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Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Hopper Visiting Artist, Catherine Mackey's will give an artist's talk A Consistent Line of Inquiry on Thu. Feb. 20, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Performing Arts Center room 134. A closing reception for her solo exhibition will follow in the Jacki Headley University Art Gallery. The talk and exhibition are generously supported by David and Shari Maxson Hopper and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. These events are free and open to the public. People who anticipate needing special accommodations or who have questions about physical access may call 530-898-5331 in advance of the event. Mackey started her working life in the UK, practicing and teaching interior architecture. Her move to the US in the late nineties was the catalyst for a gradual transition into the world of fine art, something she had dreamed of since childhood. Her creative focus turned away from highly designed spaces and toward an appreciation of the overlooked beauty found in less visible parts of our cities. A self-taught artist, she acknowledges the important influence her past career has on her work to this day, embedding in her a deep fascination with the built environment and the emotional power of space. Mackey lives in San Francisco and works from her studio in a converted mayonnaise factory in the Mission District.
Much of Mackey's work depicts pragmatic architecture—- buildings designed with practicality and flexibility in mind. She explores the demise and abandonment of structures no longer suited for today's industries, and searches for the accidental moments of beauty caused by their neglect and decay. These moments can vary: from the surface texture of a rusty sea wall and the architectural scars of building alterations, to the spaces created by demolition, and the slow collapse of buildings, as seen in her recent work with agricultural barns.
Department of Art & Art History (530) 898-5331 emacdonald1@csuchico.edu
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