Cathie Ugrin is a Manitoba based fabric artist whose work is characterized by a rich and inventive use of colour, and unique approach to geometrical design. She has studied with a diverse collection of artists continually expanding her technique and approach. Her pieces have reached a broad audience and have found homes across Canada, USA, England, Finland, Peru, Italy and Slovenia. Cathie’s work has been accepted into numerous international exhibits and National Juried Shows. She is one of the founding members as well as the Events/ Exhibit Coordinator of the Textile and Fibre Artists of Manitoba.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

“Thread is my pencil; fabric is my paint. The artwork created is my voice.

I make fabric art because it’s what I love to do … To create something unique and reflective of how I feel. To explore sensations of interpretation and observation through the medium of textile and thread. To expand the expected. To follow an idea along an intuitive, spontaneous and progressive path. To play with flow and movement. To use the building blocks of abstraction, texture, colour, line and space to tell a story.

To unlock the secret hidden within each scrap.”

AFFILIATIONS:

Studio Art Quilt Associates – SAQA

Textile and Fibre Artists of Manitoba – TFAM

Fibre Art Divas

Drawn Together – Rural MB Woman’s Art Group

CURRENT FAN EXHIBITS:

20/20 Vision

Chromatopia

Email: cathie.ugrin@gmail.com

Website: cathieugrin.com

Instagram: cathieugrin