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Catherine
Tirr was born in England and studied at Chelsea School of Art
in London. One of her first group exhibitions was at the Royal
Academy of Art, London, in 1979, where she was awarded the Stowells
Trophy. By 1980, her work was included in a two-person exhibition
at the Austen Hayes Gallery, York, England, followed by a one-person
show at the Snir I Djupid Gallery in Reykjavik, Iceland, and
at Akureri Gallery, Akureri, Iceland, in that same year.
After relocating to the U.S. on scholarship in 1980, she participated
in group shows at the Robert Kidd Gallery, Detroit, the Saginaw
Art Museum, and the Fischer Gallery, Detroit, followed by
a solo exhibition at the Sixth Street Gallery in Royal Oak,
Michigan.
By 1983, she was being represented by Anderson O’Day,
London, and was again showing work in England. A works-on-paper
project, in collaboration with Detroit poet Chris Tysch, culminated
in a publication for Station Hill Press entitled “Coat
of Arms.”
Her move to New York City was followed by a 1987 group exhibition
at The Drawing Center. Both the New York Foundation for the
Arts and Materials for the Arts granted her awards in 1991.
An on-going involvement in shows in New York City include
the “Cadavre Exquis” show at The Drawing Center
in 1994, the “Neurotic Art” show at Artist’s
Space in the same year, and a two-person show at Asyl Gallery
in 1998.
Since her move to Los Angeles, her work has been included
in exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
and the Armand Hammer Museum and Olga Dollar Gallery, San
Francisco. Her work is represented by Double Vision Gallery,
Los Angeles and The Gascoigne Gallery, Leeds, England.
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