The exhibition takes place at The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London E3 4QY, 19 – 29 April 2024. Free entry.
I’ll be stewarding on the 29th April, so if you’re in London pop along and say ‘Hi!’
In 2023 I was honoured to be accepted into Prism and this is the first year I’ll be exhibiting my work with them.
Our international exhibiting group brings together a diverse group of selected textile artists showcasing high-quality fine art textile practice and craftsmanship from around the world. Exhibiting as a group since 1998, we currently have 70 artists participating within PRISM Textiles, working together to challenge the common misconceptions surrounding textiles as an art form.
I’m pleased to announce that Summer ’76 has been jury selected by curators Catherine Sweet and Melanie Jordan for the ArtCan Unravelled exhibition. This pop up exhibition is part of the bi-annual Contemporary Textiles Fair at the Landmark Arts Centre 15-17 March 2024, Ferry Rd, Teddington TW11 9NN.
Curators
Catherine Sweet is an ArtCan artist and a member of our Advisory Group. Catherine is the founder of BobCat Gallery, an independent online gallery showcasing original and affordable small scale artwork, and she is currently the Chair of Visual Arts for South West London charity Arts Richmond.
ArtCan artist Melanie Jordan is based in rural Kent. Her art practice is very tactile and haptic, with thread based crafts at its core. She has exhibited throughout the UK and internationally, including ArtCan’s ‘Vienna Calling III’ exhibition, and ‘Supermarket Art Fair’ in Stockholm. Her work has also been shown at Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate. She was awarded an MA in Fine Art from The University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury in 2020.
ArtCan Unravelled Exhibition
International non-profit arts organisation, ArtCan, will be popping up in South West London this March for a dual venue group exhibition focused on its artist members working with fibre and textiles. ‘ArtCan – Unravelled’ is co-curated by ArtCan members Catherine Sweet and Melanie Jordan.
“Textile art is one of the oldest art forms in human civilisation, and we encounter it in many different guises during our daily lives. While many early examples focused on function over form, contemporary creatives continue to push the boundaries of textiles as a medium, as well as incorporating new and diverse narratives into their work – whether that be through stitching, weaving, quilting, tapestry, knitting, crochet or something completely new.” -Catherine Sweet
ArtCan Unravelled aims to highlight how the boundaries of practicality and aesthetics can be blurred with the variety of methods used to create textile art, and to ‘tug on the thread’ of the narratives created within the whole.
“Thread-based crafts are moving off of the sidelines to take centre stage. Once seen as ‘woman’s work’, and given less attention than other art forms, contemporary artists are increasingly using textiles to create powerful and thought-provoking art. For me stitching is slow and methodical, where the doing is as important as the finished outcome. Soft and tactile, yet able to draw attention to uncomfortable concepts.” – Melanie Jordan
ArtCan have a second exhibition venue at RuptureXIBIT in Hampton Wick between 11 – 17 March.
I’m pleased to announce that Keepsake have been selected by curator Penny Woolfall for ‘The God of Small Things’ exhibition at 54 The Gallery in Mayfair.
The exhibition is organised by the Week 45 Collective, an International Womens’ Artists Collective.
The God of Small Things Exhibition
This show explores the initimate and small details of our lives which mean so much to us. We explore the traces of our lives, in our homes and environment, things that touch us alone, things that mean nothing and everything. We celebrate our wonderful women artists with a range of textiles, painting, ceramics, glasswork and ephemera and often have demonstrations, readings and we also sell books and hand made cards made by our talented artists.
Week 45 Collective
The exhibition is open at 29 January – 3 February 2024 (noon until 9pm) at 54 The Gallery, Shepherd’s Market, W1J 7QX.
Please book your free tickets using this Eventbrite link .
54 The Gallery is located in Shepherd Market, a part of London built between 1735 and 1746 by Edward Shepherd on the grounds of the May Fair.
Update – Images from The God of Small Things Exhibition