Emma Jo Webster

Emma Jo Webster
Professional Member

Education
Edinburgh College of Art BA Hons 1989

Bursaries
Theo Moorman Bursary 1998
‘ Highly Commended’ Sainsbury Scholarship 1998

Residencies
South Ayrshire Council – Loudon hall Ayr Aug- Nov 1999

Studio Work
West Dean Tapestry Studio @ Stirling Castle ‘The Hunt Of the Unicorn’
Dec 01 – Sept 02
West dean Tapestry Studio for the ‘Hubbard’ Sainsbury Tapestry Feb-Nov 01

Publications
‘ Fibre Arts Design book 7 2004′
‘ Legacy in Weaving May 01′
‘ The Guide’ issue 2 jan 00
‘ Fibre Arts Design Book 6′ Oct 99

Teaching
Langside College Art dept(HNC Textiles)
Nov-March 02,03 Aug-Nov 04
Langside College Art dept (GSVQ Embroidery)
Jan- Feb 04,03,02,Dec 00- Jan01,
Nov 99- March 00, Nov 98- March 99, Nov 97- March 98
Strathclyde University- evening tapestry weaving classes Oct 97- Jan 98
Cardonald College-evening tapestry classes Oct 96- Jan 97

Talks
Newton Mearns ladies group Jan 04
Ayr Embroidery Group Oct 2000,
Dumfries Spinners,weavers & dyers Sept 2000,
East Renfrewshire group, Feb 2000,
Stirling Embroidery group Feb 98,
Friends of RSA Feb 95,
Eastwood group Feb 95.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

SOLO:
Emma Jo Webster Stenton Gallery Edinburgh 1999
Chains of thought MacRobert Art Centre Stirling 1997

GROUP:
Affordable Art VAS Edinburgh Summer 2004
In Place 62 Group Harley Gallery Nov- Dec 2003
Stenton Gallery Christmas Show 2003
VAS show 2003
A Legacy in weaving Leeds University Gallery
May 2001
Out of the Garden Shipley Art Gallery May 2000
Tapestry for the mille ánnium ITNET.com 2000
‘ Ally’ group show Bloomsbury London Jan 2000

Major Commissions
‘ Neven’ private commission Koeln 2004
‘ The Boys’ 3 portraits private commission Glasgow 2004
‘ Luing’ private landscape tapestry Luing 2000
‘ Trades of Ayr’ South Ayrshire Council Aug – Nov 99
‘ Ex Memoriae’ Aberdeen July 99
‘ Equilibrio’ Lansdown private commission Leeds 99
‘ Rozna Dolina’ presentation commission, ljlubliana, Slovenia Jan 99
‘ A.C.N.Rogers’ private portrait commission Stirling 98
‘ Je te donne mon amour’ Baudry private commission
Singapore 97
‘ Kircudbright’ private commission 96
‘ W.H.Reid’ private commission Glasgow95
‘ KWD’ private commission Edinburgh 95
‘ Cover me over’ private commission London 95
‘ Sweet Afton’ Ayr hospital (health care arts) 94/95
‘ Nox sideribus illustris’ private commission
Glasgow 93′ Let Glasgow Flourish’ Ross Hall Hospital 1991