Hillu Liebelt
1959
born in Trier / Germany
1980
moved to London
1993
Certificate of Achievement, Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers Great Britain / with distinction
since 1994
Teaching of tapestry classes, workshops and lectures in Great Britain, Netherlands (Textiel Plus) and Japan (Seian University/Shiga Prefecture & Kawashima Textile School, Kyoto)
2001 - 2006
Exhibition Officer, London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
since 2001
Curator for group exhibitions in galleries, fairs and shows in Great Britain
2005
Juror and curator of the 50th Anniversary exhibition for the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, GB, K & S Show
London, GB
Harrogate, GB
Dublin, IRL
2008 / 09
First solo touring exhibition »Delicate Matters« in Japan and Great Britain
2012 / 13
Second solo touring exhibition »Still Moments« in Japan and Great Britain
2014
Juror and curator for the group exhibition WOVEN ART’14,
British Tapestry Group, K & S Show
London, GB
Harrogate, GB
Dublin, IRL
2015
returning to Germany, she now lives in Berlin
Awards
2012
Arts Council England, London Board, for solo touring exhibition to Japan and within Great Britain
2007
Arts Council England, London Board, for solo touring exhibition to Japan and within Great Britain
2006
Theo Moorman Trust for Weavers, Great Britain, research trip to Japan
Collections
2008
Tapestry HIDDEN WORLD, HISHIO - Centre for Cultural Exchange, Katsuyama, Japan
2003
Sculptures THICKET, CUBIC and THICKET, SPHERIC, Deutsche Schule London
Private collections in Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands and Canada
Artist Residency
2008
6 weeks in Katsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Membership
since 1990 London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
since 2007 British Tapestry Group
Solo exhibitions
2014
A Fine Line
Crafts Study Centre, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, Surrey, GB
2012 – 2013
Still Moments
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, GB
Stroud International Textiles (SIT), Gloucestershire, GB
Bankfield Museum, Halifax, Yorkshire, GB
Art Life Mitsuhashi and Gallery Yuragi, Kyoto, JP
2008 – 2009
Delicate Matters
Black Swan Arts, Frome, Somerset, GB
Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, Lancashire, GB
HISHIO, Centre for Cultural Exchange Katsuyama/Okayama Prefecture, JP
2007
Kousa / Cross Over
Textile work by Asako Ishizaki and Hillu Liebelt, Grace Barrand Design Centre, Nutfield, Surrey, GB
2005
Miyabi
Tapestries by Sachiyo Hori and Hillu Liebelt, Orleans House Gallery / »The Stables«, London, GB
2001
Shields
Galerie Schamretta, Frankfurt am Main, DE
1999
Passagen – Tapisserien von Uta Arnhardt und Hillu Liebelt
Galerie 10, Karlsruhe, DE
1996 – 1997
On Wings
Galerie Schamretta, Frankfurt am Main, DE
Group exhibitions
2017
Wiederholung
mianki Gallery, Berlin, DE
2014
Woven Art ’14
British Tapestry Group, K&S Show Alexandra Palace, London und Harrogate International Centre, GB
2011
Woven Threads
British Tapestry Group, Orleans House Gallery »The Stables«, London, GB
2010
60th Anniversary Exhibition »Diamonds«
London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Waterloo Arts Centre, London, GB
2010
National Exhibition »Kaleidoscope«
Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Mansfield Museum, Nottinghamshire, GB
2009
Weaving Within
British Tapestry Group, Stirling Castle, Scotland, GB
2008
Tapestry ‘08
British Tapestry Group, Bankfield Museum, Halifax, GB
2006
The Green Project
Gallery Gallery, Kyoto, JP
2005
50th Anniversary Exhibition
Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
London, GB
Dublin, IRL
Harrogate, GB
2005
Crosscurrents
London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Orleans House Gallery, London, GB
2004
Marylebone Tapestry Show
London, GB
2004
National Exhibition
Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset, GB
2004
Fibreart Gallery
St.Ives, Cornwall, GB
2003
Art Legacy Gallery
Odiham, Hampshire, GB
2003
Jilly Edwards Open House Exhibition
Kendal, Cumbria, GB
2003
Making A Splash
London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Art Gallery, London Wetland Centre, GB
2002
Dreamweavers
Contemporary Tapestries, Orleans House Gallery, London, GB
2002
Muses
Annual Art Exhibition, Harrodian Gallery, London, GB
2001
McDowell Modern Art
London, GB
2001
Beatrice Royal Gallery
Eastleigh, Hampshire, GB
2000
Continuum
National Exhibition, Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
Newport, Museum and Art Gallery, GB
Glasgow, Museum of Education, GB
Guildford, Guildford House, GB
Mansfield, Art Gallery, GB
Durham, Museum and Art Gallery, GB
2000
High Fibre
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Bovey Tracey, Devon, GB
2000
Arts and Crafts Guild Exhibition
Holy Trinity Church, London, GB
1999 – 2000
Tapestry at the Millennium
ITNET, Online Exhibition, International Tapestry Network
1999 – 2000
Art Full Boxes
New Fibre Art Group
Llantrisant, Wales, Model House, GB
Hastings, Museum and Art Gallery, GB
Maidstone, Museum and Art Gallery, GB
Birkenhead, Cajobah Gallery, GB
Bridgewater Art Centre, Somerset, GB
1999
Roger Billcliffe Gallery
Glasgow, Scotland, GB
1998
New Fibre Art Group Exhibition
Sewell Centre, Radley College, Oxfordshire, GB
1998
New Fibre Art Group Exhibition
Lodz, PL
1998
National Exhibition
Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley, Yorkshire, GB
1998
New Fibre Art Group Exhibition
Barcelona, ES
1997
New Fibre Art Group Exhibition
Valence House, London, GB
1996
National Exhibition
Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Rowlands Castle, Stansted Park, Hampshire, GB
1995
Textiles 95
London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London, GB
1994
National Exhibition
Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, Wales, GB
1993
Textiles 93
London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Shakespeare’s Globe Museum, London, GB
1992
National Exhibition
Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Ingatestone Hall, Essex, GB
1991
Textiles 91
London Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, Shakespeare’s Globe Museum, London, GB
Fairs
2016
Still Moments – Tapestries and Textile Objects
Textile Gallery, K&S Show, Alexandra Palace, London and Harrogate International Centre, GB
2007
On Line – Textile Sculpures, Models and Tapestries
Textile Gallery, K&S Show, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Alexandra Palace, London and Harrogate International Centre, GB
2005
Tapestries and Textile / Metal Objects
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, GB
2003
New Work
Textile Gallery, K&S Show, Alexandra Palace, London, GB
2002
Tapestries
Textile Gallery, K&S Show, Alexandra Palace, London, GB
2002
Tapestries
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, GB
2002
Tapestries
ExCel Exhibition Centre, London, GB
2001
Tapestries
ExCel Exhibition Centre, London, GB
2001
New Work
Textile Gallery, K&S Show, Alexandra Palace, London, GB