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Great Dome Art & Design Fair 2019Devonshire Dome, Buxton SK17 6RY 19th – 21st July 2019
Fri Preview Evening 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Sat – Sun 10am – 5pm. Admission is £2 per person This year I will again be taking part in the Peak District Artisans' flagship event the Great Dome Art and Design Fair. Part of the Buxton Festival Fringe, which runs from July 3-24, The Great Dome Art and Design Fair will see over 40 members of the group exhibiting their original artwork, handmade products and unique gifts. This year I will be demonstrating live on my stand, so come along and watch me create Fine Art in Stitch. |
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Current Events
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Buxton Spa Prize 201928th June - 31st July 2019
The Green Man Gallery. Hardwick Hall, Hardwick Square South, Buxton SK17 6PY 10.30am - 5.30pm My second entry for the Buxton Spa Prize, Cupola, was inspired by the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton. It is currently on display in the exhibition at the Green Man Gallery. |
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The Derbyshire Open Art Competition 20195th July - 31st August 2018
Buxton Museum & Art Gallery I am delighted that Look Back, Magpie Mine has been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Derbyshire Open Art Competition exhibition at Buxton Museum & Art Gallery. |
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New Mills Festival Arts Trail 2019Stepwise Podiatry, Markey Street, New Mills
13th to the 29th September 2019 For the first time this year I will be taking part in New Mills Art Trail. The Art Trail forms part of New Mills Festival which takes place across the town of New Mills in Derbyshire from 13th to 29th September. The Art Trail turns the town into a gallery with local businesses and venues displaying work in their windows and premises. I will be exhibiting my work as part of "Art in Windows" in the window of Stepwise Podiatry on Market Street. |
Previous Events
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Derbyshire Open Arts 2018 & 2019Spring Bank Holiday Weekend Sat-Mon, 10am-5pm
Cognissart Studio, Flagg SK17 9QT I opened my studio for the first time as part of Derbyshire Open Arts 2018 and Again in 2019 This annual art event takes place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend and gives visitors an opportunity to see the breadth of art that is created in Derbyshire, to meet the creators and to purchase or commission works direct from the maker. |
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Belper Arts Trail 2019Sunday 6th - Monday 6th May 2019
Belper, Derbyshire I took part in Belper Arts Trail for the first time this year with a window display. Over the May Day Bank holiday weekend 5-6th May Belper was be buzzing with artistic and musical events. The Trail grows each year and is making its mark on Derbyshire’s cultural calendar. |
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Tidewell Markers' Market 2018 & 2019First Saturday in May, St John the Baptist Church, Tideswell. 10am to 4pm
Running in conjunction with the annual Tideswell Food Festival, Tideswell Makers' Market features talented local crafts people and is located in the stunning St John the Baptist church "Cathedral of the Peak". |
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PDA at the Druid Inn12th March - 28th April 2019
The Druid Inn, Birchover, open Wed-Sunday (see website for hours) Peak District Artisans members are to exhibit work in the beautifully renovated and historic Druid Inn on an ongoing basis. The first exhibition, featured my work alongside that of Gary Sampson and Sandra Orme, |
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Spring Gathering 2018 & 2019March & April
The Green Man Gallery. Hardwick Hall, Hardwick Square South, Buxton SK17 6PY I have exhibited several works in the annual Spring Gathering Exhibition |
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The Harley Open 201919th January - 24th March 2019
The Harley Gallery, Mansfield Road, Welbeck, Worksop, Notts S80 3LW I was thrilled when my signature piece, Tideswell Dale, was selected from over 500 entries for exhibition in the 25th anniversary Harley Open. |
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PDA Chatsworth Exhibition
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PDA Winter Artisan FairSaturday & Sunday, 3rd & 4th November 2018.
The Whitworth Centre Station Road, Darley Dale, Matlock DE4 2EO 23 Members of Peak District Artisans, including Cognisssrt, were showing their work at this annual event which offers the opportunity to buy direct from the maker and get first hand information about the making process. |
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First Cognissart Gallery Exhibition19th September to 13th October 2018
Gallery in a Shed, Brierlow Bar, Ashbourne Road, Buxton SK17 9PY I was very excited to secure my first gallery exhibition at Gallery in a Shed alongside work by gallery owner Carole Knight. |
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The Derbyshire Open Art Competition 201821st June - 31st August 2018
Buxton Museum & Art Gallery I was honoured to receive a Commendation for From The Gate, January in Flagg in the 2018 Derbyshire Open Art Competition. Pikehall Harvest was also selected for the inclusion in exhibition at Buxton Museum & Art Gallery. |
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Buxton Spa Prize 201828th June - 31st July 2018
The Green Man Gallery. Hardwick Hall, Hardwick Square South, Buxton SK17 6PY 10.30am - 5.30pm I was delighted to have my first ever entry into the Buxton Spa Prize competition, Emanation, selected for the exhibition. |
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Great Dome Art Fair 2018Friday 13th July - Sunday15th July 2018.
Devonshire Dome, Devonshire Rd, Buxton SK17 6RY 2018 saw me exhibiting for the first time at the Peak District Artisans’ annual art and design fair, the flagship event in the PDA's calendar of shows and exhibitions Part of the Buxton Festival Fringe, The Great Dome Art and Design Fair saw over 40 members of the group exhibiting their work featuring handmade products, original artwork and unique gifts. |
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Fresh and Unframed 2018
Friday 29th June 2018 & Saturday 30th June 2018
Tansley Village Hall, Nr, Matlock ,DE4 5FH Organised by Purple and Grey the annual Fresh and Unframed Art Exhibition features both emerging and established artists. By exhibiting unframed works, prices can be kept low, enabling anyone to enjoy original artwork on their walls. |
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Yarns and ThreadsSaturday 21 April 2018.
The Green Man Gallery. Hardwick Hall, Hardwick Square South, Buxton SK17 6PY Yarns and Threads, a celebration of traditional textile arts with a contemporary spin. The free to attend event showcased traditional yarn-based crafts with demonstrations of crochet, knitting, lace making, needle felting and wet felting. I was there demonstrating my embroidery art. |
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Tate Instagram Collaboration
Wednesday 21st February 2018
During the week 19-23 February 2018 the Tate Instagram feed was taken over by four artists, sharing their work inspired by #ImpressionistsinLondon at Tate Britain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Wednesday @cognissart was featured, sharing my textile artworks inspired by variations in season, weather, light and mood. As part of the collaboration I created a new work "Minninglow Beeches, Autumn" and shared my working process. Click on the buttons below to view each of my six posts. |