Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin is a British printmaker working in linocut, wood engraving, lithography and screen printing.[1]

Biography

Angie Lewin was born in 1963 in Cheshire. She studied Fine Art Printmaking at Central School of Art and Design, London between 1983 and 1986. That was followed by a year's part-time postgraduate printmaking at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, and then garden design at Capel Manor College.[1] After working in London as an illustrator, Lewin studied horticulture and moved to Norfolk to return to printmaking.

Work

Lewin was inspired by the clifftops and saltmarshes of the North Norfolk coast, and the Scottish Highlands. Using these environments she depicts these contrasting environments and their native flora in wood engraving, linocut, silkscreen, lithography and collage.[1] The book Angie Lewin - Plants and Places, with text by Leslie Geddes-Brown, illustrates her way of working with some 70 prints, with a preface and comments on each work by the artist.[1] Lewin states that she has been influenced by the artists Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden.[2]

As well as designing fabrics and stationery for St Jude's, which she runs with her husband Simon, Lewin has completed commissions for Penguin, Conran Octopus and Picador. She has designed fabrics for Liberty's Autumn Winter 2010 collection, including the Winter Stem design used for Liberty's 2011 Comic Relief Shopper Bag.[3]

Lewin has exhibited widely across Britain since 1986.[4] Recent exhibitions include at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh,[5] and at the Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery, Basingstoke.[2]

She lives in Weybourne on the North Norfolk coast with her husband Simon.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Geddes-Brown, Leslie (2010). Introduction. Angie Lewin: plants and places. Merrell. pp. 11–21. ISBN 978-1-85894-536-1. OCLC 587117547.
  2. 1 2 "Angie Lewin: A Printmaker's Journey | Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery [Basingstoke]". Hampshire Cultural Trust. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "High street name unveils Fairtrade collection ideal for festival season", Yorkshire Post, 9 February 2011, retrieved 5 March 2015
  4. ↑ "Exhibitions". Angie Lewin. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "A Fine Line | Lizzie Farey, Angie Lewin, Frances Priest, Bronwen Sleigh". Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ↑ Holmes, Rosanna (29 October 2010). "Angie Lewin Prints". Homes & Antiques Magazine. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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