Exhibitions Programming and Marketing Officer, Palterman & ThomasThe Gallery Swansea.
Enrolled on a part time Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PCET) Post 16 at Swansea Metropolitan University.
Course Tutor, JC School of Textiles.
Exhibiting at The Great Northern Craft Fair, Fri 23rd - Sun 25th Oct 09.
Received an Art Council Wales Individual Project Grant Oct 2009 to develop a range of cut work products in paper including limited edition and altered books, and large paper textile screens.
Watch this space for further details of the project.
Please contact me if you would like further details of my practice, or to discuss a sale or commission.
Shellie
Education
MA, Visual Arts Textiles, Goldsmiths, University of Londo, 2005-2006
BA (Hons) Textiles, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, 1992 to 1995
Foundation Art Certificate and A’ Level Art/Painting Examination, Blackpool and the Fylde College, Blackpool, 1990 to 1992
Further Training
An introduction to bookbinding, City Literary Institute, 2008
Awards
AHRC Award for 'The Professional Preparation
Master's Scheme', 2005
Membership-Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 2003
Chelsea Craft Fair Time Exhibitor Award. 2002
Exhibitions and Fairs
Make Believe, New Work, New Worlds, Zetter Hotel, London, September 2009
Pulp Fictions, Medway, Rochester
Reclaimed, Galanthus Gallery, Hereford
Origin, The London Craft Fair, 2008
Parnham House Textile Fair and Exhibition, Sussex
Written Word, Ferrers Gallery, Midlands, 2007
Rye Art Gallery, Sussex
Studio Space, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 2006
Window Galleries @ Canary Wharf, London
Threads, RIBA, Birmingham
'Studio Space', Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Foyer Piece, Crafts Council Gallery Shop
Chelsea Crafts Fair, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, 2005
Collect, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Represented by Lesley Craze
The Haberdashers’ Company Gallery, London
Focus, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 2004
Lesley Craze – Textiles, London. Solo show, 2003
SOFA, Chicago. International Group Exhibition, London
'Loose Threads', Rufford Craft Centre, Rufford
Chelsea Crafts Fair, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London, 2002
The Fifth Baltic Biennial of Weavers Miniature Textiles, Gdynia, Poland, 2001
'Fab-Rick', Stroud House Gallery, Gloucestershire
Current Stockists
Frankworks, Whitstable, Kent
Castle Stores, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire
CAA, London,
Gallery Flow, London
Project Work
Assistant Project Director, Deptford X 2008
Event Coordinator, Origin 2007
Programme Coordinator, COLLECTion, 2007
Commission at Queen Mary’s Hospital, London 2006
Teaching and Workshops
Paper Jewellery Workshop, Flow gallery, London 2009
Artist led Community Projects, funded by Arts Council, Wales
Professional Practice Presentation, BA (Hons)Textiles, The West Wales School of the Arts
Professional Development Presentation, Origin The London Craft Fair at Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
Machine Embroidery Workshops, City Literary Institute, London, 2008
Course Tutor, Opus School of Textile Arts, London, 2004 2006
Workshop, BA (Hons) Embroidery, Manchester Metropolitan, 2004
Course Tutor, BTEC National Diploma, Blackburn College, Lancashire, 1996
