Sussex Contemporary Open Exhibition 2024  Newhaven Sussex
Oct
11
to Oct 27

Sussex Contemporary Open Exhibition 2024 Newhaven Sussex

Please note the exhibition is not open every day

OPEN HOURS:

Thursday to Sundays only 11am - 5pm

Marine Workshops, Railway Approach, Newhaven, East Sussex BN9 0DF

The theme of The Sussex Contemporary Open Exhibition 2024 is DUALITY. Harbour Wall (sunrise) & Harbour Wall Sunset exhibited as a pair at the Menier Gallery in London and will again be exhibited as a pair at the Sussex Contemporary 2024 - for sale as a pair £1,250.00

(artwork size 92cm x 92cm each)

Harbour Wall Sunrise & Harbour Wall Sunset - Sussex Contemporary 2024 Newhaven East Sussex

 

Harbour Wall Sunrise & Harbour Wall Sunset

Menier Gallery, London 2017

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Keynote Speaker  SAQA Annual Conference 2024
Apr
12
to Apr 20

Keynote Speaker SAQA Annual Conference 2024

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Sense of Place connecting people & land through cloth

using materials that have not changed over thousands of years my

Keynote Speaker

SAQA Annual Conference 2024

showcasing innovative textile artists from 16 countries across Europe & The Middle East

highlights from the speech outlining my textile tour

ochre quarry

I first discovered natural earth pigments on a visit to the village of Roussillon in the South of France in 2008

colour

my muted palette is created using a soya milk binder to paint ground earth pigments onto cloth

field work

connecting to the land I always carry a sketchbook to record things like colours, textures and lines that might translate into fabric and stitch

research

pigment road trip to Cornwall to gather and process my own earth pigment from the mineral rich soil

hand stitching

forms undulations and texture like you find on the earths surface: drawn lines, expressive marks that adds colour, shading & movement


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Discerning Eye Mall Galleries London
Nov
17
to Nov 26

Discerning Eye Mall Galleries London

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“Blanket Bog” SOLD on the opening night

There were 6,500 submissions and 6 selectors who each selected about 100 works for their gallery space. I would like to thank Peju Oshin for selecting and hanging my work in her beautifully curated space.

All works are available for sale during the exhibition 17-26 November and online until 31 December

Blanket Bog 2023 35 x 35cm Discerning Eye Exhibition 2023

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8th European Quilt Triennial
Apr
11
10:00 AM10:00

8th European Quilt Triennial

8th European Quilt Triennial 2021-2023

Pull of the Moon

selected 8th European Quilt Triennial 2021-2023

Textile and quilt artworks from fifteen nations: Fifty works were chosen from more than 150 submissions by an international jury, which also included Judith Mundwiler. The artworks provide impressive proof that creativity, artistic inspiration and a critical approach to the times are not confined to painting, sculpture, graphic art and photography alone.  

Politically motivated works reflect themes such as “Black Lives Matters” or the situation of women in Afghanistan. Of course, the global pandemic and its complex ramifications both for individuals and for society as a whole occupy a weighty chunk of the artists’ output. Other works emphasize the aesthetic moment and are devoted to creative issues, such as the play with color, form and materials.  

The “8th European Quilt Triennale” demonstrates the variety and artistic ambitions of contemporary art quilting. Seven Swiss female artists are represented – Edith Bieri-Hanselmann, Elsbeth Egger, Nesa Gschwend, Heidi König, Beatrice Lanter, Rita Merten and Michèle Samter – who represent the active quilting scene in the country.  The Doris Winter Memorial Prize, which honors innovation in materials, technique and design, went to Switzerland once again this year: it was awarded jointly to Heidi König and Rita Merten.  

The “8th European Quilt Triennal” is organized by the Textilsammlung Max Berk Heidelberg and is on show in the Textile Museum St. Gallen as part of an exhibition tour from October 7, 2022 to April 9, 2023 (Easter Mondey). A catalogue with the same title is published with the exhibition, which is available in the shop at the Textile Museum.

Previous venues:

10 October 2021 Textilsammlung Max Berk Kurpfalzisches Museum in Heidelberg Germany

16 January 2022 - 24 April 2022: Kreismuseum Zons/Dormagen, Germany

7 October 2022 Textile Museum St Gallen Switzerland


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Museu Textil virtual exhibition
Feb
28
1:00 AM01:00

Museu Textil virtual exhibition

Museu Textil virtual exhibition & accompanying book

selected to exhibit alongside 43 international textile artists

Rodrigo Franzao established Museu Textil a permanent virtual gallery in 2020 with the aim to promote cultural and artistic expression between Brazil and other nations for textile artists.

“Intellectual Beauty” curated by Rodrigo is Museu Textil’s second virtual exhibition and I feel privileged to be exhibiting alongside talented textile artists from around the world.

Rodrigo approached me having come across my work on The Textile Curator and ask if I would be interested in being featured on the Museu Textil social media platforms. “Loch Acha Mor”, “Luskentyre Sands” & “Furnace Wood” were posted on MuTE Instagram in August 2021 that led to the sale of ‘Loch Acha Mor’.

