textiles/paper/calligraphy
teicstílí/páipéar/calligraphy
Liz Nilsson
Liz Nilsson’s practice blends art, design and function. She creates concept art pieces which use textiles as both medium and subject and regularly works within a formal structure of repeated elements. These occur thematically and physically in her making process. Nilsson cites the circle as a symbolic influence in her work seeing it as a representation of the cycle of life. Using recycled materials, she cuts away from the surface creating open lace-like structures which integrate light and shadow. She incorporates contemporary techniques such as laser-cutting, print, stitching and layering into her finished forms. Her pieces are multi-layered, weaving new and used fabrics together, resulting in highly tactile surfaces. Nilsson is interested in memory traces and the ability to memorise experiences. The layering of her work illustrates repetition, recall and habit and references how memories are instituted.
OPW, Office of public Works Ireland
The Mater Hospital, Dublin
National Museum of Ireland
Harris Museum, Preston, UK
Region Skåne, Malmö, Sweden
Trelleborg’s Museum, Sweden
Borås Högskola, Borås, Sweden
Numerous private collections nationally and internationally
2011
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First price, textile digital print, in The Royal Dublin Society Craft Exhibition |
2009
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First price Fespa Digital Print Award, for the print “Letting go” in conjunction with Tobex Digital print , Sweden |
Solo Exhibitions
1995 |
Trinity Arts Centre, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK |
Group Exhibitions and Fairs
2014
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PORTFOLIO, RHA Gallery, Dublin (also 2012, 2013) |
2013
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Future Beauty?, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny |
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Culture Craft; The London Street gallery, Derry and Kilkenny |
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Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin |
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Linen Diaspora, R Gallery, Lisburn, Co. Antrim |
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OAK Open Art Killenure Exhibition, Killeneure House, Co. Tipperary |
2011
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Lost in Lace, Birmingham Museum, UK |
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Bite Size, Anglo-Japanese Institute, London, UK and Gallery Gallery, Kyoto, Japan |
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Linen Diaspora, 4th Biennale Internationale Du Lin De Portneuf, Quebec, Canada |
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Crafts Meet Technology, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, USA |
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Exploring Perceptions of Contemporary Craft, Lavit Gallery, Cork |
2010
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13th International Triennial of Tapestry, Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland |
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Embracing Technology, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny |
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Craft and Context, Mason Hayes & Curran, Barrow Street, Dublin and Irish Museum of Contemporary Art, Dublin |
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Embellished, Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, UK |
2009-2010
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Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin |
2009 |
Object, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny |
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COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK |
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My Space, Limerick City Municipal Museum, Nano, Gallery Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden, Gifted, Wexford Art Centre |
2008 |
RDS National Crafts Competition Prize Winners, touring exhibition |
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Pink Thursday, Trelleborg’s Museum, Sweden |
2007 |
Ecology, Mythology, Technology, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny and Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin |
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Design Crafts, Bilston Craft Gallery, UK |
2006 |
Origin, London, UK, Traces, The Atrium Gallery, Dublin |
2005
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00 – 04 Review, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny |
Contact Details:
Liz Nilsson
54 Kenilworth Square
Rathgar
Dublin 6
T. +353 86 8307294
E. nilssonliz@yahoo.ie
www.liznilsson.com