Catherine Widgery

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Catherine Widgery
Born1953 (1953)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1975
Known forsculptor

Catherine Widgery RCA (born 1953) is an American artist. [1] Widgery is known for both her studio-based sculpture work and her public sculpture.

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Early life

Widgery was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1975 where she graduated cum laude and was awarded special distinction in Fine Arts and the Walker Prize for 'outstanding artistic achievement" by the Fine Arts Faculty.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Widgery has lived in different parts of the world US, Canada, London and Rome and Guatemala. She lived in Montreal from 1979 until 2000, when she moved to Truro, Massachusettswhere she lived until 2004 before moving to Guatemala. She currently divides her time between Guatemala and the Boston area.

Public art

Widgery has built more than 40 public art installations across the US and Canada. [2]

Widgery's public art projects include:

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal [23] and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. [24]

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  16. ↑ "Icarus". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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  18. ↑ "Le Vent Se Lève". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Wind Boat". Art Public Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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