This is a partial list of works and exhibitions by the British textile artist, designer and quiltmaker Pauline Burbidge (born 1950), with links to images where available. Burbidge's works are held in public and private collections in the UK and US. She has shown in solo and shared exhibitions worldwide.
Works Public collections
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, Aberdeen: Aberdeen Study IV (2001) Benjamin Britten High School, Lowestoft: Ship-Shape (1988) Coats Crafts UK: Under the Waterfall (2004) The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham: Plantforms (2020) Global Horizon (2020) Crafts Council Collections, London: Pyramid II (1980) Embroiderers' Guild Collection, London: Circular Series No. 5 (1984) Glasgow Museums Collections, Glasgow: Intercut Fish-Harmony (1991) International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska: Big Bluestem (2025) Horizon 2003 (2003) The Waterfall (2003) Wind over Water (2003) Joining Forces II (1991) Art Nouveau Quilt (1981) Ardis and Robert James Collection, donated in 1997 to the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Nebraska: The Pink Teapot (1987) Hen Quilt (1986) Spirals II (1985) Spirals I (1985) Eternal Triangle (1983) Finn (1983) National Museums of Scotland Collection, Edinburgh: Dancing Lines (1998) North West Thames Regional Health Authority: Chequered Cube (1982) Nottingham Castle Museum (Textiles Collection), Nottingham: Reflections (1993) Sink or Swim (1991) Sweetlips II (1989) Off Centre Log Cabin (1981) Pyramid I (1980) Day Lily (1976) Image shown in: Old Library Theatre Company and Arts Centre, Mansfield: Canopy II (1990) Striped Canopy (1990) Paintings in Hospitals Scotland (PIH), Edinburgh: Matt & Bowl (paper collage) (1991) Barrels (paper collage) (1991) 3 Fish & Stripe (paper collage) (1991) The Quilters' Guild Museum Collection, York: Honesty Skyline (2015) Honesty Quilt (2003) Aberdeen I (1999) Colourbank (1998) Fish Dance I (1992) Fish Out of Water (1991) Small Zigzag Quilt (1986) Ruskin Gallery, Sheffield: Floating Triangles (1983) Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, Sheffield: Blue Fish (fabric collage) (1986), Art for Schools Collection Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead: Lindisfarne Revisited (2011), part funded by the national Art Fund Mirrored Steps (1983) Ulster Folk Museum, Co. Down: Custard Squash II (1989) Victoria and Albert Museum, London: Kate's Vase (1987) The Whitworth, Manchester: Joining Forces (1989)
Private collections Many of Burbidge's works are held in private collections, including the John M. Walsh III Collection of Contemporary Art Quilts in Martinsville, New Jersey, which holds: Feather Collection II (2003)] Millennium Quilt (2000) Tweed Reflections II (1995) Nottingham Reflections (1994)
Other works in private collections include:
In Honour of Hugo (2024) Plantlife Puglia (2021) Re-told Stories: Pitt Rivers Legacy (2020) Plantlines (2019) Fern Strata (2019) Hedges & Edges (2017) Wheat & Barley Fields (2016) Starscape (2015) Horizons of Puglia (2012) Windows on Puglia (2011) Applecross Quilt (2007) Boatday / Contemplation (2004) Climbing the Waterfall (2003) Feather Collection II (2003) Feather Collection I (2003) Pittenweem Quilt (2002) Millennium Quilt (2000) Angela's Garden III (1997) Colour Study I (1997) Paxton Study II (1997) Paxton Study I (1997) Black and White Feathers (1996) Tone (1996) Tweed Reflections II (1995) Whiteadder (1995) Nottingham Reflections (1994) Red Grid (1993) Reflections III (1993) Heartbeat (1993) The Pink Fish (1991) Sweet Lips (1991) Custard Squash (1989) Limited Run Quilt (1989) Diagonal Zig-Zag (1987) Still Life I (1986) Black and White Bars II (1986)Image shown in: Stripey Step I (1984) Cubic Pyramid (1983)] Liquorice Allsorts (1983) The Final Pyramid (1982) Cubic Log Cabin (1982) Heron II (1981, quilted 1986) Heron (1981) Egyptian Quilt Two (1979) Large Fruit Basket (1979) Egyptian Scarab (1978) Ducks (1978) Flying Ducks (1977) Korky the Cat (1977)
Exhibitions
