Ann Fleeton is a textile artist from Dublin, Ireland. Her training as a geologist and her study of art history influence both the colour and texture of her work.

She teaches dyeing, fabric painting, machine embroidery and patchwork in Ireland, the UK, Germany and Switzerland. She lectures regularly including several times at Quilt Expo. Her work has been exhibited in Europe, USA and Japan and published in books and magazines.

She is a registered craftsperson for the Crafts Council of Ireland.  In 2002 and 2000 she won the Overall Award of Excellence and California Gold Medal in the Royal Dublin Society Annual Crafts Competition. She was the overall winner of the "New Materials for the New Millennium" exhibition at the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, Alsace, France in 2001.  

In 2008 she completed the City and Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Design and Craft - Stitched Textiles, Machine Embroidery.

In April 2009 Ann visited New Zealand and taught at the Quilt Wellington Symposium and also at Queenstown, in the South Island.

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Textile Exhibition, Twenty Twenty

14th July - 31st Aug 2020

Location: dlr Lexicon, Dun Laoighaire Library, Co. Dublin

Time: During Library opening hours

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Event Description:

This selection of work on display is a collection of new work bringing together the work of the Irish Guild of

Embroiderers and the Northern Ireland Embroidery Guild. Congratulations to The Irish Guild of Embroiderers

who celebrate their 20th anniversary this year and the Northern Ireland Embroidery Guild who celebrate their

40th.
 
Embracing fabric manipulation and embellishment, traditional and contemporary embroidery, dyeing and

printing, this exhibition showcases a variety of forms including framed work, wall hangings, bunting and 3D

objects. The Irish Guild of Embroiderers produced a book to accompany this exhibition.




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Ann Fleeton " Cushion Cover, Silks"

  Ann Fleeton, 7 Shanganagh Terrace, Killiney, Co. Dublin, Ireland.  Tel +35312824247,  Email: annfleeton@hotmail.com