I was born in Parramatta, NSW, Australia and studied Graphic Design & Marketing at the School of Visual Art, Crown St, Sydney.

I have worked in the advertising industry as a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Photographer, Studio Manager, Art Director since 1980 and currently freelance on the Central Coast, NSW creating works in Illustration, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Mural Design, Caricatures and Photography.

I have been lucky enough to have received many prestigious awards for my Fine Art and Digital Art including twice Gosford Art Prize finalist 2011 and 2012, Hunters Hill Art Prize finalist 2017, winning 1st and 2nd place in the Small Works Art Prize, Art Studios Co Op North Gosford NSW and winning twice 1st, 2nd and twice 3rd prize at the Sydney Royal Easter Show over 4 consecutive years since 2014 for my Digital Vector Art. I have exhibited and sold paintings in many Central Coast galleries and exhibition spaces including recently becoming an affiliate artist with RAW Australia.

I continue to support the worldwide Twitter Art Exhibit by creating an original hand painted postcard for charity and sell my artworks on opening night.

I have also designed, compiled history, self published and helped fundraise to print the 200 page history book for Ourimbah Public School 150 years in 2013.

My latest projects include illustrating for children's books and painting for upcoming group art exhibitions. I don't know if being born in the Year of the Tiger has anything to do with it but I continue to find myself enjoying illustrating cats. My studio is situated in the coastal rainforest which is inspiration for many of my works of the natural environment. You may find me staring at the trees and the sky for inspiration.

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You can contact me via email at catezign@gmail.com.