Ellerman House Collection, Cape Town, RSA
Galleries
For the last 10 years, Gail has exhibited at various galleries throughout South Africa and internationally. The list of galleries include Walker Bay Modern (her main gallery), Everard Read Gallery Cape Town, Everard Read Gallery Gauteng, Kalk Bay Modern Art, Smac Gallery Cape Town, Stellenbosch Die Kunsgallery, Manzart Franshoek & Isart Gallery Stellenbosch.