Cathy Miles
| 1979 | born in Basingstoke, UK |
| Masters | |
| 2001-03 | London Guildhall University M.A. Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts |
| Degree | |
| 1998-2001 | London Guildhall University B.A. (hons) Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts |
| 2006 | Set up studio in Birmingham. |
"I was trapped on the tip of Southend pier with an elderly man called Dave, (an eccentric yet morbid local) when I started to drift in to the eccentric world which my current work revolves in. As Dave went into his personal problems in grave detail, (death of budgie, stomach ailments etc.), in desperation I began to stare at the little ringed plovers and imagine their conversations and complaints. I came to the conclusion that they were just like us with their grumbles and gripes, bad habits, love interests and attention seeking behaviour..."
Cathy draws the world as she sees it through a concoction of found objects and wire creating three-dimensional drawings. Her sculptures explore narratives of the everyday varying in scale from small intimate pieces to large public art commissions.
Wire drawing / spot welding, using iron and found materials
6cm x 4cm
photographer: Simon Winnall
Selected Recent Exhibitions
| 2008 |
'Things Beastly', Flow Gallery, London 'Artistic Toys' Handwerk Gallery, Munich 'Tea's Up', curated by David Clarke, Contemporary Applied Arts 'In response to?' With Helen Carnac, David Clarke, Simone ten Hompel, Asato Kamiyama, Lin Cheung & Hans Stofer. Munich, Germany 'Wish List', Contemporary Applied Arts, London 'All I want for Christmas', The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 2007 |
'Containing Craft', Crafts Council V&A showcase, London Origin: The London Craft Fair, Somerset House |
| 2006 |
'Folk Art and Fairy Tales' Oriel Davies, Newtown (touring) 'Everyday' curated by Simone ten Hompel, Flow Gallery, London (touring) 'SOFA Chicago' with the Bluecoat Display Centre, Chicago |
| 2005 |
'Follow Me', Kath Libbert Jewellery, Saltaire 'Plastic Surgery', Bluecoat Display Centre 'Artist in the Spotlight', The Grace Barrand Design Centre, Surrey 'SOFA Chicago' with the Bluecoat Display Centre, Chicago |
| 2004 | 'Wish you were here', Crafts Council Shop at the V&A, London |
| 2003 |
'Fresh', Kath Libbert Jewellery, Saltaire 'Moving Dialogue', (touring) Unit 2 Gallery, London |
Commissions
| 2007 |
St Bart's Children Ward Hospital Commission, London Teaset on tea tray for the Holding10 project |
| 2006 | Outside hoarding. Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool |
| 2004 | Triptych of large interior panels. Cotswold Water Park Gateway Centre |
Public Collections
University Hospitals, Cleveland, OhioMemberships
Contemporary Applied Arts.
2006
Wire drawing / spot welding, using iron and found materials
4cm x 3cm
photographer: Simon Winnall
2008
Wire drawing / spot welding, using iron and found materials
35cm x 25cm
photographer: Cathy Miles
Awards
| 2008 | Gestetner Prize for Metal, presented at Origin. The London Craft Fair |
| 2006-07 | Longhouse Action Research Commission, Multistory, W. Midlands |
| 2004-06 | Crafts Council NextMove residency at Liverpool Hope University |
Publications / Selected Press
| 2009 | 'Sculpting in Wire' by Cathy Miles, published by A&C Black, due for release in May 2009 |
| 2008 | Longhouse action research publication |
| 2008 | featured in 'How to spend it' section, Financial Times |
| 2007 | The Everyday' CD catalogue to go with exhibition |
| 2007 | 'Folk Art and Fairy Tales' exhibition catalogue |
| 2007 | 'Emporium', Country Living Magazine |
| 2006 | 'Follow Me' a DVD documenting my making processes to go alongside exhibition. |
| 2006 | 'Review: Origin and Goldsmiths Hall', J-Dex Magazine |
| 2006 | 'Lets start at the beginning' Crafts |
| 2006 | 'Mad as a hatter', Telegraph Magazine |
| 2005 | 'Lookout' Crafts |
| 2004 | back page of Design Week |
| 2004 | 'Shortform' Crafts |