1. Curriculum Vitae
Catherine Tait P.O. Box 274 Castlemaine Vic 3450 Ph
5472 5120
Winner of over 24 awards including highly commended:
Winner sculpture award 2008, 2010
Winner of 3 awards Camberwell Rotary Art Show Melbourne 1999, 2003, 2007
Short listed for the James Farrell self portrait prize 2001, Emsla, 2007,08,09,10, 11, 13
Percival portrait award 2011,2012 & Cowra Colleen award 2011, She exhibition 2012,14 Flanagan art
award 2011,12,13. Short listed Len Fox award Castlemaine 2011 and 2013
Best in exhibit St Pauls Art prize 2013, Flanagan Ballarat 2013, Bendigo Easter Rotary 2012,
Harcourt 2010, and people’s choice, Castlemaine 2009, King River Valley 2014
Winner Hepburn springs Latrobe University landscape award 2010 & 11
Currently studying Life drawing with Jeff Makin Chewton studio
Numerous Solo Exhibitions and joint exhibitions in Castlemaine, Bendigo Melbourne, Sydney,
Coffs Harbour, Sydney and Townsville
Commissioned illustration and portrait work for clients in America and Malaysia 2000-2002
Commissioned portraits of wine makers in the King River Valley including John Charles Brown
(Brown Bros. Winery) 2002
Artist in residence Buda Castlemaine 2007 & 1997
Noted collections:
Latrobe University collection
Talans private collection
Camberwell Rotary collection
Stonemans Trust private collection
During the period of 1986 through to the present time exhibited in the following galleries
Coffs Harbour Art Gallery
Parliament House NSW
Walker Street Gallery Dandenong
Townsville Regional Gallery
Pantechnicn Daylesford
Buda Castlemaine
Custom House Warrnambool
Capricorn Galleries Melbourne
Convent Galleries Daylesford
Manningham Galleries
Monsalvat Eltham
Exhibitions
December 2014 Run Rabbit Run Upstairs Gallery Castlemaine
November 2014 Coffs harbour EMSLA short listed
Open studio
Hepburn Dulux Landscape prize: Highly commended
June 2014 Castlemaine Rotary: Highly commended
April 2014 MANet pop up exhibition Maldon

2. March 2014 Harcourt small works Art Exhibition: Awarded best local subject
Open Studio
MANet Mt Alexander portrait prize pre selection
February 2014 SHE exhibition Pre selection exhibition
November 2013 Len Fox painting prize Castlemaine Pre selection exhibition
October 2013 Eutick Memorial Still life Coffs Harbour & Canberra Parliament House Pre
selection exhibition
August 2013 Winner Flanagan Affordable Arts Ballarat
March 2013 Open studio Castlemaine State Festival
November 2012 Hepburn Dulux Landscape prize: Runner up Best landscape
July 2012 Corangamarah Painting prize Colac Pre selection exhibition
May 2012 Percival Portrait Award Townsville, Mt. Eliza Pre selection
April 2012 Calleen Painting prize Cowra Pre selection exhibition
Bendigo Rotary Art show: Best contemporary painting
January 2012 SHE exhibition Pre selection exhibition
November 2011 Hepburn Latrobe landscape prize: Award Best landscape
October 2011 Eutick Memorial Still life Coffs Harbour Pre selection exhibition
July 2011 Winter festival exhibition Maldon Awarded best exhibit
April 2011 Calleen Painting prize Cowra Pre selection exhibition
July 2011 Corangamarah Painting prize Colac Pre selection exhibition
June 2010 King River Valley: Winner Best Oil
October 2011 Eutick Memorial Still life Coffs Harbour Pre selection exhibition
September 2011 Percival Portrait Award Townsville Pre selection exhibition
July 2010 Sutton Grange Awarded: Best 3D sculpture
March 2010 Harcourt small works Art Exhibition: Awarded best exhibit, people’s choice
October 2009 Eutick Memorial Still life Coffs Harbour Pre selection exhibition
June 2009 Castlemaine Rotary art show: Awarded Best exhibit
April 2009 Castlemaine State festival Solo Exhibition, Open studio
March 2009 Harcourt 9 x5 Art Exhibition: Awarded Best Oil
October 2008 Eutick Memorial Still life Coffs Harbour Pre selection
June 2008 King River Valley Awarded: Best oil painting to value of $750
June 2008 Castlemaine Rotary art show: Awarded Best sculpture
November 2007 Buda Castlemaine Solo Exhibition
October 2007 Eutick Memorial Still life Coffs Harbour Pre selection
June 2007 King River Valley: Awarded Best oil painting to value of $500*
April 2007 Camberwell Art Show: Awarded Deans art supplies oil prize*
March 2007 Castlemaine State festival Solo Exhibition
November 2006 Hyde Studio gallery Group Exhibition
November 2005 James Farrell Self Portrait Invitation only
Sports focus Bendigo Sportsperson portraits
Saffs Castlemaine Solo exhibition
November 2003 James Farrell Self Portrait Invitation only
May 2003 Camberwell Rotary: Awarded Best painting to the value of $500
March 2003 Castlemaine State Festival Solo Exhibition ‘Women of Substance’

3. March 2003 Dominic Segan Drawing Prize & Castlemaine State Festival
August 2002 Malaysia Commissioned Portrait Oil painting
Y.A.B. Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohammed,
June 2002 Castlemaine Rotary Art Show: Highly commended
January 2002 King River Valley Commissioned 10 portraits
November 2001 James Farrell Self Portrait Invitation only: 2nd
prize
June 2001 Castlemaine Rotary Art & Craft Show: Highly commended
April 2001 Camberwell Federation Art Show
March 2001 Dominic Segan Drawing Prize & Castlemaine State Festival
Harcourt Art exhibition: Awarded Best Mixed medium
April 1999 Camberwell Art Show: Awarded Talens pastel prize
Castlemaine State Festival Solo exhibition
March 1999 Harcourt Art exhibition: Awarded Best Mixed medium
January 1998 Settler Design Design and painting of 8 prints for reproduction
November 1997 Garden festival Solo Exhibition
May 1997 Buda Historical Home Artist in residence
November 1996 Dominic Segan Drawing Prize & Castlemaine State Festival
October 1996 Settler Design. Design covers for stationary
January 1996 Artistic Collection Design and paint 6 collector china plates for reproduction by
RECCO, USA
November 1994 Castlemaine State Festival Solo exhibition
October 1994 Bloomfields of Melbourne Design and painting 6 limited edition Prints
June 1993 Capricorn Galleries Melbourne Solo exhibition
November 1993 Castlemaine Garden Festival Solo Exhibition
May 1993 Capricorn Galleries Melbourne Solo Exhibition Autumn
November 1992 Federation House Solo Exhibition
June 1991 Waverly Art Show: Awarded best pastel painting
November 1990 Goldfields Gallery. Group exhibition
August 1989 Castlemaine Art Gallery Group exhibition 9” x 5” (invitation only)
March 1989 Bendigo Mara Students Exhibition: Awarded Best Pastel
November 1988 Dominic Drawing Prize
October 1988 Bendigo Mara student Exhibition: Awarded the Encouragement
August 1986 Marybourgh Golden Wattle Festival: Best Watercolour