Catherine Donaldson is an illustrator and educator working in Abu Dhabi. She won the Benson and Hedges Illustrators Gold awards following her graduation with first class honours, and has worked since in various fields of illustration. This includes advertising, editorial, exhibition design and specialist painting. She is a passionate teacher of Graphic Design and Illustration at college and university level and has recently completed a Masters degree, with Distinction. Her research is centred on reportage and documentary illustration.
She can drive a tank, a tractor and a JCB, but mostly misses her fiat 500. Latest news....... Selected for the GulfPhotoPlus Mentorship programme 2020-2021, in collaboration with Warehouse 421 and supported by the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation Shortlisted for the Cheltenham Illustration award. April 2019; completed a mural for the municipality of Abu Dhabi to celebrate the Year of Tolerance 2019 Exhibited at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair from April 24th - 30th 2019. Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre Winner of the Abu Dhabi International book fair professional Illustrator prize for an illustrated interpretation of Arabic poetry. May 2019; Exhibited at the Royal M hotel, Abu Dhabi Featured in the National ,' Capturing the charisma of old Abu Dhabi' July 2019: Featured in Friday Magazine, Gulf news "Paens of painting'. , |
Clients include:
The Independent The Independent on Sunday The Sunday Telegraph The Mail on Sunday You Magazine The Times Education Supplement The Times Literary Supplement Time Out Magazine City Limits Magazine Time Out Guides Blueprint Magazine Country Homes and Interiors Parent and Child Magazine CEO Magazine Office secretary The Science Museum The Museum of Moving Image The Chelsea Flower Show The Sultan of Brunei The National Trust The Halifax Building Society L’Oreal Walls The Red Carnation Hotel Chain The Natural History Museum H.I.T. Publications The Ski Club of Great Britain DKT Design group Channel 4 Tiger Aspect productions Abu Dhabi Media The Northumbria Tourist Board |