2024: In Honour of Hugo shown at Norham Arts Festival, Northumberland 2024: Side by Side (with Charles Poulsen), Pittenweem Arts Festival 2024, Pittenweem, Fife 2023: In Tandem (with Charles Poulsen), Hughson Gallery, Glasgow 2022: DRAWING PARALLELS (with Charles Poulsen), Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin 2021–2022: Quilts: Resurgence, The Granary Gallery, Berwick-upon-Tweed (also co-curated) 2020: Plantlife, Fen Ditton Gallery, Cambridge 2017–2018: Songs for Winter (with Charles Poulsen), City Art Centre, Edinburgh 2016–2017: Quiltscapes by Pauline Burbidge, International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln 2015–2016: Pauline Burbidge. Quiltscapes & Quiltline, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham and Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin 2012: PB Retro: Interpretations in Cloth, a major solo retrospective exhibition organised by the Festival of Quilts, shown at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, and then at The Quilt Museum and Gallery, York 2010: European Contemporary Art Quilt Exhibition, , Neuchâtel, Switzerland 2010: Quilts 1700–2010, Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonHarris, Dr Jennifer – "Then and Now" – prologue to Pauline Burbidge – Works between 1975 & 2012 (q.v.) 2009:Quilty Secrets, Winchester Discovery Centre, Winchester, Hampshire 2008: 5th Main-Quiltfestival, Aschaffenburg, Germany 2008: Quilts in Time: journey from bed to wall, The Quilt Museum and Gallery, York 2008: Loch Lomond Quilt Show, several locations 2008: Monochrome, The Lund Gallery, North Yorkshire 2008: On the Map, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield 2007: Materials of Choice (with Charles Poulsen), Chenderit School, Oxfordshire 2006: Ettrick Riverside, Selkirk, Scottish Borders 2004–2011: Festival of Quilts, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK 2004–2005: QUILTWORKS–Visions of the Natural World (solo), toured Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead; The Knitting and Stitching Show, London, Dublin and Harrogate; Royal Museum and Art Gallery, Canterbury; Collins Gallery, Glasgow; Bankfield Museum, Halifax 2003: 30 / 30 Vision, Crafts Council, London and toured 2001: Ground Cover: Contemporary Quilts, Mattie Kelly Arts Center, Niceville, Florida 2000–2001: North Country Quilts, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham 2000–2001: British Contemporary Quilts, Matsuzakaya Department Stores, Nagoya, Tokyo, Osaka, Japan 2000: European Patchwork Meeting (solo), Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Alsace, France 1998–1999: Take 4: New Perspectives on the British Art Quilt, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester and toured 1998: The World Quilt '98, Tokyo, Japan 1997: Quilt Week, Yokohama, Japan 1993: Joining Forces (with Charles Poulsen), Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham 1992: New Wave Quilts – Collection II, toured Japan, organised by Setsuko Segawa 1991: Quilts Now, Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky 1991: The Works Gallery (solo), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1989: Costume & Textile Museum (solo), Nottingham 1989: Ruskin Art Gallery (solo), Sheffield 1988: Quilt Art, Nottingham Castle Museum, Nottingham 1987: Wall to Wall, The Corner House Gallery, Manchester and toured 1987: Quilt Art (mixed show), (Cooper Gallery, Barnsley 1987: The Contemporary Textile Gallery, London 1987: Quilt National '87, Athens, Ohio 1986: Threads, Aldeburgh, Suffolk 1986: The Art Quilt, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California, and toured seven other locations over its three-year run 1986: Artists in Industry, Nottingham Castle Museum, Nottingham 1985: Wall Hung Textiles, British Crafts Centre, London 1985: National exhibition, Dublin 1985: Quilt National '85, Athens, Ohio 1985: Five Makers, British Crafts Centre, London 1984: Chelsea Crafts Fair, London 1984: Contemporary Quilt Show, The Art Collector, California 1984: Maker Designers Today, Camden Art Centre, London 1983, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1993: Quilt National, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio 1983: Fabric Construction–The Art Quilt, Michael James Selection, Worcester, Massachusetts 1983: Quilting, Patchwork and Appliqué, The Minories, Colchester 1983–1984: New Patchwork Quilts by Pauline Burbidge (solo), Nottingham and Sunderland 1983: New Quilts, Lady Lodge Arts Centre, Peterborough 1982: Crafts Council, London 1981–1983: The Quilters' Guild National 1981: Gibraltar (solo), invitation through the Crafts Council 1979: Patchwork Quilts (solo), Foyle's Art Gallery, London
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