ABOUT
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Line Nilsen, b.1985 Norway, is a designer, textile artist and hand weaver based in the UK.
In 2006, Line completed an apprenticeship in mens tailoring, after which she left Norway to further study at University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, Surrey, England. This was where she discovered her love for weaving. Line spent a decade learning her skill and gaining knowledge working for renowned textile companies with a worldwide customer base. She is able to draw on a wealth of experience to produce quality work.
Line is fascinated with artisanal processes, passionate about design and extremely dedicated to the art. She believes that the objects we choose to live with enrich our lives with emotion and creates connection between us. This ethos inspires her to create textiles which channel her passion for the hand-crafted.
Line is a highly skilled multifaceted weaver. Since 2016 she has been creating beautiful one of a kind woven textile art, whilst doing bespoke commission weavings and working as a design consultant / collaborator from her Nottingham studio. Alongside her own practice, she teaches weave at university level and offers classes, talks and workshops relating to her specialism.
RESUME
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exhibitions
2023. Weaving the Arctic, Beam Editions, Primary — Nottingham, UK
2023. Tangible, Gallery at OXO, London Craft Week — London, UK
2023. Wells Art Contemporary, Wells Cathedral — Wells, UK
2023. Small Textiles, Fronteer Gallery — Sheffield, UK
2022. Materiality: a state of being, Kindred House — Margate, UK
2022. London Art Fair, Represented by Ruup & Form — London, UK
2022. Collect Open: Collect Art Fair, Crafts Council, Somerset House — London, UK
2022. Fibre: Structure and Surface, Gallery 57 — Arundel, UK
2021. Collect Art Fair, Represented by Ruup & Form — London, UK
2021. London Art Fair, Represented by Ruup & Form — London, UK
2020. Juleutstilling Terminal B, Pikene på Broen — Kirkenes, NO
2020. Wells Art Contemporary — Virtual Exhibition due to Covid19
2017. Spot the Talent, New Ashgate Gallery — Farnham, UK
2009. New Designers — London, UK
2009. Degree Show — UCA, Farnham, UK
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS / Talks
2019. Hothouse Induction Day Speaker — Crafts Council, UK
2017. Hothouse — Crafts Council, UK
2016-Present. Resident Artist at Primary — Nottingham, UK
2009. Nominated for Texprint — London, UK
TEACHING
2018—Present. Teacher of Various Workshops — Weave Studio, Nottingham, UK
2018—Present. Industry Weave Tutor — Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
2017—Present. Weave Tutor / Visiting Lecturer — Loughborough Uni, Loughborough, UK
2019. Skillshare, Scandinavian Knitting — Primary, Nottingham, UK
2010 & 2011. Visiting Lecturer, “Barents Look” — Kirkenes VGS, Kirkenes, NO
EMPLOYMENT / FREELANCE WORK
2016—Present. Interior Stylist & Designer — Various, UK
2014—2016. Textile Designer — ROMO Black Edition, Nottingham, UK
2011—2014. Textile Designer — SAHCO GmbH, Nürnberg, DE
2010—2011. Showroom Consultant — SAHCO Ltd, DCCH, London, UK
2009. Freelance Weave Designer — Hodge Sellers, London, UK
2008—2011. Freelance Tailor / Studio Assistant — Kristian Aadnevik, London, UK
EDUCATION
2006—2009. BA Textile Design Woven (1st Class Hons) — UCA, Farnham, UK
2004—2006. Men’s Tailoring Diploma — T Michael, Bergen, NO
