Catherine is a Lino Print Maker, based in East Anglia, UK

Catherine has Recently graduated with a Masters in Children’s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art (Alumni 2022), where she found a love for Lino Print, and the bold designs and textures that can be created.

Growing up on the North Norfolk Coast, and now living in the heart of Thetford Forest, Catherine is hugely inspired by the natural world around her. As an aspiring Children’s Book Author/Illustrator this is a huge inspiration, with themes of Nature, the environment and History forming the foundation of her writing and illustration. Please visit the Children’s Book tab in the portfolio section for examples of her children’s book illustration.

All of Catherine’s Lino Prints start off as an idea in her sketchbook. Observational drawing and drawing on location is the foundation to Catherine’s practice. She notices shapes, colour and texture, which she uses to develop her lino prints. Catherine loves to work in a limited colour palette to heighten the mood and emotion of the illustrations.

Catherine has exhibited across the UK, including  Turn the Page Artist Book Fair in Norwich, has been shortlisted for the Holt Festival Art Prize, and has work in the permanent collection East Contemporary Art at the Waterfront Gallery in Ipswich. 

If you are interested in purchasing Catherine’s original Lino Prints, please visit her online shop and stockist Cambridge Contemporary Craft.

If you would like to discuss Catherine’s work further, please contact her on cath_ward@live.co.uk

You can follow her creative journey on Social Media @cathwardart

Education

MA in Children’s Book Illustration
(2019 – 2022) Cambridge School of Art

Postgraduate Programme in Creative Practice
(2017 – 2018)
Art Pocket Independent Art School, Norwich.

BA (Hons) Fine Art
(2007 – 2010)
University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
(2006 – 2007)
College of West Anglia, Kings Lynn