Catherine Farish, one of Canada’s most noted artists, has been pushing the boundaries of collagraph printmaking over this past decade, incorporating beautiful areas of chin colle on Japanese mulberry and other handmade papers. Her iconic imagery with a nod toward an eastern sensibility combines to create a vocabulary and aesthetic uniquely her own. Some pieces are meditations on pattern, rhythm and texture; another series features strong graphic forms, riveting in their directness and simplicity.

Farish works and teaches in Montreal and is the recipient of numerous awards and grants for her innovative work in printmaking. She also teaches a master class each year at Great River Arts, a non-profit organization based in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Her work has been shown throughout Canada and the United States, as well as in France, Morocco, Spain, Belgium, Malaysia, Portugal and Mexico.