Heallreaf 3 15-26 October 2019 Private View: Thursday 17 October 6-8pm
Tapestries are all about narrative, they have told stories since their heyday in the middle ages and this exhibition of contemporary work is no different although you will find no medieval maidens or unicorns here.
Each piece captures a moment in the story but that moment is fixed slowly by the artist as each layer of weft threads lay down the image of the moment. In this fast age full of technology and instant gratification it is encouraging that some artists are still willing to sit at a loom for weeks, months and even years on end to produce such remarkable works of art.
Some are small exquisite jewels such as 'First Impression' by Bridget Lane but then we move to the larger abstract work of artists like Angela Forte (Vermillion Sky) or Margaret Jones (The Fallen). Spend time with them and they will reward you with their half hidden stories and their beauty.
Heallreaf is an old English word meaning a tapestry hung on a wall in a public place so the name was chosen to define these biannual exhibitions of hand woven tapestry. Heallreaf 3 includes 40 pieces of tapestry from artists across the world including the US, New Zealand, Israel and Europe. For some of these artists it is the first time they have exhibited in the UK.
Alastair Duncan, Amanda Gizzi, Anat Peleg, Anet Brusgaard, Angela Forte, Anne Jackson, Anne-Elise Angas, Barbara Burns, Barbara Rowell, Beth Smith, Birgitta Halberg, Bridget Lane, Christine Paine, Christine Sawyer, Cos Ahmet, Don Burns, Dot Seddon, Elizabeth Chester, Elizabeth Radcliffe, Elke Hulse, Ellen Ramsey, Emma Straw, Fanny Aboulker, Frances Crowe, Gillian Bull, Heidi Flaxman, Jane Riley, Jilly Edwards, Joan Baxter, Joanne Soroka, Lija Rage, Lin Squires, Louise Martin, Margaret Jones, Matty Smith, Michelle Driver, Patricia Armour, Ruth Bell, Samani Gasimova, Soon Yul Kang
