Lucy Antwis is a practicing artist and maker with over 10 years of experience creating and selling textile products and fine art through galleries and craft shops. She has a BA in Textile Design from York St John University and has held various positions teaching arts and crafts. Her experience includes commission work, workshops, exhibitions, and volunteer work with an animal charity. She has strong IT, photography, and creative skills including sewing, painting, and printmaking.

1. Lucy Antwis
Home: 01904 337929
Mobile: 07767366202
Email: lantwis@googlemail.com
Portfolio: www.lucyantwis.com
Qualification/Highest
Sep 2001 - June 2004 - BA Honors in Textile Design - 1st Class Honours
York St John University
Professional
2004 – Current – Practicing artist and maker, creating and selling textile products and
Fine Art through galleries, boutiques and craft shops all over the country. Exhibiting
regularly in solo and group shows. I have ten years experience of working to commission
on several projects and one off pieces. Delivering workshops and one to one tutoring. I
also volunteer for the animal charity The Cinnamon Trust.
2014 – Current – The Gift People, Knaresborough – Part Time Arts and Crafts Activity
Instructor – Teaching people with learning difficulties and disabilities a variety of Arts
and Crafts disciplines, one to one and group work.
2011 – 2014 - Bootham School, York, Art and Textiles Technician - Assisting students
with their portfolios , individual tutoring on textile and fine art based projects. I also
taught after school activities on a range of textile and printmaking subjects. I am highly
experienced in display, exhibition planning and highly skilled in creating exhibitions.
2006 – 2007 - York St John University I.T CAD CAM Textiles Technician
2005 – 2006 - York St John University Textiles Technician (Print Room)
2005 - 2006 - Arts Action York, Community Artist and in house Graphic Designer – 6th
month training programme.
2003 - 2006 - Halo Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Front of house gallery assistant and
craft worker including making light shades for Liberty of London
2004 – 2004 - Plaskitt and Plaskitt Interior design, design assistant
2003 - Front of House Gallery Assistant, Adze Gallery, York, University Work
Placement

2. 2000 – 2001 – Dial a Ride, Scarborough, A transport company assisting the elderly and
disabled - Gap year placement
Awards
2010 The Prince of Wales Trust Test Marketing Grant
2010 The Princes Trust ROSE Award
2010 The Princes Trust Start up in Business Award
Projects
2012/ 2013 – Assisted with the running of Bootham Schools annual Art Festival
Facilitating several arts and textile workshops.
2012 – Worked with Bootham Junior school, organizing and facilitating several fabric
puppet making workshops with large groups of children
2011 – Created a large hanging paper display in Bootham School Hall ceiling made up
from small paper sculptures the children had made
2005 - Textile designer for Chinese New Year fabric displays at the National Centre for
Early music, York
2005 - Breathing Space, Caroline Broadhead at York St Mary's, stitched together
installation with artist
2005 - Assistant Costume Designer, Stage Coach Theatre 'Philip Pullman, His Dark
Materials’
Selected Exhibitions
2014 – Dutch House "Kunsthuis" Crake, York – Christmas Selected Showcase
2014 – York Hospital, Open Studios Selected Showcase
2014 – York Open Studios
2014 - Solo Show, Ryedale Folk Museum ‘Inside The Seams’
2012 – Bootham School Trust Art Exhibition, The Recital Room, Bootham School
2011/12 - Christmas Exhibition, Bootham School, York

3. 2011 - Summer Exhibition, South Street Gallery, Scarborough
2011 - 'Mixed Textile Exhibition' The Butterfly Rooms, Saltaire
2011 - 'In The Garden' International Feltmakers Association, The Silk Warehouse,
Bradford
2011 - 'I DO' Wedding show, Heart Gallery, Hebden Bridge
2010 - Bar Lane Studios, York 'Changes' group exhibition.
2010- Maidens Garlands Exhibition, Specialist Commissioned piece, of a reconstructed
garland, St Stephens Church, Robin Hoods Bay
2010 - Harding House Gallery, Lincoln 'A Touch of Splendor'
2010 - Bankfield Museum, Piece Hall, Halifax, Christmas textile exhibition
2010 - Rural Arts, Thirsk, Christmas Exhibition
2010 - The British Craft Trade Fair , Harrogate
2010 - Home and Gift Trade Fair, Harrogate
2010 - Castle Howard, York
2010 - Textile Group Exhibition 'Stitched' The Butterfly Rooms, Saltaire, Bradford
2009 - Words and Wool, poetry and textile exhibition, Old St Stephens Church, Robin
Hoods Bay
2009 - Winter Wonderland exhibition, Grosmont Gallery, Whitby
2004 - Textile Group exhibition, York St John Chapel, York
I.T Skills
Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint. I am versatile with both Mac
and PC operating systems, I built my own packaged website, Proficient with social
media, Twitter, Blogger, Facebook, Wordpress.
Creative Skills
Photography, Sewing, Painting, Drawing,, Greeting card making. Screen Printing.
Embroidery, Lino cut, Collage, Sculpture, Batik, Feltmaking,
I also hold an up to date First Aid Certificate and a clean driving licence