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Name
Liz Williamson
Also known as Elizabeth Blanche Williamson
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Weaver)
Other Occupation
  • teacher, Design Studies, COFA, UNSW
Birth date
1949
Birth place
Carisbrook, Victoria
Active Period
  • 1970
Residence
  • Sydney, NSW
Training
  • Handloom Weaving Course, 1977 - 1980 Melbourne College of Textiles, Melbourne, VIC
  • Handloom Weaving Course, 1977 Castlemaine Continuing Education Centre, Castlemaine, VIC
  • Master of Fine Art, 1988 - 2006 College of Fine Arts, University of NSW, Sydney, NSW
  • Bachelor of Economics and Commerce, 1967 - 1970 Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC
  • Weaving Cultural Links Symposium and Workshop, 1988 Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Bachelor of Art in Textile Design, 1983 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC
Cultural Heritage
  • Irish
  • English
  • Scottish
Languages
  • English

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Periods active
  • 1970
  • 1970-1979
Other occupations
  • teacher, Design Studies, COFA, UNSW
  • teacher, Design Studies, COFA, UNSW
References [<ExternalResource: Layne, Barbara and Margo Mensing (2000), 'e-textiles', Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, Canada, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Zimmer, Jenny (1988), 'Skill, Pleasure and Loss: of Language and Dexterity', Craft Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Bond, Clare (2000), 'Reverberations: Pulsations in Liz Williamson's woven textiles', Fiberarts, vol. 7, # 1 Summer.>, <ExternalResource: Brennan, Belsey (March 1984), 'Woven art', Vogue Living, .>, <ExternalResource: Conroy, Diana Wood (October 1996), '12th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennal', Periphery magazine, .>, <ExternalResource: James, Bruce (February 1994), 'New colour', Sydney Morning Herald, .>, <ExternalResource: Juers, Evelyn (October 1996), 'Hiding Places', Art Monthly Australia, .>, <ExternalResource: McCracken, Gillian (August 1996), 'Collaborations- working in the arts', Periphery, .>, <ExternalResource: Radok, Stephanie (May 1996), 'The large darn', The Adelaide Review, .>, <ExternalResource: Lawson, Amanda (December 1988), 'East/West perspectives', Crafts NSW, .>, <ExternalResource: Attiwill, Suzie (2004), 'A matter of time', Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth, New South Wales, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Bell, Robert (2002), 'Material Culture- Aspects of Contemporary Australian Craft and Design', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Bond, Clare (2006), 'Visible Darning', Object Gallery, Sydney, NSW, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Cochrane, Grace (1993), 'Pieces of Colour', Jam Factor Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Cochrane, Grace (2007), ''Liz Williamson' in Smart works: design and the handmade', Powerhouse Museum Publishing, Sydney, NSW, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: King, Glenda (1998), 'Origins and New Perspectives/ Contemporary Australian Textiles', Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania and Craft Australia, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Lamb, Jennifer (1996), 'Below the Surface', Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn, New South Wales, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: McCracken, Gillian (2000), 'Frisson', Tamworth City Gallery, Tamworth, New South Wales, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Murray, Kevin (1999), 'Water Medicine', Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Parkes, Brian (2004), 'Sydney Style', Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney, New South Wales, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Rowley, Sue (1997), 'Crossing Borders: Contemporary Australian Textile Art', University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Wada, Yoshika Iwamoto (2004), 'Ragged Beauty- Repair and Reuse; Past and Present', Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, United States, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Williamson, Liz (1996), 'Derivations', Craft ACT Gallery, Canberra, ACT, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Williamson, Liz (2007), 'Integration: the nature of objects', Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Bond, Clare (2003), 'Unwrapped', Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, '93/436/2 Scarf, 'Land folds 1', wool / wool blend / metallic thread / nylon, Liz Williamson, Sydney, Australia, 1993', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, ''Dark fields' blanket by Liz Williamson,', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: Layne, Barbara and Margo Mensing (2000), 'e-textiles', Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Montreal, Canada, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Zimmer, Jenny (1988), 'Skill, Pleasure and Loss: of Language and Dexterity', Craft Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Bond, Clare (2000), 'Reverberations: Pulsations in Liz Williamson's woven textiles', Fiberarts, vol. 7, # 1 Summer.>, <ExternalResource: Brennan, Belsey (March 1984), 'Woven art', Vogue Living, .