ART EDUCATION
2009 – 2011 University of Hertfordshire
MA Contemporary Textiles (Distinction)
2005 – 2008 Bucks New University
HE Dip Stitched Textiles (Distinction)
2002 – 2005 Richmond Community College
City and Guilds, Part I and II – Creative Studies, Embroidery
WORK EXPERIENCE
I run workshops, give talks and offer mentoring to groups, clubs and schools.
PUBLICATIONS
My work can be seen in:
TextileArtist.org e-book, Textiles: A response to Landscape, 2016
Art Quilting Studio, Summer 2015, Marshscapes by Rice Freeman-Zachery
Alice Fox: Natural Processes in Textile Art: From Rust Dyeing to Found Objects, Batsford, 2015
Julia Triston, Contemporary Applique, Batsford, 2014
C. June Barnes, Exploring Dimension in Quilt Art, Batsford, 2012
Sandra Meech, Connecting Design to Stitch, Batsford, 2012
Kim Thittichai, Experimental Textiles, Batsford, 2009
WEB ARTICLE
Debbie Lyddon: Art that Inspires, www.textileartist.org, 2016
Debbie Lyddon: Responding to Environment, www.textileartist.org, 2013
Aeolian Pipes and Air-songs Booklet
MEMBERSHIPS
62 Group of Textile Artists’
Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen
Studio 21
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Moments of Being, The Knitting & Stitching Shows, London and Harrogate
2014 Caught by the Tide, Society of Designer Craftsmen Gallery, Rivington Street, London
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016
7 July – 7 August, CLEY16: In Norfolk Now, St. Margaret’s Church, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
17 June – TBA. The Sixty Two Group, Making Space, Macclesfield Silk Museum, Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6TJ, Opening: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm
3 – 28 May, Studio 21, The Sewing Machine Project, SIT Festival, Lansdown Gallery, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1BB Opening times: Tues – Sat. 10-4.30 There will be a gallery tour every day at midday by one of the artists
4 – 29 February, The Archive Project, Haslemere Educational Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, GU27 2LA
2015
The Sewing Machine Project, The Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 7PA
SIT Select Showcase, Stand 34, Studio 21, The Sewing Machine Project Preview, Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham GL50 1QA
Chinese Whispers Selection, The Well House Gallery, Oxley House, High Road, Horndon on the Hill, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8LF
Society of Designer Craftsmen, North Surrey Group, The Makers’ Art. The Robert Phillips Gallery, Riverhouse Arts Centre, Manor Rd, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 2PF.
The Sixty Two Group Now! Upfront Gallery, Nr Hutton-in-the-Forest, Unthank, Penrith, Cumbria Ca11 9TG.
Designer Crafts at the Mall 2015, 8 January – 17 January.The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1
2014
Landmark Autumn Art Fair, Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington, TW11 9NN, Friday 6.30 – 8.30pm (Private View), Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm
Festival of Quilts, Fine Art Quilt Masters Shortlist , NEC, Birmingham
Preview of Fine Art Quilt Masters Shortlist, New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, N1 9PP
2013
Chinese Whispers, Studio 21, Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park, Ringmead, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7PA
Reflective Space, The Crypt Gallery, St. Pancras Church, Euston Road, London NW1 2BA
Chinese Whispers, Studio 21 visits Fashion, Embroidery and Stitch @ NEC Birmingham
Landmark Contemporary Textiles Fair, Ferry Road, Teddington, Surrey TW11 9NN
‘The shop within the show’, Designer Crafts at The Mall 2013, The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1
2012
Everyday Encounters, William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, London E17 4PP
Surface II, The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras Church, Euston Road, London NW1 2BA
Group Exhibition, Hastings Arts Forum, 36 Marina, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, TN38 0BU
The Duration of Surface, The Attic at Lines of Pinner, 26 High Street, Pinner, HA5 5PW
Newland House School , Vinery Gallery, Waldegrave Park, Twickenham, TW1 4TQ
Designer Crafts at the Mall, The Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1