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Biography
  

COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS
  
  2005 Series of 7 Tufted textile artworks for Children's Treatment Centres, Belfast
  2004 Tufted textile artwork for Shannon Clinic, Belfast.
2002  Shortlisted Design for Chevron Texaco headquarters, Aberdeen
2001 Tapestry for House of Lords Offices. No 1 Millbank.Gov Art Collection.
Design for terrazzo floor feature, James Cook Hospital, Middlesbrough. 
Tapestry, Carpet & etched glass for Norwich Castle Museum. 
2000 Tufted Textile Wallhanging for Salford Hospital, Manchester.
1999 Tufted Textile Wallhanging for St Luke's Hospital, South Tees NHS Trust
1998 Two Woven Tapestries for Strode Theatre, Street, Somerset.
1997 Tufted Textile Wallhanging for Oldham NHS Trust.
3 Tapestries & Painting for Sheerness Public Library, Sheerness, Kent.
1996 Tapestries and Carpet for Main Entrance Hall, Central Science Labs
Ryedale, York for MAFF. Public Arts/RMJM London Ltd.
1993 Tapestry, Mid-Kent Oncology Centre, Maidstone, for Powell Moya.
Silk-screen banners for Reception Area Conquest Hospital, Hastings.
1991 Tapestry for Circle Foyer, Lyceum Theatre,Sheffield; JG Graves Trust.
1989 Set of 13 large woven tapestry cushions for Lambeth Palace Chapel
  
EXHIBITIONS
  
2005 thetextileartist.com. Rufford Craft Centre, Newark, Nottinghamshire.
2004 "Street Gallery". Farnham, Surrey.
2000 Strode Theatre, Street, Somerset. (Solo Show).
1999 ‘At Your Service: New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham.
1998 Brewery Arts, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
1996 “Woven Image - Contemporary Tapestry” Barbican Centre, London and UK Tour.
1995 British Tapestry Triennial, The Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Notts.
1993 “Textile Art”, Rye Art Gallery, Rye, Sussex.
1992 Contemporary Applied Arts, London; 
1990 Contemporary Tapestry, Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield & Tour.
1989 Kunstformen Jetzt!, Salzburg, Austria (Solo).
  
OTHER ACTIVITIES
  
1990-
present
Artists in Schools.  Leading In-school projects with emphasis on textiles as a visiting artist.
1998-
present
Various voluntary posts.
1999 Community Project with Crispin School, Street, Somerset for tufted wall hanging.
Stage door foyer, Strode Theatre. 
1989 Artist-in-Residence; Guildford House, Guildford.
1979
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Initiated and completed self-build house project.
  
BIBLIOGRAPHY
  
2005 "Dance with Diseases - Public Art in Healthcare" CJ Anderson-Wu.
Taiwan 2005 ISBN 986-7487-50-8. Feature article & illustrations in
book on Hospital Art from around the world.
2002 Art & Architecture Journal, No 57. Article on Norwich Castle Museum Public Art Project.
1999 Crafts Magazine, July/Aug- Feature on Parklands House, Oldham Commissions.
1996 “Woven Image” Catalogue for Barbican Centre touring exhibition -Illustration and profile.
1995  “Teapotmania” Catalogue for Norwich Castle Museum touring exhibition - Cover Illustration and profile.
1993  “Designer Genes” Profile by Anoop Parikh on 3 Artist Makers -Daily Telegraph 7 May.
1992 “Jeni Ross: Contradicting Tapestry Trends” Article by Carol K Russell, Fiberarts Magazine Nov/Dec.
1992 Crafts Magazine March/April - ‘Shortform’ Piece on Commission.
1991 Fiberarts Design Book 1V, Lark Books - Invited Contributor.
Crafts Magazine May/June - Illustration and Comment.
1990 December Cover - International Textiles Magazine.
  
STUDIED
  
1980
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West Surrey College of Art & Design - 2 yrs research into woven tapestry.
1963
  -65
Farnham School of Art - NDD Fine Art Sculpture.
  
Work represented on the Crafts Council of Great Britain Index of Selected Makers.
  
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