Anne Amosford MSDC

Stitched & Constructed Textiles

About Anne
Anne is a mixed media textile artist based in Devon. Focusing on forgotten histories and concealed narratives she utilizes found objects, and conversations to produce diverse pieces.
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Anne creates quietly considered and precise constructions that reflect thoughtful research and planning. There is always a story connecting the materials and techniques used. With expertise in textile conservation, she integrates historical and contemporary textile techniques. Combining materials like paper, metal, and found objects, she blends the fragile with durable elements. Stenciling, twining, and bobbin lace are the primary methods used, resulting in three-dimensional pieces that convey themes rather than direct representation, encouraging viewers to reconsider the materials used.
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Qualifications:

  • 2013 Level 3 City and Guilds Diploma in Stitched Textiles, Distant Stitch.
  • 2006 Level 3 City and Guilds Certificate in Embroidery, Exeter College.
  • 1986 Museum’s Association Certificate in Textile Conservation.
  • 1980 Diploma in Design (Illustration), Great Yarmouth College of Art and Design.


Membership:

  • 2019 - Prism Textiles
  • 2014 - Stitch Textile Artists
  • 2013-2020 South West Textile Group


Recent and selected exhibitions:

2026

  • ‘Flow State’, Make SouthWest, Devon.

2025

  • 172 Annual Open, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol.
  • ‘Material Matters, Rewoven’, Hatfield House, Derbyshire.
  • ‘Any other business’, Prism Textiles, Arts Pavilion, London.

2024

  • ‘Edgelands’, Prism Textiles, Arts Pavilion, London.
  • ‘Crow Show’, Positive Light gallery, Exeter.
  • ‘Collections, choose, study, explore, create’, Stitch Textile Artists (STA), ACE Arts, Somerset.

2023

  • ‘In Memory of’, House of Smalls, Gloucestershire.
  • ‘Warped’, Prism Textiles, Arts pavilion, London.

2022

  • ‘Untold’, Prism Textiles, Arts Pavilion, London.

2021

  • ‘In search of possibilities’, Prism Textiles, Arts pavilion, London.

2020

  • ‘Fifty Bees’, Black Swan Arts, Frome, Somerset.

2019

  • ‘Telling Tales’, STA, Ilminster Arts Centre, Somerset
  • ‘Wasted’, SWTG, ACE Arts, Somerset.

2016

  • ‘Norwich shawls, past glory, present inspiration’, The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral.
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