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Artist: Michael Brennand-Wood, Bam Pow Vase,
Bam Pow Vase
Exhibition: Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks
Artist: Michael Brennand-Wood, Walk on the Wild Side Vase,
Walk on the Wild Side Vase
Exhibition: Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks
Artist: Michael Brennand-Wood, Red Mist Vase,
Red Mist Vase
Exhibition: Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks
Artist: Michael Brennand-Wood, Vases,
Vases
Exhibition: Michael Brennand-Wood: Vase Attacks
Artist: Michael Brennand-Wood, "Life Vest" (detail),
"Life Vest" (detail)
Exhibition: Badges & Buttons Waistcoats & Vests
Artist: Michael Brennand-Wood, Michael Brennand-Wood Brooch,
Michael Brennand-Wood Brooch
Exhibition: West Meets West
Artist: Michael Brennand-Wood, Michael Brennand-Wood Brooch,
Michael Brennand-Wood Brooch
Exhibition: West Meets West
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Michael Brennand-Wood

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

UK

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Vase Attacks, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA, 2008

A Field of Centres, Millennium Galleries, Sheffield, 2007

A Field of Centres, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, 2007

Gilt Trip, Grace Barrand Design Centre, 2006

Gilt Trips, Galerie Ra, Amsterdam, 2005

A Field of Centers, Harley Gallery, Ruthin Gallery, tour, 2005

A Field of Centers, Harley Gallery, Ruthin Gallery, tour, 2004

Collect, The V&A Museum, London, 2004

Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, 2003

Chendrit School, Oxfordshire, 2003

You Are Here, Storey Gallery Lancaster, 2002

Stars Underfoot, Bankfield Museum Halifax, 2002

Chasing Shadows, Drumcroon Wigan, 2002

Primavera, Cambridge, 2002

Art in the Frame, Jersey, 2002

Kunst Rai, Galerie Ra Amsterdam, 2002

You Are Here, The Pearoom Lincoln and Beverley Art Gallery East Riding, 2001

You Are Here, Hove Art Gallery, 2000

You Are Here, Bankfield Museum and Piece Hall Art Gallery Halifax, 1999

Twelve Dreams within The Here and Now, Galerie Ra Amsterdam, 1999 (NL)

Material Evidence: Improvisations on a Historical Theme, Whitworth Art Gallery, Midlands Arts Centre Birmingham, Usher Gallery Lincoln, 1996

New Works, CIAP Gallery, Hasselt, 1996

A Faint Touch of Fragility, Galerie Ra Amsterdam, 1994

New Works, Primavera, Cambridge, 1994

Royal Society of Arts, London, 1993

Material Evidence, Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton

Paper Works, Canberra Institute of Arts, 1991

Relief's, Galerie Ra Amsterdam, 1990

Chasing Shadows, Gallery Gallery Kyoto, 1990

Solo Exhibition, Roz McAllan Gallery, Brisbane, 1989

Working on the Edge, Turnpike Gallery, Leigh, Wigan, 1988

3D, Oast Room Gallery, Cambridge, 1986

Drawings and Mixed Media Work, The Oast Room Gallery, Cambridge, 1985

Textile Constructions, Ceolfrith Gallery, Northern Centre for Contemporary Art Sunderland and Sunderland Arts Centre, Tyne and Wear, 1983

Textile Constructions, South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell Berkshire, 1981

Recent Works in Paint, Timber and Thread 1978 - 1980, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 1980

Michael Brennand-Wood: Textile Constructions, Gardner Centre Gallery University of Sussex, John Hansard Gallery University of Southampton, 1980

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Collect, The Gallery Ruthin, V & A Museum, London, 2008

Cloth and Culture Now, Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, 2008

Pricked — Extreme Embroidery, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, 2007

Finding Lost Values, Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Korea, 2007

