TEXTILE art is the focus for a big screen exhibition of artwork in Bradford, involving tapestry, embroidery and weaving.

The work of six more local artists is being shown on City Park's big screen this month and next as part of the ongoing Not Just Hockney presentation.

Silsden arts enthusiast Colin Neville is behind the online exhibition and has set up a website to showcase the work of local artists

He said of the latest presentation: "Textile art includes all the techniques and methods used to make and decorate all types of textiles for both functional and decoration purposes. It’s one of the oldest art forms too, going back thousands of years.

Textile art is also slow art – it can’t be rushed if it’s to be done well. So the background research to the subject, plus the patience, and painstaking creativity of the artists featured in this presentation, really shines through.

"The Big Screen presentation also highlights how textiles are used in a range of creative ways today, including tapestry weaving, contemporary embroidery, as well as blending textiles with other media, including painting and photography, to produce decorative artworks.

"I’m pleased too, that the family of Beryl Hammill, an Ilkley-based textile artist with a reputation for the high quality of her intricate work, kindly agreed for her tapestries to be shown in this presentation. Beryl, who died earlier this year, had a big talent, so it’s fitting that her work will be shown on the Big Screen in her home district."

The artists included in the textile art exhibition are:

Linda Dewart is a textile and mixed-media artist based in Ilkley. Her work incorporates paint and stitching, with materials including clay, wire, digital print or photographic elements, and digitised embroidery. Her work has been exhibited in Yorkshire, including the Ilkley Art Trail, and at galleries in Cumbria and London.

Chrissie Freeth is Saltaire-based weaver, hand dyer and spinner, who is committed to traditional textile skills. She weaves large scale tapestries on a wooden upright loom and has studied medieval tapestries in collections across Europe, and in the US on a Churchill Fellowship. Chrissie’s work has been widely exhibited and she gives talks and leads workshops on tapestry making and history.

Beryl Hammill lived at Ilkley, but died in 2018. Her closely-interwoven tapestries blended worsted wool, that she often dyed herself, incorporated with other materials, including cotton, canvas and wrapped thread. Her tapestries can now be found in private collections worldwide and have been widely exhibited in group and solo exhibitions overseas and in Britain, including a 2016 exhibition at the Industrial Museum, Bradford.

Dionne Hood is a mixed-media artist working in embroidery, as well as with found objects, paper clay, precious metal, clay, watercolours, pen, and paper collage. Dionne has taught art and design at both Bradford and Keighley colleges and now combines freelance work as an artist with employment as a development officer for Bradford Libraries. Dionne’s own artwork has been exhibited across the UK, including at Cartwright Hall, Bradford.

Jade Marczynski is a Saltaire-based textile artist who specialises in hand embroidery. She creates vintage-style embroidery prints, greetings cards, bunting, and other forms of commemorative textile art. Her artwork has featured in Vogue and Selvedge magazines and as a window display at the Selvedge offices in London. She has also exhibited work across Yorkshire, including at the Saltaire, Ilkley, and Headingley Art Trails.

Deborah Mullins is a Haworth-based textile artist with a particular interest in hand embroidery. Her recent work was inspired by a three-month sabbatical to Israel and Palestine in 2013. Deborah is a prize-winning member of the Embroiderer’s Guild and leads workshops and gives talks on Palestinian dress and Bethlehem embroidery for local groups. She had a solo show of her textiles at Haworth earlier this year.

David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, which runs the big screen, said: “Textile Art is a wonderful exhibition which will run throughout November and December.

"The exhibition on the Big screen shows in magnificent scale these intricate forms of artwork from tapestry and embroidery to weaving.

"Yet again Not Just Hockney celebrates the high level of creativity from artists across the district and we’re delighted to be able to share their work in City Park."

The Not Just Hockney exhibition runs every day at 12.30pm.