Bridget Lane MSDC
Woven Textiles
Having worked in book publishing for several years, Bridget enjoys passing on stories. Through her travels for work, she has been introduced to different worlds and cultures, which have added layers to her personal story. While visiting an open studio exhibition, she found a different way of portraying a narrative - tapestry weaving.
Bridget makes her uniquely designed tapestries using a high warp frame. After developing an image, she slowly weaves line by line, using predominantly wool weft and cotton warp. She often incorporates circular forms and clear lines in her work, which is a challenging construct in grid-based tapestry weaving. Intensity of colour is an important aspect of her work, and Bridget continues to explore how visually simple forms can be enhanced with divergent colour tones.
After having studied tapestry weaving at West Dean College of Art and Conservation and since winning the Cordis Prize Showcase for Emerging Artists, she has exhibited work in the UK and Australia. She is a selected Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen and the Find A Maker directory.
Based in London, she regularly teaches tapestry weaving courses, and enjoys helping others develop their own journey in woven textiles.
2025
- Designer Craft-Tales in the Making, Society of Designer Craftsmen, Oxmarket Contemporary
- Picking up the Thread: The Past, Present and Future of Tapestry; Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries; Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh
-Woven Worlds-Taking Tapestry into the Future, Barbican London
- MADE London Design and Craft Fair
- CRAFT FESTIVAL Festival Bovey Tracey, Devon
- Artists' Open House, London
- Heallreaf 5 - Farfield Mill, Cumbria
2024
- Designer Craft at Bankside, Society of Designer Craftsmen, Bankside Gallery, London
- Kate Derum Award Exhibition, Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne
- Heallreaf 5 - Weston Park, Shropshire; Morley Gallery, London
- Atelier Beside-the-Sea OPEN Exhibition, Brighton
2023
- Atelier Beside-the-Sea OPEN Exhibition, Brighton
- Woven Worlds’, British Tapestry Group Exhibition, London
2022
- Heallreaf 4 - Farfield Mill, Sedburgh; Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester; RBSA, Birmingham
- Oxmarket OPEN 2022 - Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester
2021
- Irene Davies Award Exhibition, Australian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne
- Heallreaf POST - Oxmarket Contemporary, Chichester
2020
- Cordis Prize Showcase - National Galleries of Scotland
2019
- Heallreaf 3 - Surface Gallery, Nottingham; Espacio Gallery, London
Awards
Winner - Curator's Prize, Heallreaf 5 2024
Finalist - Kate Derum Award 2024
Finalist - Irene Davis Award 2021
Winner - Cordis Prize Showcase 2019
Education
2017-2019 - Developing Skills and Creative Language in Tapestry Weaving, West Dean College of Arts & Conservation
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