Gary Catalano

Gary Catalano (30 October 1947 – 8 December 2002) was an Australian poet and art critic.

Life
Calatano was born on 30 October 1947 in Brisbane. He married writer Helen Hewitt in 1990. He died on 8 December 2002 in Melbourne.

Writing
Poetry Magazine (Australia): "Gary Catalano makes the most ordinary sights and sounds extraordinary. In "Wholemeal Loaf," he compares "even the  lightest loaf" to "a lump of masonry from a demolition site."

Recognition

 * 1992 Grace Leven Prize for Poetry (with Kevin Hart)
 * 1997 Australia Council's Keesing Studio in Paris residency
 * 2002 Harold White Fellowship from the National Library in Canberra

Poetry

 * Household: Eleven Poems. Goulburn, NSW: Finlay Press, 1998.
 * Household: Eleven Poems. Goulburn, NSW: Finlay Press, 1998.
 * Household: Eleven Poems. Goulburn, NSW: Finlay Press, 1998.
 * Household: Eleven Poems. Goulburn, NSW: Finlay Press, 1998.
 * Household: Eleven Poems. Goulburn, NSW: Finlay Press, 1998.
 * Household: Eleven Poems. Goulburn, NSW: Finlay Press, 1998.
 * Household: Eleven Poems. Goulburn, NSW: Finlay Press, 1998.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Australian Poetry Library.

Criticism

 * The Years of Hope: Australian Art and Criticism, 1959-1968 1981
 * The Bandaged Image: a study of artists' books, 1983
 * An Intimate Australia: the landscape and recent Australian art, 1985
 * Building a Picture: interviews with Australian artists, 1997
 * The Solitary Watcher: Rick Amor and his Art, 2001