Liz Williamson

Liz Williamson is a weaver, academic, curator and textile artist living and working on Gadigal and Wangal lands in the Inner West of Sydney. At the heart of her practice is an interest in innovative, experimental, and unusual designs created at the loom; recent weavings reference woven rag rugs and creating designs from waste, excess or readily available materials, often coloured with natural dyes.

Her woven works involve a close examination of materials, with many referencing objects for holding, carrying, storage, hiding, seclusion and security. Recent work has involved repurposing materials; in this piece the material qualities of the nylon monofilament waste woven into cotton threads at the loom, allowed a flat structure to be folded and transformed into a circular, open structure; an object to contain and protection.

Australian Design Centre’s exhibition Living Treasures: Masters of Australian Craft – Liz Williamson: Textiles toured nationally from 2009 to 2011.

Read more about Liz Williamson here.

Listen to the podcast interview on Object: Stories of Craft and Design with Liz Williamson here.

Waste, 2020
handwoven cotton threads with nylon monofilament waste
$5,600