“This triptych is my painted response to the masks we wear in every day life, as we strive to be 'insta-perfect', people pleasing non-victims of social interactions which turns us into wretched victims anyway. It is obvious these are not true rabbits, what are they? I ask the viewer to interpret the meaning, sinister, or otherwise. Only we ourselves know what is going on in our own wretched heads, we cannot guess other people's stories.”

Catherine Levey

Bunny Mask I

Bunny Mask II

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“My interest in people is reflected in my practice. My process involves immersing myself in stories from biographies and archives and painting my emotional response which is naturally self-referential and ever changing. Lately this has involved a reflection on people who have suffered with mental illness.

Through drawing and painting in fragile layers, the dream like presence of these people appear. Figures are often presented without context, inviting a unique dialogue through questions about the narrative. Recently my practice has taken a feminist turn, investigating reductive attitudes in historical and contemporary experience.”

Bunny Mask III

Catherine Levey

Levey is a Nottingham UK based artist and recently completed a BA Painting degree First Class Honours. She has curated and exhibited in group shows and held her first solo show at Nottingham University. She has been the keynote speaker at art events, including a panel discussion ‘Can Art Change Our Preconceptions of Mental Health Problems?’ for the Mental Health Institute, Nottingham.

This combined her experience working in the field of mental health with her art practice. Levey has been shortlisted for the Zealous Amplify Art Prize and is featured in upcoming publications including ‘Flux Review 10’. Her most recent group shows include Derby, Nottingham and London.

Website: Catherine Levey
Instagram: @catherine.levey