Lives and works in Sydney, Australia.

Caterina Pacialeo is a Sydney-based artist working in Photo-Media. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1989 and a Master of Art in Photo-media at the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales 2008.

The work of Caterina Pacialeo is a fascinating blend of cerebral questioning, social observation, and defined parameters-both physical and emotional. Her photographic prints demand reflection on the mental conditioning of reality, dreams, interactions and conformity.  With the omnipresent awareness that there is always someone watching, she strives to inspire through representational conflicts between life and innate human needs.

Caterina was the finalist in the Olive Cotton Award (2006, 2008) Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah. Head On Portrait Prize (2006), Sydney. The 23^rd Chelsea International Fine Art Exhibition, Agora gallery, New York (2008). Blake Prize, Director’s Cut (2011). ‘Box Squared’ group exhibition, The Center for Fine Art Photography, 2013,

Caterina is currently teaching Photography at St George  and Meadowbank TAFE NSW, and conducts photographic workshops and private tuition.

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