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Edith Pargh Barton BA

0845 224 1492

Education


1973 BA, Fine Art and Art Ed., New York
1975-76 School of Visual Arts, New York
1977-80 California State University

Professional Development/Training

2009 "Next Steps" Creative PartnershipsSafe Touch Course & Certificate
2008 Lantern Leaders Course & CertificateCarnival Costume Course & Cartificate1999-present Weaving, basketmaking & painting classes

Workshops

2010

Demonstration/lecture to textile group in Worthing. French Festival painting workshop, Horsham. East Street Opening workshops,Horsham. "Flying Books" Big Draw workshops, Horsham. Shinewater Court, Eastbourne, textile sculpture workshops.

2009 Angel workshop for teachers during school training session, Brighton
  Angel textile workshop at Sussex Guild, Lewes
2008 The Petrie Museum, London
St. Frances Catholic Primary School, Caterham. Weaving workshop.
2007 The Arc, Caterham After school workshops all with textile theme, Holly Lodge School, Surrey. Mosaic workshop.
2006 The Otter Gallery, Chichester and Bishop Tufnell Infants School, Felpham. Workshops on the tactile theme in conjunction with gallery exhibition.

2000-present

 

1996-present

 

Workshops in care homes for the elderly and for visually paired adults using willow, weaving and textiles. 5 years experience in Adult Ed. Teaching bag making and dressmaking.

Workshops in schools and special schools with children and young people using paint, textiles and willow. 

Residencies

2002-2005 Pupil Referral Unit Littlehampton and Bognor Regis Nursery School. "Art
2005" Martletts Hall, Burgess Hill. All with a textile theme
   

Projects

2004-2009 The Big Draw, Horsham Museum, Horsham Library and Amberley Working Museum
2002 Buchan Country Park, Crawley. Textile project
2000 Reminiscence project in care homes for elderly.

Exhibitions

2011

2010-present

1995-present

Ashdown Gallery, Forest Row. Textile sculptures & Angels.

On going paintings exhibited in Chilli Peppers Cafe & Bistro, Uckfield

Group & Solo exhibitions with paintings and textiles at Horsham Open Studios. Seawhite Studios, Partridge Green. Bank Gallery, Chobham. Parham Park, Pashley Manor, Ditchling and Midhurst, Sussex Guild shows. Petrie Museum, London. Grace Barrand Design Centre, Surrey. I Candy Arts, Hastings. Brighton Open Houses. The Art House, Chichester, Chichester Open Exhibition, Minerva Theatre. Cranleigh Arts Centre. The Otter Gallery, Chichester. The Postcard Show, Hastings. Chalk Gallery, Lewes. Brighton Art Fair. The Hawth, Crawley. Worthing Museum & Art Gallery. Trinity Arts Market, Turnbridge Wells. Textiles Alive, Plumpton. Contemporary Textile Fair, London.Membership of Groups

2008 Buchan Country Park, Crawley. Textile project
2008-present The Sussex Guild
2008-present The Embroiderers Guild
1995-2009 2 by 4 Artists