Approved: 16.08.2006

Ann Goddard

Artist, Maker, Writer

Approved: 16.08.2006

My practice explores ideas and concepts through materials and process. Coming from a background in embroidery and textiles, my work developed to include media and techniques from previously separate genres. I now choose the materials necessary to tell the story I want to tell. Textile elements are one ingredient that contribute to the narrative.

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    Artist Statement

    My practice explores ideas and concepts through materials and process. Coming from a background in embroidery and textiles, my work developed to include media and techniques from previously separate genres. I now choose the materials necessary to tell the story I want to tell. Textile elements are one ingredient that contribute to the narrative.

    Most of my work is three dimensional, taking the form of mixed media constructions, assemblages and small installations comprising multiple units. My preferred method of working is construction; building up forms by assembling separately prepared units. Felted fibres, fabric and stitch are frequently juxtaposed with concrete, wood, metal or natural materials. Rather than direct representation, I aim to communicate ideas by using materials and processes for their association to the idea or concept.

    My current body of work reflects my concern for the environment, climate change and the impact of human activity on nature. I hope my work will raise awareness of the threat to biodiversity and the small, overlooked life forms that are in danger of extinction due to the destruction of their habitats. The pieces allude to the vulnerability and fragility of nature. A consequence of this work has been the development of small format artworks that explore the possibilities of concentrating ideas into a miniature size.

    CV & Education

    Qualifications and training

    2003 - MA Fine Art, University of Liverpool

    2001 - Cert. Advanced Studies in Art, University of Liverpool

    1999 - BTEC HNC Stitched and Constructed Textiles, West Cheshire College, Chester

    1998 - City and Guilds Creative Studies - Embroidery Parts 1 and 2, West Cheshire College, Chester

    1986 - BEd Hons, University of Liverpool

    Commission

    2023 - Commissioned by Saatchi Art to make 3 artworks for 1 Hotel Mayfair, London

    Publication

    2022 - Mixed Media Textile Art in Three Dimensions, author Ann Goddard, published by Batsford Books

    Interview

    2022 - Fibre Arts Take Two Friday Feature Artist interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4l-VM45fIA

    Competitions, prizes and awards

    2021 - The John Doubleday Art Award

    2021 - Winner Award, The Cambridge Invitational Art Contest 2021

    2019 - Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award

    2010 - Grand Prize, Amateras Annual Mini Paper Art Exhibition, Art Alley Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

    2010 - Honourable Mention, International Biennial Miniature Art, Salle Augustin-Chenier, Ville-Marie, Canada

    2000 - Main Award winner, Charles Henry Foyle Trust Award for Stitched Textiles

    1999 - Embroiderers' Guild Graduate Showcase, The Knitting & Stitching Shows

    1998 - Highly Commended, City & Guilds Creative Embroidery Part 2

    1996 - City and Guilds Medal of Excellence for Creative Studies Embroidery Part 1

    Group exhibitions

    2023 - Embroiderers Guild Retrospective Exhibition, Knitting & Stitching Show, London, Harrogate

    2023 - Tailored, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Yorkshire

    2023 - Fiber Reimagined, Fiber Art Now magazine online exhibition                                             

    2023 - International Art Textile Bienniale 2023, Australia, touring exhibition to 6 galleries

    2022 - Essence, 62 Group touring exhibition, Knitting & Stitching Show London; Harrogate

    2022 - Conversations,  St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery, Lymington

    2021 - The Cambridge Invitational Art Contest 2021, Castle Fine Art Cambridge and Online

    2019 - Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award touring exhibition, Birmingham, London, Harrogate

    2019 - VIII WTA International Biennial Contemporary Textile Art - Madrid Spain

    2019 - CTRL/Shift, NCCD, Sleaford touring to 20/21 Visual Arts Centre , Lincolnshire

    2018 - CTRL/Shift, MAC, Birmingham

    2018 - International Miniature Art Biennial (IMAB), Ville Marie, Canada

    2017 - Arte&Arte Miniartextil touring exhibition; Como, Italy; Montrouge, Paris, France; Gif sur Yvette, France

    2017 - Fresh Air 2017, Quenington Old Rectory, Quenington, Gloucestershire

    2017 - Making Space, Spring Knitting & Stitching Show touring exhibition, Olympia, London; Highland Centre, Edinburgh

    2017 - Excellence in Fibers online exhibition, Fiber Arts Now magazine, USA

    2016 - Making Space, Macclesfield Silk Museum, Macclesfield, Cheshire

    2015 - Arte&Arte Miniartextil touring exhibition, Como, Italy; Montrouge, Paris, France; Caudry, France; Venice, Italy

    2015 - Power of Ten, SIT Select, Museum in the Park, Stroud, Gloucestershire

    2015 - 62 Group Now, Upfront Gallery, Unthank, Cumbria

    2014 - Ebb & Flow, Fishing Heritage Centre / Grimsby Minster, Grimsby, Lincolnshire

    2013 - British Textile Art, Koyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

    2013 - Pinpoint, One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks

    2013 - Pink Wood, Bruton, Somerset

    2013 - 6th International Biennial Exhibition on Mini Textile, Kherson Local Lore Museum, Kherson, Ukraine

    2013 - Small Talk, Constance Howard Gallery, Goldsmiths University of London, London

    2013 - Miniature Magnified, The Beetroot Tree, Draycott

    2013 - A Personal Perspective, Craft In The Bay, Cardiff

    2013 - Cabinets of Curiosities and Room of Wonder, The Borough Museum & Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme

    2012 - 62@50, Farfield Mill, Sedburgh

    2012 - 62@50, The Holden Gallery, Manchester

    2012 - Interventions, Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester

    2012 - Package Tour, Alexandra Palace, London

    2012 - Package Tour, Harrogate International Centre, Harrogate

    2012 - Package Tour, RDS, Dublin

    2011 - 7 Strands, Gate Gallery and Grimsby Minster, Grimsby

    2011 - 7th International Biennial of Textile Miniatures, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

    2011 - Sofia International Paper Art Biennial

    2011 - National Gallery of Foreign Art, Sofia, Bulgaria

    2011 - VI WTA International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art - Air, The Ramon Alva de la Canal Gallery of the University of Veracruz, Xalapa, Mexico

    2010 - Amateras Annual Mini Paper Art Exhibition 2010, Art Alley Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria

    2010 - Bending More Lines, Collins Gallery, Glasgow

    2010 - Cartasia Biennial of Contemporary Art, Cavallerizza, Lucca, Italy

    2010 - International Biennial Miniature Art (Finalists), House of Commons, Ottawa, Canada

    2010 - International Biennial Miniature Art (Finalists), Museum of Contemporary Art Latino-American de la Plata (MACLA), Buenos Aires, Argentina

    2010 - International Biennial Miniature Art 2010, Salle Augustin-Chenier, Ville-Marie, Quebec, Canada

    2010 - Made To Fit, The Willis Museum, Basingstoke

    2010 - The 62 Group of Textile Artists, Museum Rijswijk, Rijswijk, Netherlands

    2009 - Bending the Line, The Hub National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford

    2009 - Bowland - An Inspirational Landscape, The Platform Gallery, Clitheroe

    2009 - Moving On, Upfront Gallery, Nr Penrith, Cumbria

    2008 - Considered Matter, Mid Pennine Gallery, Burnley

    2008 - Designer Crafts 2008, Mall Galleries, London

    2008 - Healing, Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, Runcorn

    2008 - Size Matters, Rochester Art Gallery & Craft Case, Rochester

    2008 - Stuff: contemporary textiles by the 62 Group, Catmose Gallery, Oakham

    2008 - The Foyle Trust Award Winners Exhibition, Forge Mill Needle Museum, Redditch

    2007 - 62 Group, Textile Gallery, Knitting & Stitching Show, Birmingham, London, Dublin, Harrogate

