Author: Jane Walkley

Current Exhibition

I’m pleased to have three works selected for this group exhibition running from 21 – 31 October 2021 at The Art Pavilion, London

https://www.textileandplace.co.uk/

I will be presenting my paper ‘Sunny Bank Mills, a site-specific interaction’ at the Textile and Place Conference 2021 which is being held online this year. The conference runs from 11-15 October.

3 July 2021

SOLD OUT

https://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/event/jesmonite-casting-workshop-material-impressions/

As part of the new exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills – Material Matters (supported with funding from Arts Council England) I have been invited to deliver a one day workshop.

Participants will create their own hand cast jesmonite art using moulds they will have made from mill artifact and the surface of the mill buildings.

This is an explorative and experimental workshop where you will learn about jesmonite, a lightweight eco alternative to concrete, to create your own single use clay mould, cast jesmonite and finish the piece.

There are ‘bricks and mortar’ exhibitions still out there waiting for national restrictions to be lifted and visitors welcomed. Hopefully not too long before we can all get a much needed ‘art fix’ in a real building.

I have two pieces showing in Fabric of the North at Kirkleatham Museam. The museum is lovely and worth spending a couple of hours there. It’s not far from Saltburn-On-Sea, a lovely victorian spa town, and just down the road is Redcar where you can find the Palace Art Gallery. If restrictions permit it’s worth making a day out of it.

Fabric of the North brings together works by members of the British Tapestry Group, in a range of styles and techniques, large and small, with a single theme: our Northern heritage. ​​The exhibition is open now at Kirkleatham Museum, a magnificent Queen Anne building near Redcar in Teesside (UK). 

The exhibition has been extended until 30 April 2021. Travel restrictions may be in place so please do check before visiting.

For further details visit https://www.fabricofthenorth.org/

I am taking part in Chapel Allerton Art Trail from 4 – 6 September.  Do come along and walk the trail.  It’s free and Covid safe as all the Art is visible from the street.  Download a map here http://chapelallerton.org.uk/art-trail/

T is for Textiles – 27 March – 28 June 2020

‘T’ is for Textiles is a new exhibition showcasing the best in contemporary textile art across the North and Scotland. Featuring work across a diverse range of styles and techniques, the exhibition also touches on the textile heritage of the North.

My MA Show runs from 22 – 28 November at Leeds Arts University.

Featuring work by:

• Alice Fox
• Andrew Sales
• David Jowsey
• Denise Horsfall
• Gayoung Eom
• Gemma Wood
• Graeme Robinson
• Ingrid Bale
• Jake Hollings
• Jane Walkley
• Jodie Speed
• Kariim Case
• Lisa Verrall
• Oonagh Corr
• Pauline Cooke
• Ros Johnson
• Tony Horner

Opening night: Thursday 21 November 5-8pm
Join us for the preview of the Postgraduate Show at the Blenheim Walk Gallery.