Catherine Coady is a multidisciplinary artist based in Melbourne whose work profoundly investigates the tensions and contradictions of contemporary culture, particularly its obsession with consumption, youth, and mental well-being. Through sculpture and painting, Coady explores socio-psychological themes, creating a powerful visual language that reflects the complexity of identity and self-perception in the current era.

At the heart of his practice is a lucid analysis of the modern mental state: fragile, polarized, constantly oscillating between hyperactivity and concentration, between the need for control and the search for escape. His works question our relationship with the mind, the chemistry of thought, and the collective impulse to medicalize existence.

Renowned for his pill sculptures—crafted with extreme technical precision and refined formal attention—Coady transforms a common and often overlooked object into a powerful symbol of contemporary drug addiction. His pills, enlarged and almost caricatural, become visual metaphors for our constant search for balance and relief.


Through her art, Catherine Coady invites audiences to reflect critically and deeply on the ways we navigate discomfort, fragility, and identity in the contemporary world.