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Ruth Harries' distinctive 2D compositions are characterized by their painterly quality, achieved through meticulous hand stitching, material collage, and occasional free machine stitching. These atmospheric and rhythmical works feature manipulated and textured surfaces that embody a contemporary textile aesthetic. Her subtle use of color and interplay of light and shadow create ethereal, tactile pieces.
Her sculptural works often incorporate mixed media construction, combined with hand knitting, weaving, and stitching, to evoke a sense of stillness, presence, and memory.
Exhibitions and Representation
Ruth Harries' work has been showcased in prestigious national and international exhibitions, including:
Awards and Recognition
Commissions
Professional Memberships
Publications
Work shown here is illustrative of Ruth Harries' craftsmanship - to commission similar pieces please enquire below:
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Awards:
2024. ‘Highly Commended’ Award- Cardiff Open
2014 'Antiques of the Future' Award - Homes and Antiques Magazine
2014 ACW Individual Grant Project
2012 First Artist in Residence, Cardiff Open
2010 Best Textiles Award' - Awarded by Selvedge Magazine at the
Made by Hand Exhibition.
2010 ACW Individual Grant Project
2006 Welsh Artist of the Year- (over-all winner)
2005 Mixed Media Award- Welsh Artist of the Year, St. David’s Hall
2002 Craft & Design award - Royal National Eisteddfod
Commissions:
2016 Welsh Government - Gift to China
2005 British Council
1990 National Trust
Publications:
Contemporary Craft Magazine China - (6 page feature) 2015
Culture Colony Quarterly Magazine - (feature article) 2015
'text in textile art' by Sara Impey , Batsford 2013
'Instinctive Quilt Art' by Bethan Ash, Batsford 2011
'10'- Fibre Art Wales - 10Years 2009
Embroidery Magazine 2007
Art Embroidery-Still Life, Pfaff 2007
Embroidery Magazine (feature article) 2006
Undercover, Oriel Davies Catalogue 2006
Art Embroidery- Portrait Gallery, Pfaff 2005
Homelands, Fibre Art Wales Publication 2004
Fibre Visions, Fibre Art Wales Publication 2001
Groups:
Fibre Art Wales (a founding member)
Member of the Makers Guild in Wales
Collections:
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre & numerous private collections
Other Professional Activities:-
Exhibition Co ordinator - Fibre Art Wales
Director - Oriel Makers Gallery
Board of Trustees - Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
Invited Selector - Welsh Artist of the Year
Cardiff Open Exhibition
Exhibitions:
2025
‘International Art Textiles ‘-touring exhibition around Australia- selected
2024
‘World of Threads’ Ontario, Canada – selected
‘Cloth & Clay’ – Gallery 57 – Invited
‘Winter Exhibition’ Contemporary Applied Arts, London
‘Y Lle Celf’ -National Eisteddfod of Wales – selected
‘Cardiff Open’ – Highly Commended Award
‘Winter Exhibition’ – Makers Wales
2023
‘Splash of Colour’ – Makers Wales
2022
‘Nocturne’ Solo Exhibition – Maker in Focus Makers Wales
Bovey Tracey Craft Festival – selected
2021
Digital Craft Festival selected
Turner House , Penarth -Makers Wales
2020
‘Un/framed’ Chur Switzerland, Friedrichshapen Germany,
Winterthur Switzerland – selected
‘Community Textile Book’ – Craft in the Bay, Cardiff – invited.
