Education
2001 - 2003
MA Visual Arts – Distinction, Curtin University, Australia
1997 - 2000
BA (Hons) Constructed Textiles - First Class, Middlesex University, UK
Awards
2012-14
Creative Wales Award, Arts Council of Wales
2014
‘Award of Excellence’, 8th Lausanne to Beijing International Fiber Art, China
2013
Wales Arts International Opportunities Grant for Individuals
2013
2013
2011
2011
2010
2008
2006
Awarded ‘Honourable Mention’, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea
Awarded ‘Excellent Honourable Mention’ from China Craft & Art Association
Wales Arts International Opportunities Grant for Individuals
1st Prize, 3rd International Contemporary Textile Art Continere, Tournai, Belgium
Arts Council of Wales Individual Training Grant, Jacquard Weave Project
Individual Project Grant, Arts Council of Wales
1st Prize International Textile Art Scythia 6 Exhibition, Kherson, Ukraine
2006
2006
2004
2003
2003
2001
York Society Art & Craft Award for works in Fibre/Textiles, Perth, Australia
City of Melville Textile Award, Perth, Australia
Shell Fremantle Print Award, Perth, Australia
Valcellina 2003, Selected Artist Award, Italy
VACB Craft Grant, Arts Council of Australia
The James Pantyfedwen Foundation Scholarship, Wales, United Kingdom
Exhibitions
Solo
2018
Textures of Light, Oriel Bevan Jones Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales
2017
Textures of Light, Oriel Queens Hall Gallery, Narberth, Wales
2017
‘Selected Works’, Core Artist Showcase, Oriel Bevan Jones Gallery, Wales
2014
Where Echo Talks, Aberglasney House and Gardens, Carmarthenshire, Wales
2014
‘Selected Works’, Oriel Bevan Jones Gallery, Wales
2013
‘Process’, Artist Showcase, Oriel Mostyn, Wales
2010
Folds, Old Laundry, Newton House, Dinefwr Park & Castle, Llandeilo, UK
2008
Traces, Audio-Textile Installation, Mission Gallery, Swansea, UK.
2004
Parallax, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, Australia
Juried International Exhibitions
2018
9th International Fiber Art Biennale, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China
2016
11th International Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Textile Art, Kherson, Ukraine
2014
8th International Fiber Art Biennale, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China
2013
The 8th Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea
The 8th Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Korea
2013
Fiberart International 2013, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts USA
2012
International Fiber Art Biennale, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China
2011
Kaunas International Textile Biennial 2011, Kaunas, Lithuania
2011
3rd International Contemporary Textile Exhibition ‘Continere’, Tournai, Belgium
2010
Civic Collection of Fiber Art ‘Trame d’Autore’, Chieri, Italy
2008
‘Inter-Spacing’, Textile Kultur Haslach, Austria
2006
International Textile Art Exhibition ‘Scythia 6’, Kherson, Ukraine
2006
York Arts Society Exhibition, York, Perth, Australia
2006
City of Melville Art Award Exhibition, Perth, Australia
2006
Town of Vincent Art Award, Perth, Australia
2005
Textile 05, International Art Exhibition, Zilinskas Art Gallery, Lithuania
2005
Northern Fibre 6 – (Wo)man & Technology, Kerava Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
2004
Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, Australia
2003
Valcellina Award, Textile & Fibre Art Exhibition, Italy
2003
‘New Technology in Textile and Fibre Art’ Textile Museum Prato, Italy
2003
International Textile Biennial, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Ireland
2003
‘Hatched’ National Show, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Australia
2002
‘Talente’ Art Fair, Munich, Germany
2002
Axis online exhibition ‘Digital Creativity’ www.axis.org.uk
2001
‘City of Perth Craft Award’, Craftwest, Perth, Australia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016
‘House’, Oriel Davies Gallery, Newton, Wales
2015
The Sensorial Object, Oriel Q, Narberth, Wales
2015
The Sensorial Object, Makers Guild in Wales, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff, Wales
2015
Waunifor Summer Exhibition, Wales
2014
Fiber Art International, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, California
2014
Fiber Art International, American Textile History Museum, Lowell, Massachusettes
2014
Collect’, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2013
Collect’, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2013
‘The County Show’, Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales
2012
‘Light & Shadow’, Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin, Wales
2012
‘Collect’, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2011
‘Re: Prefix’ Textile Exhibition, Hyogo Museum of Art, Hyogo, Japan
2011
‘Re: Prefix’ Textile Exhibition, Western Australia Museum, Perth, Australia
2010
‘Lux’, Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales
2010
‘Contemporary Textiles’, Howard Gardens Gallery, UWIC, Cardiff, Wales
2010
‘Warp & Weft’, Touring Exhibition, Oriel Myrddin Gallery, Carmarthen, Wales
2008
‘Journeys’, Fibre Art Wales, Bunbury, England
2008
Thread Bare, Contemporary Australian Textiles, Manning Art Gallery, NSW
2007
(ex)Changing Traditions, Kyoto Art Centre, Japan
2006
(ex)Changing Traditions, Perth, Australia
2006
Contemporary Print Exhibition, Mundaring Art Centre, Perth, Australia
2005
‘Mentor Exhibition’ Moores Building, Fremantle, Perth, Australia
2004
‘Still Lives’ Craft ACT Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2004
Homelands’, Touring Exhibition, UK & Ireland
2003
Fibre Visions, Fibre Art Wales UK Touring Exhibition
2002
‘Art From Wales’, Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art Gallery, UK
Commissions and Collections
2015
Luke Lindoe Library, Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD)
2010
Fibre Art Collection of the City of Chieri, Italy
2004-7
Private residential commissioned artwork and Installation, Perth, Australia
2004
Lloyd Cotsen ‘Textile Traces’ Private Collection U.S.A.
