British textile artist Anna Ray and winner of the Brookfield Properties Crafts Council Collection Award 2021 will present a selection of her works in a free exhibition from 21 June until 1 October 2021 at two of Brookfield Properties’ sites - 99 Bishopsgate and Aldgate Tower in the City of London.
Inspired by Ray’s Huguenot ancestors who settled in Spitalfields as textile makers in the 18th century, the exhibition On Tenterhooks will explore the past and present of textile making. Central to the exhibition will be Ray’s award-winning artworks ‘Capture’ and ‘Weave’, which will be shown in public for the first time after they were acquired by Brookfield Properties as a gift for the Crafts Council Primary Collection as part of the Award.
Anna Ray won the Brookfield Properties Crafts Council Collection Award 2021, one of the UK’s leading prizes for craft, for her ability to express energy, joy and reflection through these sculptural and colourful works, which were made during and straight after the first UK Covid-19 lockdown.
Visit:
- 99 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3XD
- Aldgate Tower, London, E1 8QNFree
Opening times:
- 21 June – 1 October 2021
- 8am-6pm daily (both locations)
Entry is free and no booking is required. Both venues are fully accessible.
Read more about the Brookfield Properties Crafts Council Collection Award here.