‘Shine’ – Winter exhibition, Contemporary Applied Art, London
‘Digital Craft Festival’ – selected
‘Cloth# 20 Online’ – Edinburgh – selected
‘Virtual Gallery’ – Oriel Myrddin – selected
Contemporary Applied Art - London
2019
'Triennial Textile Art of Today'’ – Pesti Vigado Galeria, Budapest, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
'5th Triennial Textile Art of Today' - Poprad, Slovakia – selected
'Made by Hand Cheltenham' - Cheltenham - selected
2018
‘Textile Art of Today’ – 5th International ,Bratislava, Slovak Republic - selected
Contemporary Applied Art, Christmas Exhibition'- London
'Contemporary Applied Art, New Members Exhibition' - London - selected
'A Darker Thread' - Ruthin Craft Centre
'Made by Hand' - City Hall, Cardiff
2017
'Gallery in a Box' - Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre - invited
'A Darker Thread' - Oriel Myrddin - invited
'Made by Hand' – Cardiff -selected
2016
'Weave' - Craft in the Bay, Cardiff - selected
‘50th Anniversary Exhibition’ - Llantarnam Grange Art Centre -invited
'The Welsh Collection' - Imago Mundi, Benetton Foundation -invited
'Makers Market' - Oriel Myrddin - invited
'Made by Hand' - City Hall, Cardiff - selected
'Hygge' - Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
2015
‘Lle Celf’ - National Eisteddfod of Wales - selected
‘Made by Hand’ - City Hall, Cardiff - selected
'Transience' - Fibre Art Wales - Craft in the Bay - curated
‘Select ‘ - Stroud International Textiles - invited
Contemporary Craft Open Exhibition - Unit Twelve, Staffordshire - selected
2014
International Contemporary Craft Biennale, Nantong, China - selected
'Made' - Showcase Yorkshire sculpture Park Gallery - invited
'Fourteen' - WW1 commemorative exhibition - invited
‘Bovey Tracey’ - Contemporary Craft Festival - selected
'Assembly ' - Member in focus - Craft in the Bay -invited
'Gaeaf' St.David's Hall - invitation
Made by Hand - City Hall, Cardiff
‘Cardiff Open’ – Cardiff - selected
'Inspire' - Walford Mill, Wimborne
‘Lle Celf’ - National Eisteddfod of Wales - selected
2013
‘MADE London ‘- selected exhibition
‘Art Craft’ - invited exhibition, Cardiff
'Assembly' Maker in Focus – Mission Gallery, Swansea - invited
'Dialogue' – FAW, Quilt Museum and Gallery York
'Conversations' –FAW, Galerie, Caernarfon
2012
New Brewery Arts – invited exhibition
'Conversations & Dialogues' –FAW Bangor Gallery & Museum
‘Made by Hand’ - Tredegar House – selected exhibition
‘Cardiff Open’ – selected exhibition
Fibre Art Wales at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Vale of Glamorgan
'Welsh Artist of the Year' – Cardiff - selected exhibition
‘Summer Exhibition’, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff – selected exhibition
'celf……a chrefft' National Eisteddfod of Wales, Vale of Glamorgan
'Running Stitch' – Llantarnam Grange Art Centre-by invitation
2011
‘Made by Hand’ – Tredegar House – selected exhibition
Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery , Bangor – by invitation
'Cwtch' – Craft in the Bay
'The Art of Childsplay', New Brewery Arts , Cirencester- by invitation
'celf.....a chrefft' National Eisteddfod of Wales, Wrexham
Summer Exhibition, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff- selected exhibition
'Fibre Voices' – Fibre Art Wales, Newport Art Gallery
‘ARTEMISIA,’ St.David's Hall , Cardiff Feb 25th - April 8th
2010
‘Made by Hand ‘ Exhibition
Texteil Festival Holland - (short-listed prize winner)
Devon Guild of Craftsmen - selected exhibition
‘Casglaid' - National Eisteddfod Exhibition Hall
'The Big Residency' ,- Millenium Centre, Cardiff
'Reap and Sew', - Oriel Myrddin , Carmarthen
Y Capel,- Llangollen, North Wales
'Fibre Voices' FAW, - Beverly Art Gallery, Lincolnshire
'Journeys' FAW - Ruthin Library Gallery, North Wales
2009/10
Pfaff Art Embroidery Exhibition, - Alexandra Palace, London, Paris
'Homelands' FAW in Vermont, USA
'Once Upon a Time', - Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
2009
'Seren Arian', Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
Christmas Exhibition, St. Davids Hall, Cardiff
Glamorgan Purchase Prize Exhibition. Millenium Centre, Cardiff
National Eisteddfod of Wales
Spring Exhibition, Society of Designer Craftsmen Gallery, London
'Fibre Voices' Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth
'Fibre Voices', FAW 10 year Anniversary Exh., The Ulcheldre, Holyhead
'Through the Eye of the Needle', Oriel Elenydd, Ceredigion
'Ffibr-Form & Fusion'- Llantarnam Grange selected Fibre Artist Exh.
'Journeys', FAW Exh. Rhondda Heritage Park
'Ornament' group exhibition at Llantanam Grange Arts Centre
2008
Showcase - Oriel y Parc, St. Davids, Pembrokeshire
Craft in the Bay Christmas group exhibition, Cardiff
St Davids Hall Christmas Exhibition
Coast 2 Coast 2, Jersey, Makers Guild Wales Exh.
