After her sell out exhibition in 2025, Sabbia is pleased to present this highly anticipated solo exhibition by artist Dr Cathy Franzi.
Dr Cathy Franzi is a ceramic artist engaged with ideas of nature and the environment. She uses the ceramic medium and its possibilities for form, surface imagery and installation to explore ways to express cultural and scientific values attributed to Australian plants. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Sydney and a Master of Visual Arts from the Australian National University. In 2015 she was awarded a PhD from the ANU School of Art & Design, the culmination of four years of intense research into the intersection of ceramic studio practice, botanical science and printmaking. Franzi is an artist member of the International Academy of Ceramics and has exhibited widely nationally and internationally. Her work is held in public collections including Grassi Museum of Applied Arts in Germany, Taoxichuan Art Museum in China, Artbank and Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery.
‘A view into the Blue’ is inspired by my experience of walking and botanising in the Blue Mountains while on an artist residency at The Old Schoolhouse Mount Wilson. The magnificent views over the deep gorges and mountains from the many lookouts, while also studying the detail of the surrounding flora, form the basis for a new body of work.
Cathy Franzi, September 2026
