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Bobby
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Curriculum
Vitae| Education and Qualifications | |
| 1972 - 1975 | Teachers Certificate in Textiles and Design, Art and Fashion at Battersea College of Education |
| 1982 -1984 | City and Guilds Embroidery Part 1 at Mole Valley Adult Education Institute, Dorking, Surrey |
| 1985 -1987 | City and Guilds Embroidery Part 2 at Mole Valley Adult Education Institute, Dorking, Surrey |
| 1992 - 1993 | Certificate in Church Embroidery at Urchfont Manor, Wiltshire. |
| 2001 | City and Guilds in Textile Decorative Techniques at Westhope College, Craven Arms |
| 2005 | City and Guilds in Mixed Media at Westhope College, Craven Arms |
| Professional | |
| 1969 - 1970 | Lord St John Roper, Theatrical Costumiers, London |
| 1971 -1972 | Sir Bernard Weatherill, Civil, Sporting, Military Tailors, Guildford, Surrey |
| 1975 - 1987 | Full time teacher, Bishop Reindorp C of E Secondary School, Guildford, Surrey |
| 1987 - present | Professional Textile Artist/Freelance Teacher/Lecturer Shropshire based, but work country wide |
| 1995 - present | City and Guilds Tutor, Westhope College, Craven Arms |
| Areas of Work with Experience | |
| Early Years Education, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Adult Education, Community Arts, Exhibiting, Lecturing, Private Commissions, Residencies, Special Needs, Visual Arts Consultancy, Fund-raising, Grant Applications, Project Management, Workshops, Lectures. | |
| Memberships | |
| Since Sep 1976 | Branch Member of the Embroiderers Guild |
| Since Sep 1982 | Individual Member of the Embroiderers Guild |
| Since Jan 1996 | Practical Study Group A high profile national exhibiting and teaching group |
| Since Sep 2000 | 'Six' A small professional textile/art exhibiting group |
| Since Aug 2003 | Individual member of the Quilters Guild |
| Since Mar 2005 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts |
| Commissions and Residencies | |
| 1999/2000 | Lingen Millennium Lingen, Shropshire Community Panels (2 triptychs) |
| 2000 | The Staircase, Toronto, private collection |
| 2000 | Much Wenlock Primary School, Shropshire, Community Banners |
| 2000 | Collaborative Working at Wistanstow Primary School, Shropshire on Stiperstones Project |
| 2004 | 'Impact' Summer School, Hadley, Telford |
| 2004 | The Long Mynd Project, Wistanstow Primary School |
| 2005 | Out of this World’ residency at Picknalls First School, Uttoxeter |
| Main Prizes and Awards | |
| 2007 | Arts Council grant for touring exhibition 'Six Stories' |
| 2000 | 'Creative Ambitions Award' for new works from West Midlands Arts |
| Critical Reviews and Published Work | |||
| My work has been featured in several publications, books and reviews. Some of these are as follows:- | |||
| Journalist | Title | Publication | Date |
| Davina Thomas | Quilts in the Garden | Popular Patchwork | July 2006 |
| Elizabeth Fuchs | Six in the Garden | Euro Quilt News | |
| Sue Richardson | The Textile Directory | Word 4 Word | 2005 |
| Jan Miller | Unpicking the Seams | Classic Stitches No 68 | May 2005 |
| Anne Beavan | Six in the Garden | Popular Patchwork | June 2004 |
| Diary Events | What's On | Popular Patchwork | October 2003 |
| Best in Contemporary Quilts | Creative Exhibitions Ltd | October 2003 | |
| Sandra Meech | Contemporary Quilts, Design Surface and Stitch | Batsford | August 2003 |
| Bobby Britnell | Waterddy Lane | Patchwork und Quiltjournal, Vienna | May/June 2003 |
| Annette Claxton | Quilt 2002 | The Quilter | Spring 2003 |
| Alicia Merrett | Quilt 2002 Reflections | The Quilters Guild | Spring 2003 |
Annedore Neumann |
London Calling | Patchwork und Quiltjournal Vienna | Jan/Feb 2003 |
| Davina Thomas | Reflections | Popular Patchwork | Jan 2003 |
| Davina Thomas | Clytwaith | Popular Patchwork | Dec 2002 |
| Linda Kemshall | Patchwork and Quilting | 'Six' contemporary group exhibit | August 2002 |
| Marion Haslam | Six of the Best | Popular Patchwork | Feb 2002 |
| Patchwork and Quilting | June 2001 | ||
| Helen Joseph | The Art of Quilts | Patchwork and Quilter | Aug 2001 |
| Embroiderers' Guild | Millennium Calendar image used for month of May) | Embroiderers' Guild | 2000 |
| Peter Pannett | Stitched Images '98 | Guernsey Evening Press | June 1998 |
| Kerry Pocock | Knitting/Stitching Show | Irish Patchworker | Nov 1999 |
| Embroiderers' Guild |
'World of Embroidery' work on front cover |
Nov 1998 | |
| Robert Cunning | Encyclopaedia of Picture Framing Techniques | Quarto | 1993 |
| Joan Archer | Embroidery '88 | Embroidery Magazine | 1989 |
| Celina Scott | Embroidery '88 | BBCClothesRoad Show | Nov 1988 |
| Vicky Lugg/M.Best | Design for Embroidery | Batsford | 1988 |
Major Public and Private Collections |
| KPMG, London, 6 pieces. Work is in private collections in England, Austria, Germany, Canada, America and Portugal. |
Content and images ©Copyright Bobby Britnell 2008. Site
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