Where Wonder Gathers is a solo exhibition by contemporary artist Catriona Pollard, presenting a body of woven sculptural works that reflect on humanity’s enduring relationship with the natural world and the often-unseen forces that move within it.
Through weaving, binding, and repetition, she explores themes of connection, transformation, and interdependence—considering how humans exist within, rely upon, and may yet find harmony with ecological systems.
Working with foraged vines and salvaged metal wire, her sculptures reference the ancient basketry technique of looping, a method used across human cultures for tens of thousands of years. These looping structures form rhythmic patterns that mirror those observed in nature, evoking continuity, resilience, and shared lineage.
Meticulous and labour-intensive processes produce complex forms that suggest networks, pathways, and flows of energy. Shadow plays a vital role, extending each work beyond its physical boundaries and allowing light and dark to become active elements that shift perception and invite reflection on balance and coexistence.
Catriona Pollard’s practice is grounded in an ongoing dialogue with her materials. By allowing organic matter and reclaimed metals to inform both process and outcome, each work becomes a site of exchange where material, memory, and meaning converge. The resulting sculptures communicate in a quiet, intuitive language, offering new ways of understanding the relationships between spirit, nature, humanity, and the interconnectedness of all living systems.
Where Wonder Gathers invites viewers into a space of attentive looking and gentle enquiry, where wonder accumulates through material, process, and the subtle energies that bind us to the natural world.
Exhibition Details
Dates: 19 February – 1 March 2026
Venue: Creative Space, 105 Abbott Road, Curl Curl
Opening Times: Thursday – Sunday, 10:00am – 4:00pm
About Catriona Pollard
Catriona Pollard is a contemporary artist who uses traditional fibre techniques to transform foraged plant fibres and recycled metals into evocative sculptural works which investigate human’s personal connection with the natural world.
Her practice has been recognised as a skilful exploration of ideas around nature and human’s relationship, the invisible forces and the movement of energy within it. Central to her work is the investigation of transformation and humanity’s connection, dependence, and the possibility of harmony with the ecological world.
Her sculptures feature intricate and complex weaving techniques that create repetitive patterns which explore the concept of connection and interconnection. Her interplay of shadows extending beyond the physical boundaries of the sculptures opens discussion around light and dark and their role in achieving harmony.
By sharing a dialogue with the organic materials and allowing them to inform the narrative of her sculptures, it means that stories are formed and shared from the nature in transformational ways – in a language that provides new meanings and relationships with spirit, nature, humans, and the interconnectedness of all.
Catriona has been selected for multiple solo exhibitions and exhibits extensively selected, group and touring exhibitions. She has been a winner and finalist in many art awards including Australian Textile Art Award, International Art Textile Biennale, National Capital Art Prize, Environmental Art & Design Award, North Sydney Art Prize, Australian Fibre Arts Award, Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize and many more.
Her artwork is profiled across major art and design media and is featured nationally in galleries, high end design spaces and private collections. Watch her talk about her art at ABC TV and Gardening Australia and read in the feature in Good Weekend, SMH/The Age. She is profiled in the Book: Woven Together: Weavers and Their Stories. See her website for more talks and media.
As a dedicated professional educator, she holds sold out sculptural basketry weaving workshops in Australia and internationally and teaches for design and craft centres. She holds demonstrations for organisations including Museums, and gives artist talks at galleries and community groups. She also established the online SchoolofBasketryArt.com with students from around the world.