STELLA HARDING
Exhibitions and Events
“On the Wall”, Basketry Plus, Lauderdale House, Highgate, London 2011
“Show Your Working Out”, Solo Show, Metre Square Gallery, Quay2c, Peckham, London 2010
Art Hub Studios Xmas Show, Art Hub Gallery, Framework Studios, Deptford, London 2009
Hybrid Basketry, Assisting Shane Waltener, Origin: the London Craft Fair, Somerset House, London 2009
“The Upsett”, Basketry Plus, Barbican Centre, London 2009
“Full Circle”, Hertfordshire Basketry, New Maynard Gallery, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City 2009
South East Arts Open Studios, The Old Reed Bed, Lower Halstow, Kent 2009
“Material Difference”, An Exhibition of Contemporary Basketry and Ceramics (with Robert Cooper), Rochester Art Gallery and Craft Case, Rochester, Kent 2008
Surrey Open Houses, Guest Artist (with Penny Green), Dorking, Surrey 2008
Brighton Festival and Artist’s Open Houses, Guest Artist (with Maggie Feeny), Fiveways, Brighton 2008
City & Guilds Creative Basketry Part 2 Final Exhibition, City Lit 2007
“Le Flac a 20 ans” (Invited artist), International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Chateau de la Coste, Grezels, SW France 2007
“Les Ephemeres”, Site Specific Installation and group exhibition, Le Manoir de Rouergou, St Medard, SW France 2006
“Passion”, An Exhibition of Contemporary Basketry (with Suni Lopez), Lauderdale House, Highgate, London 2004
The London Art and Design Show (with The Fibre Art Gallery), Midland Grand Hotel, London 2003
Iliffe Yard Open Studios, London, Guest Artist 2003
Vanguard Court Open Studios, London, Guest Artist 2003
Contemporary British Basketry, recent student work selected by Mary Butcher for INTERNATIONAL BASKETRY, Lugo, Spain 2003
City & Guilds Creative Basketry Part 1 Final Exhibition, City Lit 2003
Teaching
Variations on Catalan Platters/Tension Trays for Hertfordshire Basketry 2009
Christmas mini workshop for Hertfordshire Basketry 2008
Turkshead bangle mini workshop for Hertfordshire Basketry AGM 2007
Turkshead bangle mini workshop for Basketmakers Association AGM 2006
Education
City and Guilds Part 2 Creative Basketry, City Lit, London 2005-7
City and Guilds Part 1 Creative Basketry, City Lit, London 2001-3
Selected maker, Craft Council Emerging Makers Development Programme in Contemporary Basketry 2009 onwards
Workshop with Anne Ratnarajah on Imbenge wire baskets 2008
Workshop with Christine Brewster on Square-work 2008
Workshop with Kazue Honma on Plaited Basketry 2007
Master-class with Hisako Sekijima on Contained Spaces 2007
Workshop with Tim Johnson on Cordage 2005
Workshop with Mary Butcher on Irish Skiathogs 2003
Workshop with Lois Walpole on Recycled/Sustainable Basketry 2003
Commissions
Large Wall Piece: Philip King (Kinleigh, Folkard and Hayward Ltd) 2007
Clothing adornments in basketry for final year catwalk show: Harriet Miller, M.A. Womenswear Knitwear, School of Fashion and Textiles, Royal College of Art, London 2005
Bursaries
Student bursary from the Worshipful Company of Basketmakers 2003
Memberships and Positions Held
The Basketmakers Association
Hertfordshire Basketry – Programme Organiser
Publications
Catalogue, M.A. Fashion, Royal College of Art 2005, London 2005