Die Blume, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, 2007

Traditional Skills, New Thinking, Bury St. Edmunds Art Gallery, 2007

Collect, The Grace Barrand Design Centre, V&A Museum, London, 2007

Radiant, Galerie Ra, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2006

Art of the Stitch, Embroiderers Guild, 2006

Depth of Field, MAC Birmingham, 2006

Transformations: The Language of Craft, National Gallery of Australia, 2005

Art Embroidery, Phaff, K and S Show, London, 2005

Revealed, Nottingham Castle Museum, 2005

Drumcroon North West, Survey Exhibition, 2005

Flower Power, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2005

Collect, Grace Barrard Design Centre, The V&A Museum, London, 2005

Axis Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2005

Grace Barrard Design Centre, Surrey, 2005

International Textile Art, juried show, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast, 2004

Art Embroidery, Phaff, K & S Show, London, 2004

Rush, Grace Barrard Design Centre, Surrey, 2004

SOFA, Chicago, 2004

The Kanazawa World Craft Forum, Invitational Exhibition, 2003

What Is Craft? Hub Gallery, Sleaford, 2003

Sample, Embroiderers Guild, UK, Tilburg, 2003

Stars Underfoot, The Pearoom, Lincs, 2003

Pattern Crazy, Crafts Council Gallery London, 2002

Weaving Stories, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh, 2002

Lace — Contemporary Perspectives, Perth International Arts Festival and tour, Australia, 2001

Meister der Moderne, 53rd International Crafts Fair Munich, 2001

Chinese Whispers, Study Gallery Poole, 2001

Crossing Borders, The Southern Arts Museum Bergen, 2001

Maskerade, Galerie Ra Amsterdam, 2001

SOFA, Chicago (USA), organized by the Crafts Council London, 2000

5th International Betonac Prize, Sint Trudien, 2000

Vizo Gallery, Brussels, 2000

Weaving the World — Contemporary Art of Linear Construction, Yokohama Museum of Art, 1999 (J)

Hi-Fiber — Contemporary International Basket Making, Crafts Council Gallery London and tour, 1999

Art of the Stitch, Embroiderers' Guild, Barbican Centre London, 1999

New Works, Oxford Gallery, Oxford, 1999

Cloth of Gold, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 1998

The Challenge of Constraint, The Opera House, Tel Aviv, 1998

Collecting Craft, Hove Museum and Art Gallery, 1998

Jerwood Prize for Applied Arts — Textiles, Crafts Council, London, 1997

Art of the Stitch, Embroiderers' Guild, Barbican Arts Centre London, Cliffe Castle Keighley West Yorkshire, 1997

Traditions, Embroiderers' Guild, Barbican Arts Centre London and UK, 1997

Textiles Works, Galerie Hilde Metz, Antwerpen, 1997

Basket, Piece Hall Art Gallery, Halifax, 1997

Universal Themes — Investigating and Understanding, Drumcroon Education Art Centre, Wigan, 1997

Colour Ways, The Bank Gallery, Chobham, 1997

Under Construction, Crafts Council Gallery London, 1996

Gestaltendes Handwerk, Munich, 1996

Former Prize Winners of the Betonac Prize 1-2-3, O.C.M.W. Kapel, Sint-Truiden, 1996

Embroidery, Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire, 1996

Hang It, The Brewery, Kendal, Cumbria, 1996

Beyond the Bounds, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1996

Primavera — Pioneering Craft & Design 1945-95, Shipley Art Gallery and Fitzwilliam Cambridge, 1995

Critics' Choice, Scottish Gallery Edinburgh, 1995

Idea & Image: An Exhibition of Contemporary Textiles, The Arts Workshop, Newbury, 1995

Unlaced Grace, Banbury Museum, City Art Gallery Southampton, Abingdon Museum Oxfordshire, 1995

Art-Net-Work, Museum voor Sierkunst, Gent, with Betty Cuykx, Jacques Lortet and Lucie Schenker, 1994

What is Embroidery? Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 1994

Visions of Craft, Crafts Council touring, CC Collection, 1993

International Textile Competition, Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art, 1989