>, <ExternalResource: Conroy, Diana Wood (October 1996), '12th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennal', Periphery magazine, .>, <ExternalResource: James, Bruce (February 1994), 'New colour', Sydney Morning Herald, .>, <ExternalResource: Juers, Evelyn (October 1996), 'Hiding Places', Art Monthly Australia, .>, <ExternalResource: McCracken, Gillian (August 1996), 'Collaborations- working in the arts', Periphery, .>, <ExternalResource: Radok, Stephanie (May 1996), 'The large darn', The Adelaide Review, .>, <ExternalResource: Lawson, Amanda (December 1988), 'East/West perspectives', Crafts NSW, .>, <ExternalResource: Attiwill, Suzie (2004), 'A matter of time', Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth, New South Wales, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Bell, Robert (2002), 'Material Culture- Aspects of Contemporary Australian Craft and Design', National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Bond, Clare (2006), 'Visible Darning', Object Gallery, Sydney, NSW, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Cochrane, Grace (1993), 'Pieces of Colour', Jam Factor Craft and Design, Adelaide, SA, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Cochrane, Grace (2007), ''Liz Williamson' in Smart works: design and the handmade', Powerhouse Museum Publishing, Sydney, NSW, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: King, Glenda (1998), 'Origins and New Perspectives/ Contemporary Australian Textiles', Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania and Craft Australia, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Lamb, Jennifer (1996), 'Below the Surface', Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Goulburn, New South Wales, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: McCracken, Gillian (2000), 'Frisson', Tamworth City Gallery, Tamworth, New South Wales, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Murray, Kevin (1999), 'Water Medicine', Craft Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Parkes, Brian (2004), 'Sydney Style', Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design, Sydney, New South Wales, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Rowley, Sue (1997), 'Crossing Borders: Contemporary Australian Textile Art', University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Wada, Yoshika Iwamoto (2004), 'Ragged Beauty- Repair and Reuse; Past and Present', Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, United States, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Williamson, Liz (1996), 'Derivations', Craft ACT Gallery, Canberra, ACT, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Williamson, Liz (2007), 'Integration: the nature of objects', Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW, (ex. cat.).>, <ExternalResource: Bond, Clare (2003), 'Unwrapped', Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria, (ex. cat.).>]
Alternative names
  • Elizabeth Blanche Williamson
  • Elizabeth Blanche Williamson
Related people
  • Stirton, Tony (associate of)
  • Muldowney, Joan Margaret (child of)
  • Williamson, Ian Andrew Napier (child of)
  • Williamson, John (sibling of)
  • Williamson, Maggie (sibling of)
  • Williamson, Robert (sibling of)
  • Stirton, Tony (associate of)
  • Muldowney, Joan Margaret (child of)
  • Williamson, Ian Andrew Napier (child of)
  • Williamson, John (sibling of)
  • Williamson, Maggie (sibling of)
  • Williamson, Robert (sibling of)
Related person groups
  • Object Gallery, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Object Gallery, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
Related works
  • Sac (creator of)
  • 'Woven in Asia' textured scarf (creator of)
  • Loop (creator of)
  • Pink Edge, Grey Edge (creator of)
  • Band (creator of)
  • Blue Inside (creator of)
  • Dark D'oyley from the 'Domestic Damask' series (creator of)
  • Threadbare (creator of)
  • Twist (creator of)
  • Pale Darn (creator of)
  • Velvet Darn (creator of)
  • Curve scarf (creator of)
  • Water (creator of)
  • Convey (creator of)
  • Worn (creator of)
  • Undulations (creator of)
  • Surface (creator of)
  • Fray (creator of)
  • Land Field wrap (creator of)
  • Intersections (creator of)
  • Gold Textile (creator of)
  • 93/436/2 Scarf, 'Land folds 1', wool / wool blend / metallic thread / nylon, Liz Williamson, Sydney, Australia, 1993 (creator of)
  • 'Dark fields' blanket by Liz Williamson, (creator of)
  • Colour Fields (creator of)
  • Annapurna Blue (creator of)
  • Blue Cocoon (creator of)
  • Hoechst award textile 2436 (creator of)
  • Sac (creator of)
  • 'Woven in Asia' textured scarf (creator of)
  • Loop (creator of)
  • Pink Edge, Grey Edge (creator of)
  • Band (creator of)
  • Blue Inside (creator of)
  • Dark D'oyley from the 'Domestic Damask' series (creator of)
  • Threadbare (creator of)
  • Twist (creator of)
  • Pale Darn (creator of)
  • Velvet Darn (creator of)
  • Curve scarf (creator of)
  • Water (creator of)
  • Convey (creator of)
  • Worn (creator of)
  • Undulations (creator of)
  • Surface (creator of)
  • Fray (creator of)
  • Land Field wrap (creator of)
  • Intersections (creator of)
  • Gold Textile (creator of)
  • Colour Fields (creator of)
  • Annapurna Blue (creator of)
  • Blue Cocoon (creator of)
