Momentum: 18th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial

26 / 03 / 2009 – 05 / 12 / 2010

A Tamworth Regional Gallery exhibition toured by Museums & Galleries NSW.

From the early 1970s the Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial, managed by Tamworth Regional Gallery, has provided audiences with an exciting and vibrant survey exhibition of contemporary fibre textiles. It is recognised as Australia’s pre-eminent textile related exhibition and includes works from across the nation.

For Momentum, the 18th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial, curator Valerie Kirk has put together an exhibition that looks at the influences new technologies have had on traditional fibre textile practice and how artists have combined their individual practice to incorporate new techniques.

“Artists are in a position to choose if and how to access high-tech materials and processes to enhance their work…textile artists work inventively because of the rapidly changing context of their world, pushing the boundaries and communicating through their original expressive forms. They challenge our perceptions and move forward into unknown territories… the strength of their work comes from the artist’s ability to respect tradition and history while engaging with the momentum of progress” – Valerie Kirk

Artists: Christine Aitkins, Babbarra Designs, Jane Bowden, Alana Clifton-Cunningham, Annabelle Collett, Fiona Gavino, Robyn Glade-Wright, Hilary Green, Mandy Gunn, Cecilia Heffer, Melissa Hirsch, Liz Jeneid, Jill Kinnear, Kelly Leonard, Rodney Love, Penny Malone, Elisa Markes-Young, Lucille Martin, Vicki mason, Ainslie Murray, Debra Porch, Louise Saxton, Demelza Sherwood, Annie Trevillian, Elefteria Vlavianos

The exhibition will tour to the following regional galleries: