Ana Teresa Barboza will be in the Residence Program in Australian Tapestry Workshop
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Established in 1976, Australian Tapestry Workshop is regarded as the most famous workshop and creating institution in the international hand-woven tapestry industry. Australian Tapestry Workshop is dedicated in promoting the art of woven tapestries. For the purpose of reserve and innovate the traditional textile culture, Australian Tapestry Workshop uses the same techniques employed since the 15th century, at the same time, it collaborates with contemporary artists, architects and designers actively, such as the architect of Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon, British abstract artist, Patrick Heron and the leading Australian painter, Arthur Boyd. Although the resurgence in the art of contemporary tapestry continues to grow worldwide, the Australian Tapestry Workshop remains deeply committed to its role as an international leader and produces exhibition in Australian. Furthermore, the tapestries that is produced by Australian Tapestry Workshop is collected by public and private institution, such as the National Gallery of Australia, Sydney Opera House, Arts Centre Melbourne and Parliament House and so on. The Peruvian artist Ana Teresa Barboza who is going to be in Nunu Fine Art's exhibition "Fear No More, Says the Heart: Female Artists Group Exhibition" in this month is invited to be in a residence program in Australian Tapestry Workshop. Barboza's works often combine traditional textile and other medias such as panting and photography. This creating concept happens to match with Australian Tapestry Workshop's development idea. Thus , the traditional textile is given the element of contemporary innovation.