Catherine Widgery
American artist

Catherine Widgery

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American artist
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1953(Pittsburgh, USA)
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Introduction

Catherine Widgery (born 1953) is an American artist. Widgery is known for both her studio-based sculpture work and her public sculpture.

Early life

Widgery was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received a B.A. degree from Yale University in 1975.

Public art

Widgery has built more than 40 public art installations across the US and Canada.

Widgery's public art projects include:

  • Woven Light, Denver, Colorado,
  • Halo, Collège Bourget de Rigaud, Quebec,
  • Shadow Play, Mill Avenue/Third Street station, Valley Metro Light Rail, Tempe, Arizona,
  • Leaves of Wind, El Paso, Texas,
  • City People, Royal Bank Plaza, Toronto, Canada,
  • Sky Circles, Warm Springs BART station, Fremont, California,
  • River Arch, Norwood Bridge, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
  • Trail of Dreams, Trail of Ghosts, Santa Fe, New Mexico,
  • the facade for the Rideau Centre, Ottawa,
  • four of her public artworks are installed in Montreal, under the public art program of the City of Montreal,
  • Lightscape (with cj fleury), Blair O-Train station, Ottawa

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréaland the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.