Jo Budd
Encyclopedia
Jo Budd is an English artist specialising in creating art from textiles. Trained as a Fine Art
ist her work could be described as Quilt Art
, but frequently contains both collage and/or printing.
. She completed her Fine Art
education in Newcastle University and began a career in teaching as well as practising her art. She is known for her art work using quilts, collage and printing.
Budd has tackled a number of commissions for notable companies and he work is in a number of collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum
, Budd's use of landscape in her work led Edexcel to recommend her as an artist for British Art and Design GCSE students to study in 2010.
Budd lives near the Norfolk and Suffolk border with her partner, Brian Excell. She has one son.
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
ist her work could be described as Quilt Art
Quilt art
Quilt art, sometimes known as art quilting, is an art form that uses traditional quilting techniques to create art objects. Practitioners of quilt art create it based on their experiences, imagery, and ideas rather than traditional patterns. Quilt art generally has more in common with the fine arts...
, but frequently contains both collage and/or printing.
Biography
Josephine Budd was born in NorwichNorwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
. She completed her Fine Art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
education in Newcastle University and began a career in teaching as well as practising her art. She is known for her art work using quilts, collage and printing.
Budd has tackled a number of commissions for notable companies and he work is in a number of collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
, Budd's use of landscape in her work led Edexcel to recommend her as an artist for British Art and Design GCSE students to study in 2010.
Budd lives near the Norfolk and Suffolk border with her partner, Brian Excell. She has one son.
Work
- Winter/Male - Hanging - 320 x 179 cm
- Summer/Female - Sewn collage - 170 x 314 cm