Education
2009 – 2011 MA Contemporary Textiles (Distinction) – University of Hertfordshire
2005 – 2008 HE Dip Stitched Textiles (Distinction) – Bucks New University
2002 – 2005 City and Guilds, Part I and II Creative Studies, Embroidery – Richmond Community College
1978 – 1981 – Royal Academy of Music
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
2017
The Sewing Machine Project (Studio 21) – The Knitting and Stitching Shows, London, Harrogate and Dublin.
The Makers Art (Society of Designer Craftsmen North Surrey Group) – Cranleigh Art Centre Cranleigh, Surrey
Cley 17, Connectivity – St Margaret’s Church, Cley-next-the-Sea
The Archive Project – The Cello Factory, London
Making Space (The 62 Group of Textile Artists) – Knitting and Stitching Show, Edinburgh,
Making Space (The 62 Group of Textile Artists) – Spring Knitting and Stitching Show, London
2016
Moments of Being (solo show) – The Knitting & Stitching Shows, London and Harrogate
CLEY16: In Norfolk Now – St. Margaret’s Church, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Making Space (The 62 Group of Textile Artists) – Macclesfield Silk Museum, Macclesfield
The Sewing Machine Project (Studio 21) – SIT Festival, Lansdown Gallery, Stroud,
The Archive Project – Haslemere Educational Museum, Haslemere,
2015
The Sewing Machine Project (Studio 21) – The Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park Arts Centre
The Sewing Machine Project Preview (Studio 21 ) – Select Showcase, Cheltenham
Chinese Whispers Selection (Studio 21) -The Well House Gallery, Horndon on the Hill
The Makers’ Art (Society of Designer Craftsmen North Surrey Group) – The Robert Phillips Gallery, Walton-on-Thames
The 62 Group Now – Upfront Gallery, Unthank, Penrith, Cumbria
Designer Crafts at the Mall 2015 – The Mall Galleries, London
2014
Caught by the Tide (solo show) – Society of Designer Craftsmen Gallery, London
Landmark Autumn Art Fair – Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington,
Fine Art Quilt Masters – NEC, Birmingham
Preview of Fine Art Quilt Masters Shortlist – New Designers, London
2013
Chinese Whispers (Studio 21) – The Bracknell Gallery, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
Reflective Space – The Crypt Gallery, London
Landmark Contemporary Textiles Fair – Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington
The shop within the show, Designer Crafts at The Mall 2013 – The Mall Galleries, London
2012
Everyday Encounters – William Morris Gallery, London
Surface II – The Crypt Gallery, London
Group Exhibition – Hastings Arts Forum, St Leonards on Sea, Hastings
The Duration of Surface – The Attic at Lines of Pinner, Pinner
Newland House School (solo show) – Vinery Gallery, Twickenham
Designer Crafts at the Mall – The Mall Galleries, London
Publications
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 Articles
Debbie Lyddon: Art that Inspires, www.textileartist.org, 2016
Debbie Lyddon: Responding to Environment, www.textileartist.org, 2013
Aeolian Pipes and Air-songs Booklet
Professional Activities
Member and Chair of the 62 Group of Textile Artists’
Member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen