Artists
Lynn Setterington
Lynn Setterington's research, which has been ongoing for the last 20 years is based within the textile arena, particularly the quilting genre. Quilts produced predominantly over the last 15 years possess a strong autobiographical content, which refers to the changing domestic, economic and social position of women within contemporary society in the West. These concerns are juxtaposed with a constant celebration of the ordinary; of the skills and activities which cannot be replaced by technology and gadgetry. Both the image content within the quilts, and the hand stitched manufacture of the cloths, reinforce the persistence and importance of individual concerns and vanities within a contemporary context.
Underpinning this discussion is also a concern with the reverie of objects. Imagery is therefore diverse and eclectic; from the depiction of a family heirloom, the TV remote control through to beauty and gardening. All offer commentary on contemporary society, whilst celebrating the rituals of domestic life in which old and new merge to form ever changing, yet also constant reflections of human need and desires.
Recent work has shown a move away from the traditional quilt format in terms of materials, still exploring issues of consumerism and life at the turn of the century but using plastic bags and waste products to create a dialogue with the viewer. Other developments include community based work with a broad cross section of the public, from women’s groups to adults with learning disabilities.
Education:
79-82 Textile Degree Goldsmiths College, London
78-79 York College of Arts and Technology
Recent Exhibitions:
2007 Mechanical Drawing Exhibition MMU Holden Gallery and UK tour 2008
2007 Lotz Triennial Poland, European Textile Exhibition
2006 Art of the Stitch Embroiderers Guild touring exhibition
2005 “Make Me C” Manchester Art Gallery
2005 “Reconstruct-Deconstruct” Bilston Craft Gallery W Midlands
2005 “Garden of Delights” Platt Fields Park Manchester
2003 “Planting Ideas” part of the Festival of Quilts NEC Birmingham
2002 “Masterpieces” Palazzo Bricherasio Turin Italy (1902- 2002)
2001 “Telling” Narrative textiles Aberystwyth Arts Centre Wales
2000 “North Country Quilts” Bowes Museum Co.Durham
2000 “British Quilts in Japan” touring 3 cities in Japan
2000 SOFA U.S. Applied Art Fair, Chicago USA
1999 SOFA. Contemporary Applied Art Exhibition, Chicago USA
1999 "Objects from a lifetime” Derby Museum & Art Gallery (touring)
1998 “Cloths of Gold” Contemporary Applied Arts, London and SOFA Chicago
1998 “Quilt World 98 Japan” Contemporary Quilt Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
Collections:
2007 Alma Park Primary School Manchester UK Centenary Banner
2006 Gallery Oldham Contemporary Banner Collection
2006 University of Nebraska International Quilt Study Center
2005 Stoneyholme and St Stephens Primary Schools, Burnley England
2002 Imperial War Museum North, Salford England
1998 Oldham Museum and Art Gallery England
1997 Victoria and Albert Museum London
1997 Bedfordshire Schools’ Art England
1997 Textile Gallery, Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
1996 Shipley Art Gallery, Contemporary Crafts Collection England
1995 Embroiderers Guild of the UK
1994 Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester UK
1993 Crafts Council of Great Britain
Commissions and Awards:
2007 Commission for Manchester International Festival for The Great Indoors Event
2007 MMU funding to present a paper at International Quilt symposium, University of Nebraska USA
2006 Heritage lottery funding to make contemporary banner for Gallery Oldham with women from the local community
2006 HEFC “ Stitching Up Oxford Road” Community Arts project co-ordinator
2005 UK (Trade & Investment) funding to visit SOFA New York (Applied Arts Fair)
2005 Artist in schools, Burnley Lancashire
2001 Crafts Council funding for Acknowledged Sources, Hastings Museum
2000 Commission for Transport and General Workers Union North West HQ
1998 Lottery funding for Azadi Quilt project, Harris Museum Preston
1995 Research visit to India & Bangladesh N West Arts Board and MMU funded
1995 Artist in Residence Belsay Hall Northumberland
Teaching:
03-04 Crafts tutor to adults with learning disabilities (Venture Arts) Hulme Manchester
1992 Senior Lecturer Embroidery Degree Manchester Metropolitan University
1994 Regular workshop and lectures to a range of community groups
1993 Visiting lecturer Goldsmiths College London and various UK Universities
Publications & Journals:
2006 Creative Recycling in Embroidery ed. Val Holmes pub Batsford
2006 Quilters Guild Journal article
2005 The Quilted Planet ed. Celia Eddy Mitchell Beasley pub.
2005 Folk Archive (Cont popular art from the UK) ed. A Kane & J Dellor
2005 Text (Journal of Textile Society) article on Goldsmiths College Study Centre
2005 Embroidery magazine article “Economy of Scale”
2004 Embroidery magazine article
1999 Reinventing Textiles Telos pub
1996 Art Textiles of the World: Great Britain pub. Telos
1995 88 Leaders in the Quilt World Today pub. Nihon Vogue
