Muriel Beckett
Muriel Beckett makes unique and contemporary hand wovenwall hangings and floor rugs. Having spent time studying in Finland, Beckett developed a great admiration for the simplicity and clarity of Scandinavian design. She strives to incorporate this aesthetic in her practice, using clean lines, and repeating patterns and shapes.
Beckett’s work is inspired by the colours and contours of the landscape, as observed while walking the coast and mountains of Wicklow and the west of Ireland. She mixes and blends fine cotton and linen yarns before combining them on the loom in various structures, such as twills, plain weaves and inlay.
Beckett studied at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design and later at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin. She is based in Wicklow, and works mainly to commission.
Collections
The Central Bank, Dublin
Wicklow County Council
Private collections nationally and internationally
Selected Awards
2008 | Shortlisted for The Golden Fleece Award |
Selected Exhibitions
Group Exhibitions and Fairs
2012 | A Place To Gather, London Design Festival, UK |
2011 | Seascapes, Knit & Stitch Show, Dublin, Converging Elements, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Interchanges, Zozimus Gallery, Dublin |
2010 | Recent Work, Guild of Weavers, The Gallery, Dalkey Castle, Co. Dublin, Craft & Context, Mason, Hayes & Curran, Dublin, Winter Open Show, Rua Red Gallery, Tallaght, Co. Dublin |
2009 | Gifted 09, Wexford Arts Centre, Bloom ’09, Phoenix Park, Dublin, RDS National Crafts Competition, Dublin |
2008 | Bloom’ 08, Phoenix Park, Dublin, Festival of World Cultures, Dublin |
2007 | RDS National Craft Competition, Dublin |
2006 | St. Patricks’ Presence, Leicester Square. London, UK |
2005 | Christmas Presence, National Craft Fair, RDS, Dublin; National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Collector’s Exhibition, The Hunt Museum, Limerick |
Contact Details:
Muriel Beckett
65 The Grove
Redford
Greystones
Co. Wicklow
T. +353 1 287 70 50
E. muriel@murielbeckett.ie
www.murielbeckett.ie