Catherine Wynne-Paton is a conceptual media artist concerned with interpreting knowledge held deep within. She uses gesture and movement to begin to answer philosophical questions. Her work is informed by an interest in text resonant with particular places and the people connected with it.
She is creator of The Lost Library which has appeared at The National Eisteddfod of Wales, Fringe Arts Bath, Deptford X Fringe, The Wrexham Open and MainSpring Arts.
Wynne-Paton studied Fine Art at Hereford College of Arts, received the Meadow Arts graduate prize, was the first Print Shed artist in residence, where she later had her first solo show in 2015 and has received PEAK micro commission for new work.
She is a founding director of Framework Herefordshire, set up in 2014 to support emerging artists through exhibitions, talks and opportunities for skill development. She has curated graduate exhibitions in London and Hay-on-Wye, PaperFields. She sat on the Jury for the Hidden Gems grant scheme, delivered by Herefordshire’s a Great Place that brings together the arts, heritage, rural communities and the creative use of digital technology.
She has an enduring interest in supporting the work of other contemporary artists working in rural and remote areas, which led to creating an archive of conversations with artists.
From April - August 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, she created weekly art activity sheets for people stuck at home, gave Italian art talks on Skype, made her front window into an exhibition venue showing 60 paintings April - July and turned planned live performances of The Lost Library into a series of 15 videos.
https://www.wynnepaton.co.uk/the-lost-library