Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5726
Email: wcatling@apu.edu
Office Location: Art Department, Building One, West Campus
Office Hours: By appointment
William Catling, MFA
Chair and Professor, Department of Art
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
William Catling, MFA, was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Bay Area. He decided at an early age that art was what he wanted to do for life. Catling taught high school for ten years and then moved to Southern California to begin teaching here at APU in 1991.
As an artist, he attempts to address the loss of our natural sense of being human, that is our deeply intuitive sense of ourselves. He believes we have become disconnected from the natural rhythms of life. The figures Catling makes are rough, cracked, aged, reflecting both suffering and the internal capacity to connect to others outside oneself. Such suffering can evoke the viewer's empathy and self-transcendence.
Viewers can embrace the condition of the figures thus engaging themselves in the process of reconnecting by joining in the transcendent element of the work. The work does not eliminate the body's suffering but presents it as a condition for spiritual uplift.
As an artist, he attempts to address the loss of our natural sense of being human, that is our deeply intuitive sense of ourselves. He believes we have become disconnected from the natural rhythms of life. The figures Catling makes are rough, cracked, aged, reflecting both suffering and the internal capacity to connect to others outside oneself. Such suffering can evoke the viewer's empathy and self-transcendence.
Viewers can embrace the condition of the figures thus engaging themselves in the process of reconnecting by joining in the transcendent element of the work. The work does not eliminate the body's suffering but presents it as a condition for spiritual uplift.
Education
B.A. - California State University, San Francisco, 1977
M.A. - California State University, San Francisco, 1985
MFA - California State University, Fullerton, 1994
M.A. - California State University, San Francisco, 1985
MFA - California State University, Fullerton, 1994
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Publications
"William Catling: Shared Suffering" by Roberta Carasso, Ceramics Monthly, Volume 48, Number 10, December 2000.
"Journey Within." Pomona Daily Bulletin, Sunday, August 3, 2003.
“William Catling…”, Artscene, October 2004
"William Catling: Shared Suffering" by Roberta Carasso, Ceramics Monthly, Volume 48, Number 10, December 2000.
"Journey Within." Pomona Daily Bulletin, Sunday, August 3, 2003.
“William Catling…”, Artscene, October 2004
Professional Experience
Academic Experience
Art Department Chair, Director-MFA in Visual Art, Azusa Pacific University, 2003-Present
Professor of Art, Azusa Pacific University, 1991-Present
Consulting Engagements
Adjunct Art Professor, Biola University, 1991-1997
Art Instructor, Bridgemont High School, San Francisco, 1980-1990
Art Department Chair, Director-MFA in Visual Art, Azusa Pacific University, 2003-Present
Professor of Art, Azusa Pacific University, 1991-Present
Consulting Engagements
Adjunct Art Professor, Biola University, 1991-1997
Art Instructor, Bridgemont High School, San Francisco, 1980-1990
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
2006 International Competition Award Winner, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
1998 Santa Ana College Lecture Series - Artist Talk, Santa Ana, CA
1998 "Clay Today" - Panel Discussion, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
1998 Focus Series Guest Artist - Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
1996 Faculty of the Year(student selection), Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
1996 Teaching Excellence/Leadership Award, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
1998 Santa Ana College Lecture Series - Artist Talk, Santa Ana, CA
1998 "Clay Today" - Panel Discussion, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
1998 Focus Series Guest Artist - Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
1996 Faculty of the Year(student selection), Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
1996 Teaching Excellence/Leadership Award, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
Expertise
20th Century-Contemporary Art
Art and Faith Integrations
Contemporary Sculpture
Gallery preparation
Portfolio Preparation for the Studio Artist
Public Mural Projects
Special Interests and Activities
2006 International Competition, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
2005 3rd World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
April 23-June 19, 2005
2005 Figurative Sculpture, William DeBilzan Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
2001 "On the eve of winter", La Sierra University, Riverside, CA
2000 Figurative Sculpture, William DeBilzan Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
2005 3rd World Ceramic Biennale, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Icheon, Korea
April 23-June 19, 2005
2005 Figurative Sculpture, William DeBilzan Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
2001 "On the eve of winter", La Sierra University, Riverside, CA
2000 Figurative Sculpture, William DeBilzan Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