Oriel Makers at the Eisteddfod Exhibition Hall, Cardiff
Oriel Q, Narberth
Spring Exh. Society of Designer Craftsmen Gallery, London
Journeys, Banbury Gallery, FAW Group Show
Pfaff Art Embroidery Exhibition, Alexandra Palace, London,
France , Netherlands, Sweden
Designer Crafts @ Chelsea, FAW, London
2007
10 x 10 Fine Artists, Cole & Co
Welsh Contemporaries in London
'Profile' Craft in Bay, Cardiff
Welsh Artist of the Year-Winner, St.Davids Hall, Cardiff
2006
Art Embroidery, Sweden, France
'Undercover', Oriel Davies, Newtown
St.Fagans National History Museum
2005
Museum of Modern Art, Wales
Stuttgart, Welsh Artists Exhibition
Festival Interceltique de L'Orient, France - solo show representing Wales
Pfaff Art Embroidery Exhibition, Alexandra Palace, London
'Birthright', Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
Welsh Artist of the Year Exhibition, Cardiff - 'Highly Commended'
Homelands, Denbigh
Crafts Council of Ireland, Group Show
Toko Gallery, Aberystwyth
Yr Wyddor' - Oriel Canfas
2004
'Origins' - Touring Exhibition, Alexander Palace, Dublin,Harrogate
'Identity'- Oriel Davies Gallery
Homelands - Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester
Dethlu Deg - Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes
Fibre Art Wales in Ireland, Lisburn Art Centre , Belfast
Homelands - Oriel Mwldan , Cardigan
Art in the Bay - Cardiff
Welsh Artist of the Year Exhibition, Cardiff
West Wales Art Centre, Fishguard
2003
Fibre Visions - Bangor Museum
2002
Fibre Visions at the Grande, Grande Theatre Swansea
'Dwelling Places'- Madeira Show at Harrogate
'Crossing Boundaries' -St. Donarts Art Centre
Art West, Carmarthen
'A Play on Light' - Oriel Makers Gallery
National Eisteddfod of Wales, - Highly Commended
2001
Fibre Visions - The Contemporary Craftsman Monmouth
'10th Anniversary Exhibition' - Oriel Makers Gallery
'Fibre Visions' - Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
Welsh Artist of the Year Exhibition, Cardiff
2000'
'Body Language' - Oriel Makers Gallery
'Love Me Do' - Crafts in the Bay, Cardiff
1999
Visualize, Cardiff
Showcase, Llantarnam Grange Art Centre
'Gone Soft Again' - Brook Street, Hay on Wye
Chatton Gallery, Northumberland
National Eisteddfod of Wales, Llandeilo
Wales Open, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
National Eisteddfod of Wales, Neath
'Room Full of Flowers' - Carmarthen, Denbigh,
Haverfordwest, Oriel Mon Llangefni, Durham
1991
'Five Women Artists'- Coach House Gallery, Caerphilly
'Exteriors for Interiors' - Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
1990
National Eisteddfod of Wales , Rhymney Valley
Ceri Richards Gallery, Swansea
1989
Second Prize,Knitting Competition,'Woman and Home' Magazine
National Eisteddfod of Wales, Llanrwst
Mid Wales Open, Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Textiles, Taflen, Cardiff
1988
Albany Gallery, Cardiff
Oriel, Cardiff
First Prize knitting, National Eisteddfod, Newport
Mid Wales Open, Aberyswyth Arts Centre
Commissions:
2016 Welsh Government - Gift to China
2005 British Council
1990 National Trust, Tudor Merchants House, Tenby
Publications:
Contemporary Craft Magazine China (6 page feature) 2015
Culture Colony Quarterly Magazine (feature article) 2015
'text in textile art' by Sara Impey , Batsford 2013
'Instinctive Quilt Art' by Bethan Ash 2011
'10'- Fibre Art Wales - 10Years 2009
Embroidery Magazine 2007
Art Embroidery-Still Life, Pfaff 2007
Embroidery Magazine (feature article) 2006
Undercover, Oriel Davies Catalogue 2006
Art Embroidery- Portrait Gallery, Pfaff 2005
Homelands, Fibre Art Wales Publication 2004
Fibre Visions, Fibre Art Wales Publication 2001
Groups:
Fibre Art Wales (a founding member)
Member of the Makers Guild in Wales
Collections:
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre & numerous private collections
Other Professional Activities:
Exhibition Co ordinator - Fibre Art Wales
Director - Oriel Makers Gallery
Board of Trustees Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
Invited Selector - Welsh Artist of the Year
Cardiff Open Exhibition
Education:
Textile Print – Cardiff Collage of Art
