debbie smyth

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<h3>education</h3><h3></h3><h3>ba (hons) contemporary textile, west wales school of arts 2005 - 08</h3><h3></h3><h3>statement</h3></h3>debbie smyth is textile artist most identifiable by her statement thread drawings. these playful yet sophisticated contemporary artworks are created by stretching a network of threads between accurately plotted pins. her work beautifully blurs the boundaries between fine art drawings + textile art, flat + 3d work, illustration + embroidery, literally lifting the drawn line off the page in a series of pin + thread drawings. debbie has exhibited both nationally + internationally + provided commissioned work for major companies including ellesse, the new york times, the canadian red cross, sony, hermes + the dorchester hotel group</h3><h3></h3><h3>selected exhibitions</h3><h3></h3><h3>2011 winter #2, project/ten, cardiff</h3><h3>2011 autumn#2, project/ten, cardiff</h3><h3>2011 origin fair, london </h3><h3>2011 summer #2, project/ten, cardiff</h3><h3>2011 drawing with thread, shire hall gallery, stafford</h3><h3>2011 wordplay, stroud international textile festival</h3><h3>2011 spring #2, project/ten, cardiff</h3><h3>2010 winter #1, project/ten, cardiff</h3><h3>2010 autumn #1, project/ten, cardiff</h3><h3>2010 affordable art fair, brussels</h3><h3>2009 white space gallery, taunton</h3><h3>2009 great northern fair, manchester </h3><h3>2009 affordable art fair, london</h3><h3>2009 ysh london ten, london</h3><h3>2008 best of welsh graduates, cardiff</h3><h3>2008 talentzone, tent london,</h3><h3>2008 new designers, london</h3><h3></h3>

project/ten | contemporary art + design gallery | cardiff | wales

gallery office: 59 alfred street, roath, cardiff, cf24 4tz | +44 | (0)7811 888673 | info@project-ten.co.uk

gallery established 2010

copyright project/ten gallery 2012