Catherine Carr awarded the University Medal for FCA

Congratulations to Catherine Carr from the School of Art and Design awarded the University Medal for the Faculty of Creative Arts this year.

Catherine Carr has combined a very innovative painting practice with an outstanding record of scholarship in art theory. Her Honours thesis investigated little understood aspects of Rover Thomas' painting, the famous Aboriginal artist from the Kimberleys who represented Australia in the Venice Biennale in 1990. Catherine went to the Kimberleys during her Honours year to research her topic deeply. Her own painting expresses the multiple perspectives and vivid colours of that inland desert landscape, She achieved a high commendation from her examiners in both theory and art practice