Cat Hart (they/them) is an artist living on the unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & səlil̓wətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations, also known as Vancouver, British Columbia. A settler originally from the UK, they have called these lands home for the last 20 years.
Cat’s work explores belonging, place, migration, and biodiversity. Influenced by Indigenous teachings about good land relations, alongside the deepening climate crisis, Cat seeks to develop a site-responsive, ecologically accountable art practice. Their interest in local histories and materials comes from a desire to be deeply connected to place.
Cat’s work has been shown at Surrey Art Gallery, Richmond Galleria, Contemporary Calgary, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, and the City of Vancouver’s Launchpad Public Art program. They hold a Masters in Communications from SFU and a diploma in Fine Arts from Langara.
Contact me at cathartart[at]gmail.com
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Education
Langara College — Diploma, Fine Art — 2024
Simon Fraser University — MA, Communications — 2013
University of Birmingham — BA, American and Canadian Studies — 2007
Solo Exhibitions
2026— Material Remains, Richmond City Hall Galleria, BC
Group Exhibitions
2026— Kinship, SUM Gallery, BC
2026— remember the earth, remember the sky, Surrey Art Gallery, BC
2025— Beyond the Threshold, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
2025— Emerging Photographers Showcase, Exposure Photography Festival, Contemporary Calgary, AB
2024— The Active Image: Political Ecologies and Photographic Agency, Sustainable Darkroom, UK
2024—Collective Chaos- Scary Slice, Slice of Life, Vancouver, BC
2024—Unbound Gestures, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby, BC
2022— Here : There, Fine Art Grad Show, Langara College, Vancouver, BC
2022— Student Foundry Exhibition, Building A, Langara College, Vancouver, BC
2021 — Video Sound Archive Season 2, Online, curators Bridget Moreen Leslie and Debbie Y. J. Lin
2018-2022— Various Student Exhibitions, Buffalo Lounge, Langara College, Vancouver, BC
Curation
2025—Good Neighbours, Upper Rotunda Gallery, Richmond, BC
Public Art Installations
2025— Progress, Launchpad Public Art Program, Vancouver, BC
2022-2023— Food Forest Greenhouse, Langara College, Vancouver, BC
2022-2023— Fingers Crossed, Langara - 49th skytrain station, Vancouver, BC
Screenings
2022— “Handmade Biscuits”, Small File Media Festival, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
2021— “Correspondence”, Small File Media Festival, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
2021— “Strip”, Small File Media Festival, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC
Professional Experience in the Arts
2026—Gulf of Georgia Cannery Resident Artist, Richmond, BC
2025— Branscombe House Artist Residency, Richmond, BC
2024— Metal Artist Residency, Southend, UK
2023— Deer Lake Artist Residency, Burnaby, BC
2021, 2022— East Vancouver Culture Crawl Artist, Vancouver, BC
Talks and Workshops
2026—Cannery REcollections cyanotype printing workshop series, Gulf of Georgia Cannery, BC
2026—Net Weaving Workshop, Vancouver Maritime Museum, BC
2026—"Connecting to land, sky, and memory through artmaking," Artist Talk, Surrey Art Gallery, BC
2025—”Beyond the Threshold- Artist Talk with Cat Hart and Phillip Murray Bandura” Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, ON
2025—”Cat Hart on Artist Residencies,” Artist Salon, Richmond Art Gallery, BC
Awards
Open Student Scholar Prize. First Place. Langara College. 2021.
Publications and Conferences
Hart, C., Jin, D., & Feenberg, A. (2014). The Insecurity of Innovation: A Critical Analysis of Cybersecurity in the United States. International Journal Of Communication, 8, 19. Retrieved from http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/2774
“Canada’s Surveillance Society: Lawful Access and the fabrication of social order”, Canadian Communications Association Conference, University of Victoria: BC, (2013).
“Mobilizing the Cyberspace Race,” CyberSurveillance in Everyday Life: An International Workshop, University of Toronto: Ontario, (2011).