New Art Forms, Navy Pier Chicago (USA), organized by the Crafts Council, 1988

Sotheby's Decorative Arts Award, Sotheby's London, Seibu Department Store, Tokyo, 1988

TEACHING

Royal College of Art

Middlesex University

Winchester School of Art

University of Central England

Glasgow School of Art

Loughborough College

University of Ulster

Trent Polytechnic

Cardiff Art College

Manchester University

Grace School of Art Aberdeen Dundee

Curtin University Perth

Canberra Institute of the Arts, Australia

Goldsmiths College, University of London, Part-time lecturer, 1989 to 1990

Goldsmiths College, University of London, Senior lecturer, 1983 to 1989

Goldsmiths College, University of London, Part-time lecturer, 1977 to 1983

Sign Posts to a New Space — Concept, Collection, Collation, Symposium Harrogate Conference Centre, 2005

Amsterdam Curators Conference, 2004

Textile Symposium, Celebrating Diversity in Stitch, Ruthin Gallery, 2004

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Reveal, Nottingham Castle Museum, 2005

Transformations, National Gallery of Australia, 2005

Review, Surface Design journal, Fall 2005

Review, FibreArts, USA, April/May 2005

Review, International Craft, Australia, Sept 2004

Review, Embroidery Magazine, 2004

Review, Selvedge, 2004

World textiles, Mary Schoeser pub Thames & Hudson, 2004

Art Embroidery, catalogue Pfaff, Knitting and Stitching show, London, 2004

Rock, Raphia, Linen, Lead catalogue, essay for Sue Lawty, Bankfield Museum, 2004

Field of Centers, Monograph, 2004

Sample, Embroiderers Guild, 2003

You Are Here, Monograph, 1999

Traditions, Embroiderers' Guild, Barbican Arts Centre, Introductory Essay, 1997

Idea & Image, Newbury Festival, Introductory Essay, 1995

Restless Shadows, Goldsmith Gallery, Catalogue Essay, 1992

Makers' Eye, Crafts Council, Essay, 1982

Fabric & Form, Crafts Council & British Council, Essay, 1982

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Visiting Professorship, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2005

Crafts Council Travel Grant Japanese Gallery Research, 2004

Crafts Council Travel Grant for SOFA, Chicago, 2004

Embroiderers Guild Exhibition Development Grant, 2003

University of Ulster Travel Research Award, Kanazawa, 2003

Crafts Council Travel Grant Japanese Gallery Research, 2003

Harley Gallery, Welbeck Foundation, Nott's, 6 months Artist in Residence, 2002

Grant, Eastern Arts Board, 1999

Research Grant, Art and Architecture — Architecture in Schools Project, Eastern Arts Board, 1994

Travel Award - Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, 1993

1st Prize Winner, 3rd International Betonac Prize, 1992

Distinguished Visiting Fellow, British Council, City University, Kyoto, 1990

Winner of the Fine Art Award, International Textile Competition, Kyoto, 1989

British Council Exhibition Grant, Australia, 1988

British Council Travel Award, Japan, 1988

Major Award, Visual Arts/Crafts Board of the Australian Council, 1988

Winner of the Creative Concept Award, International Textile Competition, Kyoto, 1987

Canada Council — Artist in Residence Travel Award, 1987

Artist in Residence Travel Award, Western Australia Institute of Technology Perth, 1984

Medalist, Munich Exempla Exhibition, Germany, 1980

New Craftsmen Grant, Crafts Advisory Committee, 1978

Birmingham Polytechnic Award, 1977

COLLECTIONS

ABN Amro Bank, Holland

AKZO-Nobel Art Foundation Holland

Bedfordshire County Council

Betonac St.Truiden, Belgium

Canberra Institute of Arts, Australia

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Norway

Cummins International, Memphis, USA

Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Direct Line, Glasgow

Robin Gibson Architects Brisbane, Australia

National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia

Victoria & Albert Museum

Whitworth Art Gallery





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