Biography
Solo Exhibitions
Year Exhibition
2011 Gallery SOU, Sendai, Japan - solo exhibition
2010 Connections II, Wells
2009 10 x 1 Series, The Gallery, Bath School of Art & Design
2008 The Art of Nuno, Solo Exhibition, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
2008 UK Japan 2008, Tokyo
2007 Solo Exhibition, Hipòtesi, Barcelona
2006 Solo Exhibition at "By Harrods" , Harrods, London
2005 "Exploring the Edge", Solo Exhibition, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
 
Selected recent group exhibitions
Year Exhibition
2010 - 12
The Climate Is Changing. Touring Italy, Germany & UK *
2010 Wedding Wishes. Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower, London
2010 ...not so fast! Octagon Gallery, Bath *
2009 Connections, Bishop's Palace, Wells
2009 Art In Action, Waterperry House, Oxford
2009 CUP, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
2008 Carpe Diem, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
2009 Wearable Expressions, Palos Verdes Art Center, California *
2007 Livingstone Studio, London
2006 - 09 Origin: The London Craft Fair *
2005 "Made in Clerkenwell", CGA, London
2005 ”Lustre”, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham
2005 - 09 Summer Exhibition, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
2005 “Black & White”, Textile Art Centre, Tibilisi, Georgia *
2005 "Visions in Textiles", Izmir State Art & Sculpture Museum, Turkey *
2005 - 09 The Contemporary Craft Fair, Bovey Tracey
2004 Contemporary Applied Art Museum, Budapest, Hungary *
2004 Designer Crafts @ Oxo Tower, London
2004 - 2005 Chelsea Crafts Fair, London *
2004 - 2006 "On the Map", IFA Touring Exhibition (more...)
2003 - 2009 "Designer Crafts", Mall Galleries, London
2002 - 2003 “Felt Impressed”, IFA Touring Exhibition *

* denotes catalogue

 
Collaborations
Year Collaboration
2010 Costumes for Reindeer Films Ltd
2010 Costumes for RT Film Productions Ltd
2008 Stella McCartney, three show-pieces for a/w 08/09
2008 Mina Perhonen, Japan. Product develoment with Akira Minagawa
2007 English Eccentrics, Fabric Development a/w 07/08
2006 Givenchy Paris. Fabric development for Ready to Wear a/w 06/07
2006 Ball Gown for Harrods
2005 Givenchy Haute Couture, Paris. Fabric development and three show pieces a/w 05/06
2005 Jo Christoforides. Couture Wedding Gowns. Fabric Development and show piece s/s 05
 
Collections
Year Collection
2010 Crafts Council acquisition, Handling Collection
 
Publications and Broadcasts
Year Publication
2010 The Climate Is Changing. Exhibition Catalogue (ISBN: 978-88596-0786-1)
2010 1000 Artisan Textiles (ISBN13: 978-1-59253-609-2)
2010 Portrait by Liz Clay, FUN - ver Filtz Und zuge Naht (ISSN 4 197709 807507)
2009 Couture Felt - Crafting the Impossible by Liz Clay, Felt - Australian magazine, Issue 1/June (ISSN 9 771836 873502)
2007 Nuno Felt: Techniques and Inspiration by Liz Clay, pub. A & C Black (ISBN 978-0713686012 )
Work featured in Fabulous Felted Scarves pub. Lark Books (ISBN 978-1-60059-002-3 )

Work featured in Felted Jewellery pub. Lark Books (ISBN 1-732-248-6563)
2005 Feathered Cocktail Dress Featured in Vogue, Oct 05

Beyond Merino by Liz Clay. Datatextil Vol. 12 (bi-annual publication, Centre de Documentacio i Museu Textil) ISSN 1139-028X
2003 Article published in Crafts Council Makers' News Issue 23, p7
 
Selected Teaching & Lectures
Year Position
2009 - 11
Short Course Tutor, West Dean College
2004 - Lecturer, Bath Spa University
 
Selected professional experience
Year Membership
2009 - Chair, IFA
2007 - Council Member, Society of Designer Craftsmen
2006 - 2009 Vice Chair and International Officer, IFA
2003 - 2006 Exhibition Officer, IFA
2003 - Crafts Council Photostore
2002 - Devon Guild of Craftsmen
2002 - National Register of Makers (Crafts Council)
2001 - Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen
1999 - International Feltmakers Association
 
Awards
Year Grant/Award
2011 ERDF for promotional trip to Japan
2010 Research Award, Bath Spa University
2007 EMRS research trip to Japan
2007 Selvedge Award (Mall Galleries Exhibition)
2006 Crafts Council Trade Mission to New York
2005 UKTI Award for Export
2004 Crafts Council Development Award
2004 Arts Council Funding for "On the Map", IFA Touring Exhibition
2002 Reflective Practitioner (MATRIX) Bursary, Arts Council & South West Arts
2001 Gane Travel Scholarship, Bath Spa University College
1999 Wardle Scholarship for Travel
 
Education
Year Education
2001 - 2002 Post-Graduate Fellowship, Textiles, Bath Spa University College
1998 - 2001 BA Hons First Class, Creative Arts, Bath Spa University College