Haf Weighton MSDC

Stitched & Constructed Textiles

About Haf
Exhibited this year at The Saatchi Gallery, London; at The Knitting and Stitching Show, London and at Swansea Festival of Stitch. Haf works with paint, print and stitch. She creates unique portrayals of architecture that convey a sensitivity and connection to a place. Her love of travel and her Welsh identity are a focus in her work.
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Working with paint, print and stitch, Haf Weighton uses the traditionally feminine language of thread to make marks over and through the traditionally male language of architecture, portraying a sensitivity and connection to a place. Her love of travel and Welsh identity is a major focus in her work, often referencing the different places she has called home. Art school trained, drawing and sketching underpins her practice. In 2018 Haf exhibited for three months at The Saatchi Gallery, London. This exhibition showcased Haf's work alongside work she created through the Arts Council of Wales Lead Creative Schools Scheme with children from Pencoed Primary School in Wales. She was also invited to have a solo gallery at the Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace in 2017 and at The Swansea Festival of Stitch in August 2018. Her work is in demand and forms part of many private and public collections. In 2018 she was commissioned to create a large scale centenary tapestry for Rookwood Hospital to mark their centenary.

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Education

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf

Foundation in Art and Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University

BA HONS Degree in Fashion and Textiles, Liverpool John Moore’s University

PGCE Art, Craft and Design, Brighton University

Teaching

2003 - 2015 Teacher of Art and Photography, Highgate Wood School Arts College, London

2017 - 2018 Artist facilitator, Criw Celf and Creative practitioner, Arts Council of Wales, Lead Creative Schools scheme

Exhibitions

2016

Public commission, Hafan y Coed, Llandough Hospital

Exhibiting and facilitated stitch workshop, Cric Gallery, Crickhowell

Exhibiting - group exhibition, Hearth Gallery, Llandough Hospital

Exhibiting at Arcipelago, National Eisteddfod of Wales

Solo show at Foxy’s Penarth broadcast on Heno (TV), S4C

Show at Blend London broadcast on Prynhawn da (TV) S4C

2017

Solo show, Waterloo tea rooms, Cardiff

Solo show, Flying the flag for creativity, Hearth Gallery, Llandough

Creative Practitioner, Arts Council of Wales, Pencoed Primary School broadcast on Prynhawn da (TV) S4C

Artist facilitator, Ysgol y Castell, Caerphilly, shown at Tate Modern in April 2018

Invited Gallery Artist, (solo show) , Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace.

2018

Gwyl Nadolig, Paget Rooms, Penarth (29/11)

Makers stuff, White Stuff, Cardiff (5-9th December)

Penarth Open studios (22,23,24 June)

Exhibition, Environment centre, Swansea Festival of Stitch (10- 24 August)

Exhibition Saatchi Gallery, London. (March - 24 May) broadcast on Heno (tv) S4C.

Exhibit and sell work through Y Galeri, Caerphilly and Glass by Design, Penarth.

Creative Practitioner, Ysgol y Berllan Deg, Arts Council of Wales.

Competitions (recent)

2016 - Exhibitor, Crickhowell Open Art

2016 - Finalist, Morgan quarter competition

2017 - Exhibitor, Penarth Pier Pavilion

2018 - Finalist, Y Galeri, Caerphilly, Open Art Competition

2018 - Finalist - National Embroiderer of The Year Awards, Knitting & Stitching Show, Kensington Olympia.

Public Commissions (recent)

2016 - Hafan y Coed, Llandough Hospital

2017 - Rookwood Hospital, centenary commission.

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