Statement
Born in 1972, Catherine Hehir graduated with a BA (Printmaking) from Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork. She continued her studies at Limerick School of Art & Design and was awarded a Higher Diploma in Art Education in 1997 and a postgraduate in Applied Arts at Ulster University in 2001. She was awarded a Master of Arts from the Faculty of Printmaking, Ulster University, in 2004. She utilises a wide range of artistic practicies in her work, from installation, photography, digital art and printmaking. She has taken part in overseas workshops and residencies in Holland and in China, and was awarded A.H.R.B funding research in art and ritual. Her work is represented in several public collections, including the Office of Public Wotks, University College Cork and the Arts Council of Ireland and she has participated in numerous group exhibitions, collaborations and projects both nationally and internationally. She currently lectures in printmaking at the Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork. She is a Board member of Cork Printmakers. "The use of retition, the placement, the display of objects, layering and overlapping of elements are all integral parts of my art work."