    2007 - Abstract Construction, The Beetroot Tree, Draycott, Derbyshire

    2007 - Square Route, Blackburne House, Liverpool

    2007 - Stitched Up, Crescent Arts, Scarborough, N.Yorks

    2007 - You Are Here, The Kitchen Gallery, Runcorn

    2006 - Art of the Stitch, RWA, Bristol; The Hub, Sleaford, Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead

    2006 - E Squared, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conway

    2006 - E Squared, Upfront Gallery, Cumbria

    2006 - Expressions, The Brindley, Runcorn

    2006 - Tracing Threads, New work by the 62 Group of Textile Artists, Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Hove, East Sussex

    2005 - In the Square, Cajobah Gallery, Birkenhead

    2005 - Showcase, The Maria Louisa Gallery, Liverpool

    2004 - Consequences, Upfront Gallery, Cumbria

    2004 - The Hard with the Soft, Cajobah Gallery, Birkenhead

    2003 - MA Fine Art exhibition, University College Chester

    2002 - A Time and a Place, Upfront Gallery, Cumbria

    2001 - Affordable Art Fair, London (with Beatrice Royal Gallery)

    2001 - Art of the Stitch, Mall Galleries, London; Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead

    2001 - Madeira Show, Harrogate

    2001 - Open Art Exhibition, Grosvenor Museum, Chester

    2000 - Affordable Art Fair, London (with Beatrice Royal Gallery)

    2000 - Connections: Africa's West Coast, The Beetroot Tree, Draycott, Derbyshire

    2000 - New Horizons, Forge Mill Needle Museum, Redditch

    2000 - Progressions, Yale Memorial Art Gallery, Wrexham

    2000 - Riches of Stitches, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry

    2000 - Spring Showcase, Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art & Craft Gallery, Hampshire

    1999 - Graduate Showcase, Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London; RDS, Dublin; Main Halls, Harrogate

    1999 - Open Exhibition, Drumcroon Arts Centre, Wigan

    1997 - City & Guilds Showcase, National Needlecraft Show, Olympia, London

     Talk

    2021 - Skill of Constructed, Sculptural Textiles: Constructed and Sculptural Textiles within a Mixed Media Practice; Fashion and Textile Museum, London, in collaboration with the 62 Group of Textiles

    Web articles:

    2022 - #Five2Watch: 'Collaboration', www.axisweb.org

    2013 - Artist of the Month (August), www.axisweb.org

    2013 - Featured Artist (April), www.textileartist.org

    2012 - Artist Interview, www.textileartist.org

    Books and Journals:

    2015 - Selected Journal issue 2: Spring/Summer 2015

    2012 - Radical Thread, The 62 Group 1962-2012; ed. Lesley Millar; pub.Direct Design Books

    2011 - La Palabra y el Hombre, issue 18, December 2011, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico

    Exhibition Catalogues:

    2019 - Vlieseline Fine Art Textile catalogue

    2019 - CTRL/Shift, 62 Group of Textile Artists

    2019 - VIII Bienal De Art Textil Contemporaneo, WTA, Madrid 2019

    2014 - Ebb & Flow, 62 Group of Textile Artists

    2013 - A Personal Perspective on Landscape, The Makers Guild in Wales

    2011 - Sofia Paper Art Fest, Amateras Foundation, Bulgaria

    2011 - VI Bienal Arte Textil Contemporaneo, Aire, WTA, Mexico

    2011 - Vanish / Survive, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

    2010 - Amateras Mini Paper Art, Bulgaria

    2009 - Bending the Line, 62 Group of Textile Artists

    2008 - Designer Crafts at the Mall, Society of Designer Craftsmen

    2007 - Knitting & Stitching Show (CD), 62 Group of Textile Artists

    2006 - Tracing Threads (CD), 62 Group of Textile Artists

    2006 - Art of the Stitch, Embroiderer’s Guild

    2000 - New Horizons, Charles Henry Foyle Trust

    1998 - City & Guilds Calendar (February)

    Professional Memberships

    The 62 Group of Textile Artists

    WTA (World Textile Art)