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| Michael Brennand-Wood |
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A visual artist, curator, lecturer and
arts consultant, who, for the past
30 years has occupied a central
position in the research, origination
and advocacy of contemporary
International Art Textiles. |
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Michael has exhibited in major
galleries and museums worldwide,
including the Victoria and Albert
Museum, the 21st Century Museum
of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
and National Gallery of Australia,
Canberra. |
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His work can be seen in private,
public and corporate collections
worldwide. |
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| Michael won The Creative Concept Award in 1987 and The Fine Art Award in 1989 at the International Textile Competition in Kyoto, followed in 1990 by the first RSA Art for Architecture Award. In 1990 he was also awarded a Distinguished Visiting Fellow, British Council, City University, Kyoto, Japan. In 1992 he was 1st Prize Winner at the 3rd International Betonac Prize in Belgium. |
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| In 1982 he curated the controversial exhibition ‘Fabric and Form’ and co-curated the ‘Makers Eye’ both for the Crafts Council, followed in 1992 with ‘Restless Shadows’ a major Goldsmiths College touring exhibition of contemporary Japanese Textiles. Until 1989 he was a senior lecturer in the Department of Visual Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He has taught extensively in colleges and universities in the UK and overseas, and has undertaken residencies in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Belgium. |
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| From 2001-08 he was awarded an Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) Fellowship in the Creative and Performing Arts in conjunction with the University of Ulster to research geometrical complexity in Central Asian textiles, Belfast. In 2007 he won the Fine Art Award, Pfaff Art Embroidery Still Life in France and he is currently Visiting Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University. |
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| He has recently completed two new works for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre in Leeds and developed an interdisciplinary arts programme for Colston Hall, a music venue in Bristol. |
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| Michael’s academic background combined with his vast experience of the arts gives him a unique perspective and one which he can share with you! |
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For more information please visit
www.brennand-wood.com |
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