Michelle’s News

“Gaining Ground” at Haworth Art Gallery, in the Textile Biennale 2023
"Gaining Ground" at the Haworth Art Gallery, running as part of the Textile Biennale. Relocating the Loom was part of this "Gaining Ground" touring exhibition. 29 Sep - 17 Dec 2023. Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington, England. Exhibition: This exhibition draws on...

Algorithms – Artist’s Work: Michelle Stephens
Book Chapter: Stephens, M. (2022) 'Algorithms - Artist's Work: Michelle Stephens', in J. Cunliffe (ed.) in Record, Map and Capture in Textile Art: data visualization in cloth and stitch. Batsford Books, London, pp 106-107. Link to Batsford Books website:...

Relocating the Loom: Handweaving in the Cordillera
Relocating the Loom: Handweaving in the Cordillera (2022) in "Gaining Ground" at the Crafts Council Gallery. 13th April - 25th June 2022 : Crafts Council Gallery, London. Exhibition: By Dr Michelle Stephens, Lecturer in Contextualising Practice and Rachel Kelly,...

Reanimated Archives, MMU, Manchester. Textiles & Place Conference, 2021.
Reanimated Archives (11 Oct -15 Oct).
Benzie Building, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester.

“Radical Response” at IASDR Conference 2019, in the Vertical Gallery, MMU, Manchester.
"Radical Response" at the Benzie Vertical Gallery, running as part of the IASDR Conference 2019. ARCHIVE 53809_DB was part of this "Radical Response" exhibition. 2 Sep - 5 Sept 2019. Benzie Vertical Gallery, Manchester School of Art, Manchester, England. Exhibition:...

Coded Cloth
Coded Cloth (01 Apr 2019 – 05 Apr 2019).
Vertical Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester.

Whipstitch: The State of Contemporary Textiles
DETAILS OF US EXHIBITION: Whipstitch: The State of Contemporary Textiles at the Ann Arbor Art Center in Ann Arbor, MI from March 31-April 29, 2017. Whipstitch: The State of Contemporary Textiles - This show explores contemporary approaches to making and using...

DIS/RUPT Exhibition & Symposium
Dis/rupt An exhibition project by The Textile Study Group Launched at the Select Festival 2017 5 - 21 May 2017 and touring thereafter The Textile Study Group is preparing a major exhibition project with associated workshops, gallery events and a publication, under the...

MODUS OPERANDI : METHODS PRACTICE
This exhibition was part of the NWCDTP annual conference held at Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester Metropolitan University. The overall title and theme of the conference was; Arts and Humanities Postgraduate Conference ‘Creative Humanities: Thinking,...

REALab Consultancy Project : Museum of Science & Industry
Exploring audiences’ engagement through participatory workshops