Catherine Deer Fine Art
Catherine has spent the majority of her life in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.
She is an alumni of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, where she obtained her diploma in Graphic Arts Administration. Her subsequent training, development and work experience as an art preparator, assisting with the conservation of various art collections over the following years has given her a profound insight to the world of art and the artists that create it.
Her medium of choice is an important element in her artistic process. Catherine focuses on line and mark through graphite and charcoal, pure and direct tools for interpreting her images. Her work depicts the essence of experience and story, representations of beliefs, and characterizations of the world we inhabit both in our imaginings and real life.
Catherine has had many solo and group exhibitions of her work over the years. Her art has been featured on two coins from the Royal Canadian Mint and can be found in private and corporate collections both nationally and internationally. Major collections include the Government of Yukon Permanent Art Collection.
All of Catherine’s connections form a closely intertwined background for her art and the inspiration for her pieces. Yukon is home, where she continues to reside and create.
EXHIBITIONS
2023 - EXPLORATIONS IN CHARCOAL, GRAPHITE AND CLAY, Northern Front Studio, Whitehorse, Yukon
2022 - INFLUENCE, Arts Underground - Yukon Art Society, Whitehorse, Yukon
2019 - WATER, Arts Underground - Yukon Art Society, Whitehorse, Yukon
2015 - ELEMENTS, North End Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
2012 - CIRCUMPOLAR CONNECTIONS, The Goldsmiths, Whitehorse, Yukon
2012 - EQUINE IMPACT, Yukon Artists @ Work Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
2010 - THE YUKON AND BEYOND, Kootenay Gallery of Art History & Science, Castlegar, British Columbia
2009 - WHATS GOING ON UP THERE?, Yukon Artists @ Work Gallery group exhibition, The Reach Gallery Museum, Abbotsford, British Columbia
2009 - NORTHERN HORSE, Yukon Artists @ Work Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
2008 - DRAWN TO MEMORY, Yukon Arts Centre Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
2008 - THE BLACK & WHITE SHOW, Yukon Artists @ Work Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
2007 - BOX 40, Yukon Artists @ Work Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
2006 - FROM THESE HANDS, Yukon Arts Centre Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
2002 - CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF YUKON VISUAL ARTS, Yukon Arts Centre Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
1990 - SOUTHEAST ALASKA STATE FAIR, Juried Art Show, Best Of Class, Haines, Alaska, USA
1986 - WILLOW, Whitehorse Public Library Art Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
1985 - IMAGES, Whitehorse Public Library Art Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
1983 - CATHERINE DEER, The J&R Cache Gallery, Whitehorse, Yukon
1982 - POINTS OF VIEW, juried, Friends Of The Gallery Society, Whitehorse, Yukon
COLLECTIONS
ROYAL CANADIAN MINT - coin designs