Layered Narratives

in Art and Writing for Curious Minds and Collectors.

Discover art, read essays from the studio and join the creative journey.

Enter the Studio

Collage. Installation. Drawing. Painting. Writing.

Portrait of artist and writer Catherine Russ, seated in her exhibition, 'Looking out at the View'.

Catherine Russ is an artist and writer based in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

A studio practice shaped by memory, material, and the art of attention.

Interested in a collaboration or acquiring a piece? Feel free to get in touch.

You're invited to follow along — or take part through small-group workshops and creativity coaching.

About the Artist

Where to Begin

Collage by Catherine Russ combining domestic interior, portraiture, and found imagery.

Portfolio

Discover the artwork

Figurative painting by Catherine Russ exploring gesture, space, and narrative interior.

Journal

Read essays from the studio

View of Catherine Russ's hands arranging old photographs.

Workshops

Attend a Workshop

Published in Strong Words 4,

the best of the Landfall Essay Competition.

Edited by Lynley Edmeades.

**Featuring Dog Days, and an original collage by Catherine Russ**

Available from Otago University Press

“A strange dog that I recognise as a German Shepherd zigzags up our driveway with what appears to be a sense of urgency. It lopes through our open front door, hugging the entranceway wall until it reaches the dining room, where it discovers our sleeping dog.”

From ‘Dog Days’ by Catherine Russ