Fiona Wilson

2013-2014 - Staffordshire University - Postgraduate Certificate in Higher and Professional Education - Distinction

2009 – 2011 Manchester Metropolitan University – MA Textiles - Distinction

2006 – 2009 Bradford School of Arts and Media - BA Hons Surface Design and Textiles - 1st Class Hons

2005 – 2006 Huddersfield Technical College - Access to Art
1991-1994 - Oxford Brookes University - BA Hons Business Studies - 2:1

Awards

2010 – Embroiderers’ Guild Scholar Bursary

2009 – Finalist - Needle Forge Mill Museum Embroidery Competition – Awarded Sketchbook Prize

2008 – 3rd Prize in the Rugmark Design a Rug Competition with entry being exhibited at 100% Design

Exhibitions, Past and Present

2014 - Paper, Scissors, Stone - Joint Exhibition Sunnybank Mills, Leeds

2013 - Prints Charming - Joint Exhibition Sock Gallery, Loughborough

2012 - Surface - West Yorkshire Print Workshops

2012 - Magnificent Stitches - Guild House Guildford

2012 - North Yorkshire Open Studios - West End Gallery, Scarborough

2011 - Bedazzled - Yorkshire Craft Centre, Bradford

2011 – Art in the Gardens, Sheffield

2011 – Group Exhibition, The Beetroot Gallery, Draycott

2011 – Made in Yorkshire – Quilt Museum, York

2011 – Saltaire Arts Trail

2011 – Holmfirth Arts Market

2010 – Featured Artist - Knit and Stitch Show, Alexandra Palace, London

2010 – Featured Artist – Knit and Stitch Show, RDS, Dublin

2010 – Featured Artist – Knit and Stitch Show, Harrogate

2010 – Society of Designer Craftsmen – Art in the Gardens, Sheffield

2010 – Society of Designer Craftsmen, The Mall, London

2009 – Graduate Showcase – Festival of Quilts, NEC

2009 – ‘Freedom’ Exhibition at the Needle Forge Mill Museum

2008 – Saltaire Arts Market

2008 – Holmfirth Arts Market

2010 – Embroiderers’ Guild Scholar – Embroidery Magazine

2009 – Graduate Showcase - Embroidery Magazine

2008 – Awards Double - Interiors Monthly