Crafts CouncilDirectoryFiona RutherfordTextile ArtistMidlothian, ScotlandFacebookAboutInfoNewsMy tapestries play with space and colour to capture moods and connections, the fragments of stories, poems and songs. Weaving with cotton and linen yarns my colour palate moves from the vibrant and playful to the quietly contemplative. I often weave in strips that bring together seemingly unconnected elements. The edges tapering or uneven. It is the edge or fragment of something else. Selvedges and stitching make reference to the human history held in cloth. Focus:ColourCV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsARTAPESTRY506 January 2018Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark 6th January - April 2nd 2018 I am delighted to have been selected for ARTAPESTRY 5 an international juried tapestry exhibition opening in Denmark touring to Sweden, Latvia and Romania.Colour Theory19 March 2018Colour Theory is the first in a series of showcases and exhibitions celebrating CAA Gallery's 70th anniversary year. Delighted to be showing two of my tapestries as part of the exhibition.Here and Now01 October 2016Here & Now is the first major curated exhibition of contemporary tapestry in England for over twenty years. Fiona is one of the 21 selected international tapestry artists showing their work.AboutMy tapestries play with space and colour to capture moods and connections, the fragments of stories, poems and songs. Weaving with cotton and linen yarns my colour palate moves from the vibrant and playful to the quietly contemplative. I often weave in strips that bring together seemingly unconnected elements. The edges tapering or uneven. It is the edge or fragment of something else. Selvedges and stitching make reference to the human history held in cloth. InfoFocus:ColourCV:Download documentCommissions:Available for commissionsNewsARTAPESTRY506 January 2018Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark 6th January - April 2nd 2018 I am delighted to have been selected for ARTAPESTRY 5 an international juried tapestry exhibition opening in Denmark touring to Sweden, Latvia and Romania.Colour Theory19 March 2018Colour Theory is the first in a series of showcases and exhibitions celebrating CAA Gallery's 70th anniversary year. Delighted to be showing two of my tapestries as part of the exhibition.Here and Now01 October 2016Here & Now is the first major curated exhibition of contemporary tapestry in England for over twenty years. Fiona is one of the 21 selected international tapestry artists showing their work.FacebookProjectCONVERGE 2016ProjectAll about everythingProjectARTAPESTRY5
ARTAPESTRY506 January 2018Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark 6th January - April 2nd 2018 I am delighted to have been selected for ARTAPESTRY 5 an international juried tapestry exhibition opening in Denmark touring to Sweden, Latvia and Romania.
Colour Theory19 March 2018Colour Theory is the first in a series of showcases and exhibitions celebrating CAA Gallery's 70th anniversary year. Delighted to be showing two of my tapestries as part of the exhibition.
Here and Now01 October 2016Here & Now is the first major curated exhibition of contemporary tapestry in England for over twenty years. Fiona is one of the 21 selected international tapestry artists showing their work.
ARTAPESTRY506 January 2018Kunstcentret Silkeborg Bad, Denmark 6th January - April 2nd 2018 I am delighted to have been selected for ARTAPESTRY 5 an international juried tapestry exhibition opening in Denmark touring to Sweden, Latvia and Romania.
Colour Theory19 March 2018Colour Theory is the first in a series of showcases and exhibitions celebrating CAA Gallery's 70th anniversary year. Delighted to be showing two of my tapestries as part of the exhibition.
Here and Now01 October 2016Here & Now is the first major curated exhibition of contemporary tapestry in England for over twenty years. Fiona is one of the 21 selected international tapestry artists showing their work.