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

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