Please take time to read the press release and Rodrigo’s curatorial introduction on the links below

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Royal Cambrian Academy Open Wales 2023
Jan
7
to Apr 1

Royal Cambrian Academy Open Wales 2023

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Ice Wall & Luskentyre Sands (sold) - RCA Open 2023

“Ice Wall” and “Luskentyre Sands” selected for this years Royal Cambrian Academy Open

last year “One Island Two Names” won the Selectors Prize

Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy, LL32 8AN Wales

Exhibition opens 7 January to 25 February 2023

Open times:

11am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday (closed Sunday & Monday)

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Royal West of England Academy Open Bristol 2022
Jan
7
10:00 AM10:00

Royal West of England Academy Open Bristol 2022

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Glacier Meltwater & Blue Arctic Dawn

love the way the visitor is looking at the exhibition

“Blue Arctic Dawn” and “Glacier Meltwater” were both selected for the prestigious 169th Royal West of England Annual Open in Bristol, the Gallery has recently been refurbished and is looking stunning

the day I visited, there was a group of partially sighted visitors who were feeling some of the sculptures,  I suggested they could feel my work,  follow the couched stitch line with a finger and run a hand over the rough scratchy horsehair stitching - I explained the background story behind the work and it was a very special moment when I overheard one of them telling another what they’d seen

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Sussex Contemporary Open Exhibition Brighton 2022
Oct
8
to Oct 22

Sussex Contemporary Open Exhibition Brighton 2022

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Luskentrye Sands & Windswpet Beach - private view

Delighted to be exhibiting two favourite pieces of mine

Luskentyre Sands & Windswept Beach.

The Sussex Contemporary Exhibition on Brighton Sea front a the BAi360 building - fabulous location

Dates: 8-22 October

Opening times: 11am to 5pm

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Open Studio SEOS 2022
Jun
2
to Jun 19

Open Studio SEOS 2022

Open Studio 2022

"changing winter landscape"

highlighting the fragile and & beauty of the arctic region

work made in response to Norwegian Coast voyage

&

a retrospective of earlier work from 2018 onwards

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Masteworks: Absract & Geometric  exhibition
Feb
16
to Jul 12

Masteworks: Absract & Geometric exhibition

Keeping Still 2011

Masterworks: Absract & Geometric exhibition

Masterworks: Abstract & Geometric touring USA, Japan & Europe

As a featured artist in Martha Sielman's Abstract & Geometric Art Quilts International book my work "Keeping Still" is part of the Masterworks: Abstract & Geometric touring exhibition that opened at Festival of Quilts in Houston in November 2017, has toured Japan in 2019 before returning to the States in May 2019 & touring European in 2020

An invitational exhibition of one work each by 29 artists featured in the new book Art Quilts International: Abstract & Geometric by Martha Sielman. These engaging works of art represent a range of styles across the abstract art spectrum. Participating artists come from Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, and across the US.

  "Keeping Still" sold on the opening night at the Festival of Quilts in Houston but will remain part of the travelling exhibition.

EXHIBITION VENUES 2020

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo - Raleigh, North Carolina: July 20 - August 1, 2020
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo - Arlington, Texas: August 27 - 29, 2020
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo - Cincinnati, Ohio: September 17 - 19, 2020
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo - Fredericksburg, Virginia: October 8 - 10, 2020
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo - Novi, Michigan: November 12 - 14, 2020

Previous Exhibition Venues

International Quilt Festival: Houston, Texas USA - November 2017

International Quilt Festival; Chicago, Illinois USA - April 2018.

Quilt & Stitch Show; Tokyo Japan - 4-6 October 2018

Quilt & Stitch Show; Osaka Japan - 8-10 November 2018

Quilt & Stitch Show: Nagoya Japan - 28-30 March 2019

Crosstown Arts: Memphis Tennessee USA - 5 May to 30 July 2019.

11th Asia Quilt Festival Shanghai China - 20-22 September 2019

Max Berk Textile Collection, Palatinate Museum - Heidelberg, Germany June 2020

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Fine Art Textiles Award London & Harrogate
Nov
28
to Dec 1

Fine Art Textiles Award London & Harrogate

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Catenary Boat (sold)

Fine Art Textiles Award - Knit & Stitch NEC Birmingham London & Harrogate

Catenary Boat 2018.jpg

“Catenary Boat” selected for the Vlieseline Fine Art Textiles Award 2019

made painting earth pigments in homemade soya milk binder building up layers on vintage linen

hand stitched - thread a gestural line, stitch as expressive mark

in physics or geometry: ’ catenary’ is the curve formed from the weight of a chain or cable when supported only at its ends.. I have worked with this geometric form over several years.

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Menier Gallery London:    a sense of place by ViewSeven
Dec
5
to Dec 9

Menier Gallery London: a sense of place by ViewSeven

I will be exhibiting with ViewSeven at their biannual exhibition at The Menier Gallery.  The nearest tube is London Bridge. Borough Market and Tate Modern are both within a five-minute walk of the gallery.  Please contact me if you wish to meet me at the Gallery.

Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 11.00-6.00pm  Saturday 11.00-4.30pm (note early closing)

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