ann barbara smith
profile
From an early age I loved fabrics and making things. Straight after school I did a two year diploma in art and design which gave me the confidence to go on to do a degree. Discovering a course which specialised in the design of carpets had my name on it! The degree course took a broad and experimental approach, learning many techniques for decorating and designing textiles and using fine art as a spring board.
The inspiration for my work is my passion for colour. By layering fabric, stitches, dyes and paints I aim to create a surface of broken colour and texture. Mono-printing onto fabric has added another layer of colour and texture which I can then stitch into.
In order to create a design I experiment with paper collage, often using the colours in a favourite painting as a starting point.
qualifications
1984........... Honours degree - Carpet Design and related Textiles - Kidderminster
membership
Phoenix Contemporary Textile Group (PCTG)
‘4 x 4’ Group
exhibitions
2010........... ‘Alton Estate Project’, PCTG – Bank Gallery, Chobham, Surrey
2009........... ‘Concrete, Steel, Cloth’, PCTG – Robert Phillips Gallery, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
2005/8........ ‘4 x 4’ - Menier Gallery, London
2007........... ‘Women by Women’, PCTG - Robert Phillips Gallery, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
2002........... ‘4 x 4’ (touring) - Mall Galleries, London / Knitting & Stitching Show, London & Harrogate / Madeira Show, Harrogate
2000........... ‘Structures & Constructions’, PCTG - Kingston Museum Art Gallery, Surrey
1998........... ‘Journeys’, PCTG - Kingston Museum Art Gallery, Surrey / Muni Arts Centre, Wales
1996........... ‘Threads’ - Orleans Park Gallery, London
1995........... ‘Teddington in Bloom’ - Post Nostalgia Gallery, London
1995........... Solo exhibition (Textiles & Paintings) - Texfield, Barnes, London
1988-95....... Mixed exhibitions at - Art for Offices, London
- Project Art, London
- Grenville Gibbs, London
1988........... Solo exhibition - Dance Attic, Putney, London
1986........... Solo exhibition - Mayfield Gallery, Fulham, London
commissions
1996........... Carpet design for the Banqueting Suites at the Hurlingham Club, London
1990........... Textile hanging for Reception Area at the Royal Mint, London
1988........... Textile hanging for the Foyer to the Stock Exchange, London
contact
Email: annbsmith@talktalk.net