Residencies and Workshops
2007-19
Registered Artist, Arts Care - Gofal Celf, Wales
2010
Selected Artist Mentor, Engage Cymru & Oriel Myrddin Project, Wales
2009
Artist in Residence, Weaving Workshop Women’s Aid, Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthen
2005
Selected Artist at the International Textile Technology Workshop, Helsinki, Finland
2002
Artist in Residency, (PICA) Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Australia
Conference & Public Presentations
2019
Artist Talk, University of Wales, Trinity St David, Wales
2017
Public Artist Talk, Textures of Light, Oriel Q Gallery, Narberth, Wales
2015
Public Artist Talk, Sensorial Object, Oriel Q Gallery, Narberth, Wales
2015
Invited Speaker, Visiting Lecture Programme, Coleg Sir Gar, Carmarthen
2015
Public Artist Talk, Where Echo Talks – Solo Exhibition, Aberglasney, Wales
2013
Fiber Forum Seminar ‘A Dialogue with the Artists’, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
2013
Wearable Futures, Ravensbourne University, London
2011
‘Rewind into the Future’, International Kaunas Exhibition and Seminar. Lithuania
Academic Profession
2017-19
Lecturer, Historical & Contextual Studies, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
2015-16
Coordinator, MDES & MA, Surface Pattern Design, University of Wales Trinity St David
Coordinator, MDES & MA, Surface Pattern Design, University of Wales Trinity
2007-16
Senior Lecturer, Surface Pattern Design, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
2007-09
Weave & Textile Co-ordinator, Glasallt Fawr, Educational Centre for Young Adults with Learning Disabilities, Wales
2003-07
Technical Officer, Fibre & Textiles, Curtin University, Australia
2006-07
Lecturer BA Fashion and BA Fibre & Textiles, Curtin University, Australia
2004-05
Research Associate, Department of Fibre & Textiles, Curtin University, Australia
Publications
Books
2014
Print. Fashion, Interiors & Art. Laurence King Publishing. S. Clarke. Pp. 49 -52
(ISBN: 9781780671673)
2012
Warp & Weft. Woven Textiles in Fashion, Art and Interiors. Jessica Hemmings. A & C Black Publishers Ltd, London. (ISBN: 9781408134443)
2012
Digital Visions for Fashion & Textiles: Made in Code. S. E. Braddock-Clarke. Thames & Hudson, London. (ISBN: 9780500516447)
2007
TechnoTextiles2. Marie O’ Mahony & Sarah E. Braddock. Thames & Hudson, London. (ISBN: 9780500286845)
2004
Fiberarts, Design Book 7. S. Kieffer. Larks Books, U.S.A (ISBN: 9781579905217)
Selected Journals
2015
Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Exhibition Review
2011
Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, No. 237, Folds Review by C, Cundiff, p. 41
2010
Selvedge, Sep/Oct, Issue 36, ‘Folds Review’ by Angela Maddock, p. 90
2009
Textile Forum Magazine, Issue 1, No. 93, 2009, p. 51-2
2005
Monument, Issue 68, Aug/Sep, ‘Design Atlas’ Profile by Andrew Nicholls, p.91 Australia
2005
Object Magazine, Issue 47, ‘Emerging’ by Emily Howes, pp.30-31 Australia
2005
Insite 3 Magazine, ‘Crafty Business’ Sarah Szabo, pp 48-50 Australia
2004
Art Monthly, September 2004 Issue 173, Art Notes by Ric Spencer, pp. 51 Australia
2003
Surface Design Magazine, Volume 28-1, Autumn, 2003. U.S.A.
2003
Object Magazine, Issue 42, Review ‘In Passing’ by Ann Schilo, p. 82 Australia
2003
Textile Forum Magazine, Volume 1/2003, ‘New Techniques & New Materials’ pp 34-35
2003
Textile Fibre Forum, Volume 22, Issue 2, No. 70, pp 22-23 Australia
2002
Textile Forum, Volume 2, ‘Talents 2002’ by Beatrijs Sterk. P.13.
Selected Exhibition Catalogues
2015
The Sensorial Object. Makers Guild in Wales. ISBN: 978-0-9566868-8-6
2014
8th Contemporary Fiber Art Biennale, China. ISBN: 978-7-112184569
2013
8th Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea
2013
Fiberart International, Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art Catalogue, U.S.A
2012
‘Shadow to Light’, exhibition catalogue and limited edition prints, Ruthin Crafts Centre. ISBN: 978-1-905865-50-5
2012
‘From Lausanne to Beijing’, 7th International Fiber Art Biennale Catalogue.
ISBN: 978-7-112-14746-5
2012
‘Kaunas Biennial Textile ’11: Rewind – Play – Forward’. ISBN: 9789955958741
2012
2008
2006
‘Warp & Weft’, Oriel Myrddin Gallery & UK Touring Exhibition. ISBN: 9780955143427
‘Interspacing’, Textile Culture Haslach, Haslach, Austria. ISBN: 9783950256406
Textile 05, International Art Exhibition, Zilinskas Art Gallery, Lithuania
2012
‘Warp & Weft’, Oriel Myrddin Gallery & UK Touring Exhibition. ISBN: 9780955143427