Presentation and exhibition of work by Sally Wilson BA (Hons), Loughborough. Winner of the prestigious 'Hand and Lock' Prize

Join us for at 6pm for buffet / networking followed by our presentationand talk by Sally Wilson.

https://www.sallywilson.co.uk/about (https://www.sallywilson.co.uk/about)

Sally Wilson was born in 1967 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. Sally trained as a sculptor at Loughborough College of Art & Design gaining a first class honours degree before acquiring her textile skills through the City and Guilds Embroidery course.

Sally lives and works primarily in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire but spends a few weeks a year in London, which has encouraged a more imaginative response to accessible resources in each location.

In 2005 she suffered a traumatic brain injury and broke her drawing hand very badly. The accident had a drastic impact on the type of work Sally could produce. In the first two years of

recovery she had minimal use of her hand

and as a result, a simple free-stitch sewing

machine became her only drawing

implement.

In 2016 Sally won the prestigious Hand & Lock prize (https://handembroidery.com/pages/the-prize)for embroidery.

https://staging.handembroidery.com/sally-wilson-prize-winner-2016/ (https://staging.handembroidery.com/sally-wilson-prize-winner-2016/)

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