  • Hoechst award textile 2436 (creator of)
Related collections
  • Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Alice Craft Acquisition Collection, Craft Council NT, Alice Springs, NT (collected in)
  • Hoechst Australia Textile Collection, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Victorian State Craft Collection, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Tamworth Regional Gallery, Tamworth, NSW (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, Darwin, NT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Alice Craft Acquisition Collection, Craft Council NT, Alice Springs, NT (collected in)
  • Hoechst Australia Textile Collection, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • Victorian State Craft Collection, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Hoescht National Textile Award (received)
  • Norwellan Upholstery Designer Award (received)
  • Living Treasure: Master of Australian Craft (received)
  • Hoescht National Textile Award (received)
  • Norwellan Upholstery Designer Award (received)
  • Living Treasure: Master of Australian Craft (received)
Related events
  • Biennale Internationale de Lin de Portneuf'2 (exhibited at)
  • Biennale Internationale de Lin de Portneuf (exhibited at)
  • From Lausanne to Beijing, 5th International Fiberart Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Liz Williamson: Textiles (exhibited at)
  • Smart works, design and the handmade (exhibited at)
  • Depth of Field (exhibited at)
  • Warna-Warni (exhibited at)
  • About Jacquard (exhibited at)
  • In the world, 17th Tamworth Fibre Textiles Biennial (exhibited at)
  • Exploring Surface and Texture (exhibited at)
  • A Visible Thread (exhibited at)
  • Visible Darning (exhibited at)
  • Inspired - design across time (None)
  • a matter of time : 16th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial (exhibited at)
  • Pins and needles - textile and techniques from the Australian Collection (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Textile Art OBG International Biennial (exhibited at)
  • Extreme Wearables (exhibited at)
  • Tracking Cloth (exhibited at)
  • Material Culture - aspects of contemporary Australian Craft and Design (exhibited at)
  • From Lausanne to Beijing- Beijing 2000, International Tapestry Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Colonial to contemporary: a decade of collecting Australian decorative arts and design (exhibited at)
  • e-textiles, ventures - jacquard weaving (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Craft to Japan (exhibited at)
  • Origins and New Perspectives - Contemporary Australian Textiles (exhibited at)
  • Surface (exhibited at)
  • International Lace Competition (exhibited at)
  • Blue, Flax is Blue: 2nd Biennale du Lin Contemporain (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Identity (exhibited at)
  • Wraps (exhibited at)
  • Undulations (exhibited at)
  • New Colour (exhibited at)
  • Pieces of Colour (exhibited at)
  • Wraps and Scarves (exhibited at)
  • Glenaeon Craft Expo (exhibited at)
  • Fine Fibre: an exhibition of excellence in fibre art (exhibited at)
  • Australian Wearable Textiles (exhibited at)
  • Biennale Internationale de Lin de Portneuf'2 (exhibited at)
  • Biennale Internationale de Lin de Portneuf (exhibited at)
  • From Lausanne to Beijing, 5th International Fiberart Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Liz Williamson: Textiles (exhibited at)
  • Smart works, design and the handmade (exhibited at)
  • Depth of Field (exhibited at)
  • Warna-Warni (exhibited at)
  • About Jacquard (exhibited at)
  • In the world, 17th Tamworth Fibre Textiles Biennial (exhibited at)
  • Exploring Surface and Texture (exhibited at)
  • A Visible Thread (exhibited at)
  • Visible Darning (exhibited at)
  • Inspired - design across time (None)
  • a matter of time : 16th Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial (exhibited at)
  • Pins and needles - textile and techniques from the Australian Collection (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Textile Art OBG International Biennial (exhibited at)
  • Extreme Wearables (exhibited at)
  • Tracking Cloth (exhibited at)
  • Material Culture - aspects of contemporary Australian Craft and Design (exhibited at)
  • From Lausanne to Beijing- Beijing 2000, International Tapestry Art Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Colonial to contemporary: a decade of collecting Australian decorative arts and design (exhibited at)
  • e-textiles, ventures - jacquard weaving (exhibited at)
  • Contemporary Australian Craft to Japan (exhibited at)
  • Origins and New Perspectives - Contemporary Australian Textiles (exhibited at)
  • Surface (exhibited at)
  • International Lace Competition (exhibited at)
  • Blue, Flax is Blue: 2nd Biennale du Lin Contemporain (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Identity (exhibited at)
  • Wraps (exhibited at)
  • Undulations (exhibited at)
  • New Colour (exhibited at)
  • Pieces of Colour (exhibited at)
  • Wraps and Scarves (exhibited at)
  • Glenaeon Craft Expo (exhibited at)
  • Fine Fibre: an exhibition of excellence in fibre art (exhibited at)
  • Australian Wearable Textiles (exhibited at)
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