About

I am a textile artist and designer based in Norwich, UK, working with weave, basketry and natural dyes to explore our relationship with nature. Daily walks in the beautiful Norfolk landscape shape my practice, connecting me to nature’s seasons and rhythms and allowing me to slow down and pay attention. The rhythm and repetition with every step becomes meditative, and this is echoed in my making process.

With a materials-led approach, I use natural materials and circular design principals to work responsibly. I am interested in the value we place on materials and how we can continue to keep materials in use, often repurposing discarded materials within my work. Working in response to place, I gather plants and materials for natural dye and woven artworks. Working on- and off-loom, I have an experimental approach to exploring structure through processes such as weave, interlacing, twining and knotting.

I hope to evoke a sense of calm and contemplation. With delicate textures and gentle colours drawn from nature, my work offers a moment to pause and an invitation to reconnect with nature and to reflect on our relationship with the natural world.

Please get in touch if you’d like to find out more, talk about projects or enquire about available works.

studio@lizziekimbley.com

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026 Mannington Nature Award, Holt Art Projects, Mannington Hall, Norfolk, UK

The Garden Comes Inside, Caroline Fisher Projects, Bolwick Hall, Norfolk, UK

In Proximity, Norwich Castle Open Art Show, Norwich, UK

‍ ‍ The Power of Small, Bircham Gallery, Holt, Norfolk, UK

2025 Tactile, Gray Area Gallery, Norwich, UK

Collections, Gallery 57, Arundel, UK

Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London, UK

Craft in Evolution with CAA Gallery, London Craft Week, London, UK

40 Dimensions, &Gallery, Edinburgh, UK

2024 Ground Up, GroundWork Gallery, Norfolk, UK

Future Icons Selects, London Craft Week, London, UK

2023 Rhythms of Making, Flow Gallery - Duo show with Iva Polachova, London, UK

New Maker Showcase, CAA Gallery, London, UK

Future Icons Selects, London Craft Week, London, UK

East to East, Contemporary and Country at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, UK

The Art of Waste, GroundWork Gallery, Norfolk, UK

2022 Les Trames Du Possible, Amelie Maison d’art, Paris, France

Design Nation: Our Journey, The Hub, Sleaford, UK

2021 The Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London, UK

Cley 21 Nowhere, Norfolk, UK

2021 The Collection, Jaggedart, London, UK

​2020 Rapt Beauty Wrapped, Jaggedart, London, UK

2019 Woven Waters, Norwich Cathedral, Norwich, UK

​ Cley 19 Borderlines, Norfolk, UK

​​ Two Lives in Colour, East Gallery | Norwich, UK

Residencies

2024 Ground Up, GroundWork Gallery, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK

2019    Woven Waters, Broads Authority (Water Mills and Marshes: Celebrating the Landscape), Norfolk, UK

Awards

2026 a-n Artists’ Bursary

2021 Developing Your Creative Practice award, Arts Council England

2020 Fine Art Textiles Award, shortlisted

Crafts Council Hothouse

2017 Dubery Brogden East Anglia Art Fund Scholarship

Press

2024 Country Living Modern Rustic, Artisan profile

Teaching

2024- In-person workshops exploring textile and basketry processes

2020- Part-time Lecturer - Textile Design, Norwich University of the Arts

2019 Graduate Academic Assistant, Norwich University of the Arts

Education

2022 PG Certificate in Higher Education: ADAM, Norwich University of the Arts

2019 MA Textile Design with distinction, Norwich University of the Arts

2017 BA Textile Design: First Class, Norwich University of the Arts