Born in the UK, Lynne Hargreaves worked as a graphic designer moving into design training in 1978. 20yrs in vocational and tertiary education followed. Joining the cultural sector and arts management in 1998 she retired to Tasmania in 2017 from the position of Director of Exhibitions & Collections at the Art Gallery of WA. She has worked in partnership with institutions … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Lynne Hargreaves
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AW8 Preview: Rebecca Wolske
Rebecca Wolske is a self-taught textile and mixed media artist since the early 2000’s. She likes to recreate the ‘atmosphere’ that a piece will portray, a misty morning in the bush or the flutter of autumn leaves falling to the ground, the challenges she faces to make the piece as authentic as possible is what drives her work. Rebecca likes to challenge herself by always trying … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Rebecca Wolske
AW8 Preview: Lisa Walton
Lisa Walton from Sydney, Australia is one of the jurors for Australia Wide Eight. She has been awarded many prizes for her quilts including major international and Australian quilt shows. She teaches Internationally and was awarded the Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for Quilting Teachers by the International Quilt Association Houston USA. Lisa’s quilts have been exhibited … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Lisa Walton
AW8 Preview: Beth & Trevor Reid
Beth and Trevor Reid made their first textile together in 1972, a patchwork bed covering. After pursuing many different crafts they joined Canberra Quilters in 1988 and began working with textiles. They made quilts that were a little bit different, sometimes together, sometimes individually. They began to collaborate seriously for the first time in 1998 for a Canberra … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Beth & Trevor Reid
AW8 Preview: Linden Lancaster
Linden Lancaster is primarily a quilt maker, who works from her rural home in the Riverina district of Northern Victoria, Australia. Linden’s work arises from her stack of ‘ideas’ books filled with sketches, song lines, poetry, colour notes, techniques and her own photographs. Over the last 20 years Linden has built a foundation of techniques to draw upon. Each piece of work … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Linden Lancaster