I am a Birmingham based artist who creates portraits using nail and thread.

I am influenced by the traditional craft of hand-embroidery but my style of work puts a contemporary spin on threadwork.

My method of making consists of wrapping thread around nails which pinpoint the contours of the face to build up a mesh-like form made up of triangles. I build up layers and layers of these triangles to detail the subjects' features and create depth to the image.

My work is both bold but fragile. While the triangular forms in the subject’s face are strong and harsh, they contrast with the delicacy in the materiality of the thread itself. The accurate portrayal of the face combined with the depth of the nails creates a sense of movement and character in my subjects’ face.

CV

Imogen Morris | Thread Artist

07833471370 | info@imogenembroidery.co.uk | www.imogenembroideryart.com

Education

Kingston University | First Class | BA (Hons) Fine Art & Art History | 2013

University of Gloucestershire | Merit | Art & Design Foundation Diploma | 2010

Solo Exhibitions

Upcoming June 2022: Digbeth Art Space “Threadbare: In Flux” Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

2019:Digbeth Art Space “ThreadBare” Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Group Exhibitions

2021: The Artist Lounge, “In the History”, King House Gallery, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK

Boomer Gallery “Vogue Second Edition”, Whitechapel, London, UK

Ikon Gallery, “Ikon for Artists” Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

2019: Digbeth Art Space, “ShowVend” Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

2018: The Anchor Gallery, “For the Love of Art,” Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

2015: Compton Verney Art Gallery “Museums at Night” Compton Verney, Warwickshire, UK

General Practice, “ArtHole” Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK

2013: Kingston University “Degree Show”, Kingston, Surrey, UK

Stanley Picker Gallery Publication Launch of S&M, Kingston, Surrey, UK

2012: The Centre of Useless Splendour “SEMI”, Kingston, Surrey, UK

Competitions

2021: Third Place inThe Artist Lounge, “In the History” Compeition, King House Gallery, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK

Highly Commended in 3D Category “Self Portrait Compeition”, The Art Yard, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, UK

Residencies

Upcoming: July – September 2022: Artist in Residence, Bankside Hotel (in conjunction with DegreeArt Gallery), London UK

2020 – 2021: Artist in Residence, Digeth Art Space, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Gallery Representation

2021: - Present DegreeArt Gallery, Somerset House, London, UK

Public Commissions

2020 : “Eyes” Public Art Commission | Commissioner: Art Quarter, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

2019: Portrait of Mary Lee Berners-Lee | Commissioner: Innovation Birmingham Campus for the West Midlands Women in Tech Awards

Grants

2019: Materials Grant for “ThreadBare Exhibition” funded by Eaton Fund

2016: “Stitch Together” Quilt Community Project funded by O2 Think Big

Gallery Experience

Gallery Assistant | Maniere Noire Gallery, Berlin, Germany | April – May 2016

Art Assistant | OYAP Trust, Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK | January – May 2015

Gallery Assistant | Compton Verney Art Gallery, Warwickshire, UK | February 2014 – October 2015

Gallery Assistant | Eastside Project Space, Birmingham | September 2013 – February 2014

Gallery Assistant | Degreeart Gallery | August 2012 - September 2012