We are honoured to be presenting a selection of contemporary works recently acquired by Diana Springall. We last featured a selection of the Diana Springall collection in May 2020 with an exhibition explaining our “Gallery plans for the future.”

 

Diana is, according to the Victoria & Albert Museum, ‘amongst the most well-known of all British textile artists’ with an acclaimed collection of British embroidery and textile art amassed over a 60-year period.

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This nationally important collection will be housed in the new extended Embroidery Gallery which will be a recognised educational resource and study centre for future generations, an integral part of our aims to become a National Centre of excellence, for Embroidery and textile related arts.

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This latest exhibition includes over 20 innovative and accomplished recent works, which includes:

• A piece by one of the most popular Finish designers of our time Heikki Orvola (see brochure cover).

• An amazing self- portrait by Chilean artist Estefania Tarud Kari.

• A piece by celebrated French Artist Nicole Gaulier who’s first works put her in the mid 1970’s movement of ‘Fibre Art’.

• Artist Suzy Wright loves colour, her work is full of colour solid stitching to vibrant effect. Her portraits include Zandra Rhodes, Grayson Perry and Janet Street Porter.

• Plus, an outstanding piece entitled ‘Swan’ by renowned London embroiderer and mixed media textile artist Karen Nicol, to name just a few from this stunning collection.

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Diana brings an artist’s eye and an informed sophistication to embroidery that transcends time and fashions in the craft. Her inspiring collection continues to grow, evolve and inspire.