Elizabeth Ashdown MA RCA is a London based artist creating contemporary hand woven artworks using the endangered craft of passementerie. Only one of a few hand passementerie weavers left in the UK, Elizabeth combines traditional craft skills with a contemporary aesthetic in order to create intriguing and playful art pieces.
Intricate weaving techniques are combined with an energetic use of colour, pattern and material combinations to create one-off and bespoke artworks, both large and small.
Elizabeth has produced exclusive handmade pieces for clients such as Liberty, the Clothworkers’ Company, Cassamance and Camira Fabrics, as well as undertaking bespoke commissions for private clients. Elizabeth is represented by Future Icons - Future Icons represents the best contemporary craft and design makers in the UK.
Elizabeth is passionate about supporting, promoting and advancing all aspects of woven textile design. She is an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and a Visiting Lecturer at the Royal College of Art, Winchester School of Art and Donghua University, Shanghai. Elizabeth runs weaving, braiding, macramé and Passementerie workshops around the UK.
Upcoming workshops:
Passementerie with Elizabeth Ashdown - Minerva Workshops London - 8th September & 14th October 2020
Upcoming exhibitions:
International Kogei Award - Toyama Prefecture - September 2020
Future of Craft - OXO Tower Bargehouse - London - October 2020
London Craft Week weaving installation - Ace Hotel Shoreditch - October 2020
Selected exhibitions:
Over Under : Under Over - Royal Scottish Academy, Upper Galleries, 22nd December 2018 - 30th January 2020
London Art Fair - Business Design Centre, London, January 22nd - 26th 2020
Winter open studios 2019 - Cockpit Arts, Deptford, London.
Carter Preston Award 2018 - The Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool.
The Society of Designer Craftsman Winter Show 2015, London.
Unexpected Outcomes 2014 - Crafts Study Centre Shop, Farnham.
Craft Emergency 2014 - Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth.
Rising Stars 2014 - New Ashgate Gallery, Smiths Row, Milton Keynes Arts Centre.
Intricate weaving techniques are combined with an energetic use of colour, pattern and material combinations to create one-off and bespoke artworks, both large and small.
Elizabeth has produced exclusive handmade pieces for clients such as Liberty, the Clothworkers’ Company, Cassamance and Camira Fabrics, as well as undertaking bespoke commissions for private clients. Elizabeth is represented by Future Icons - Future Icons represents the best contemporary craft and design makers in the UK.
Elizabeth is passionate about supporting, promoting and advancing all aspects of woven textile design. She is an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and a Visiting Lecturer at the Royal College of Art, Winchester School of Art and Donghua University, Shanghai. Elizabeth runs weaving, braiding, macramé and Passementerie workshops around the UK.
Upcoming workshops:
Passementerie with Elizabeth Ashdown - Minerva Workshops London - 8th September & 14th October 2020
Upcoming exhibitions:
International Kogei Award - Toyama Prefecture - September 2020
Future of Craft - OXO Tower Bargehouse - London - October 2020
London Craft Week weaving installation - Ace Hotel Shoreditch - October 2020
Selected exhibitions:
Over Under : Under Over - Royal Scottish Academy, Upper Galleries, 22nd December 2018 - 30th January 2020
London Art Fair - Business Design Centre, London, January 22nd - 26th 2020
Winter open studios 2019 - Cockpit Arts, Deptford, London.
Carter Preston Award 2018 - The Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool.
The Society of Designer Craftsman Winter Show 2015, London.
Unexpected Outcomes 2014 - Crafts Study Centre Shop, Farnham.
Craft Emergency 2014 - Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth.
Rising Stars 2014 - New Ashgate Gallery, Smiths Row, Milton Keynes Arts Centre.