Catherine Manchester

Catherine Manchester
Born1957 (age 68–69)
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma mater
AwardsRita Angus Residency (1987)

Catherine Manchester (born 1957) is a New Zealand painter.[1] She works in oils, acrylics and watercolours.[2] One of her artworks is held in the permanent collection of Aigantighe Art Gallery.[3]

Biography

Manchester was born in Auckland and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature at Victoria University of Wellington. She studied at the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury from 1979 and graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from Otago Polytechnic in 1984.[4]

In 1986, Manchester was a recipient of a Creative New Zealand Grant, and in 1987, she was awarded the Rita Angus Residency.[1]

In 2023, she moved to Christchurch and became involved with Arts Canterbury’s Open Art Studio programme.[5]

In 2024, Manchester was being treated for cancer, but was writing a novel. The laptop containing her work was stolen from her home and she was forced to begin writing again. The book titled Sunshine Road was published in 2026. It is a semi-autobiographical work set in Christchurch and Eastbourne, Lower Hutt during the 1960s and 1970s.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Manchester, Catherine, 1957–". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Catherine Manchester New Zealand, 1957–". Australian and New Zealand Art Sales Digest. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Catherine Manchester – Chambers Art Gallery". Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Catherine Manchester". Ferner Galleries. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Meakin, Victoria (23 May 2024). "Cancer sufferer's novel lost after laptop stolen". The Press. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Meakin, Victoria (24 March 2026). "Two years after manuscript stolen during cancer treatment, Christchurch artist publishes novel". The Press. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
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