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Emma Ley - Artist CV
Profile
A textile artist / designer with a background in printmaking, dressmaking and bookbinding.
Employment
2009 Artist in Residence, Corsham Court, Wiltshire
2008-present: Self-Employed Textile Designer/Artist
2008 - 2009: Art Gallery Assistant, Out of the Blue, Grove Street, Bath
2006: Freelance Fashion Print Designer for Fabric8, Milway Street, Bristol
2002 - 2006: Seamstress, Embroiderer and Studio Assistant to Carol Waller, Fashion Designer and Textile Artist, One Two Five Gallery, Box Road, Bath
1998 - 2002: Self-Employed Seamstress Travelled and explored Europe
1996 - 1998: Assistant to High-End Interior Decorator Susan Maltby, Walnut Avenue, Venice, California.
Education and Work Experience
2006 - 2008: M.A. Fashion Textiles Bath Spa University
2008: Work Placement with Voice Minority Summer School, Bath Spa University
2008: Work Placement with Conservation Team, Hampton Court Palace
1993 - 1997: B.A. (Hons) Fashion Textiles Somerset College of Art and Technology
1991- 1993: BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design, Somerset College of Art and Technology
Selected Exhibitions
Widcombe Studios -
Summer show & Relaunch as Bath Artists' Studios
29th - 31st May 2009
www.widcombestudios.co.uk
Bear Flat Artists -
Open Studios
23rd - 25th May 2009
www.bearflatartists.co.uk
Dimensions Variable - an exhibition showing innovative work by four resident textile artists.
Widcombe Studios, Bath 21st - 27th Feb 2009
widcombestudios.co.uk
Exhibition of Botanical Collection
North Curry Coffee Shop, North Curry Somerset, 2008
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To see more of Emma's designs, please check out the gallery section. If you would like to purchase something featured on the site or would like to commission something similar, please contact Emma for more information.