Elizabeth Murton


Exhibition News

Happy New Year for 2010

After a busy year, I am looking forward to cracking on with new ideas.

Click on 'Module' images below to see it at Origin, Somerset House, London

Module

Indevelopment 2

Indevelopment

Spinbang

Playing Frame

Giant Weave

Rules and Regs

Giant Umbrella

Night

Education

Goldsmiths College, University of London, 2003- 2006
BA Textiles (Hons)

Upcoming Exhibitions

Fraction Exhibition and Open Studios 4th - 6th December 2009
Private View 6-9pm 4th December 2009
Each artist is given a canvas 20x25cm to place a fraction of creativity to be autioned off, an opportunity to start your own collection or by an original gift for Christmas. Follow this link to Cor Blimey Arts
Creekside, Deptford, London

Exhibitions

New Newspaper Sculpture 6th - 18th October 2009
Commission as part of Origin, Crafts Council Annual show, looking at the potential of basketry to inspire and influence new ideas and utilise new materials
As part of Crafts Council Annual Show
Somerset House, London
Deptford X Alchemy 25th September- 4th October 2009
Alchemy featured ink drawings and small newspaper sculpture on the Dining Banquet for Alchemy
Follow this link to the exhibition
Creekside, London
Indevelopment (2) 5th January - 28th July 2009
As part of Rubbish Art
Exhibition of Art works created from waste
The Point
Doncaster, Yorkshire
Indevelopment & Spinbang 12th June - 24th July 2008
Effuse
'Textile' concepts inspire 5 artist's diverse practices
Constance Howard Research and Resource Centre in Textiles,
Basement, Deptford Town Hall, New Cross Gate, London
The Playing Frame and Photographs of Giant Weave 21st May - 8th July 2007
Two piece of work encouraging Play and creativity on display in the Mirror Gallery.
Southill Park, Ringmead, Berkshire, RG12 7PA
First of Four: Orbis Opifex 2nd March - 14th March 2007
Orbis Opifex is an collaborative installation by four Goldsmiths Graduates. Exhibited at a BASH exhitibion 'Life Cycles'
Crypt, St. Pancras Church, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BA
First of Four: Orbis Opifex 23rd Jan- 4th Feb 2007
Orbis Opifex is an collaborative installation by four Goldsmiths Graduates. It explores a kind of alchemy, in which the cogs of the mind and the machine tick and ... It's effect is certainly a strange machine.
The Vaults in the Foundary, 86 Great Eastern Street, London
Night 7th Oct 2006
Video shown at night of Orchestral-folk music The Wupadupa String Thing, All Saints Parish Church, Kingston.
Playing Frame 15th - 19th June 2006
Free Range, Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London.
Playing Frame 15th - 19th June 2006
Goldsmiths College BA Degree Show, London.

Commissions

Moreland School Secret Door Project, May 2008
With Primary school children making forest using paint, used plastic bags and CDs
Moreland Street, Islington, London
2013 Prototype: Mobile Nature Unit 21st & 22nd September 2007
Abandoned car transformed into a picture postcard garden
Islington Car Free Day Banner Street, EC1 London

Professional Development Residency

Work and Play, as part of Rules and Regs 11th & 12th May 2007
Sandpits reveal clues to a story in live art piece at local festival.
The Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR

Gallery Education

Childrens International Arts Festival (CIAO) 2007
Workshops with Primary schools with Giant Weave and Playing Frame
Southhill Park, Ringmead, Bracknell, Berks, RG12 7PA
The Big Draw 2005
Giant Weave performed with children and families
Goldsmiths College, New Cross Gate, London

Media

BBC Berkshire Breakfast Show 7th July 2007
Preformed Giant Weave in the Studio!
What is Drawing For? Essay in Drawing JournalCurrently online
TRACEY, Loughborough University on-line Drawing Journal