Feature on Joy Pitts in the Craft & Design Magazine March/April issue 2014, (on sale 20th Feb). For sale at WHSmiths, Victoria Centre, Nottingham. Craft & Design Magazine March/April issue.
Maggie's Cancer Care Nottingham & Paul Smith
'Red Rabbit with Paul Smith' Print for sale. Following a recent visit to the Nottingham City Hospital campus Maggie's are very happy to support the sale of Paul Smith prints. Each purchase includes a donation to Maggie's, a charity supported by Paul Smith.
Craft & Design Magazine 2014
Feature on Joy Pitts in the Craft & Design Magazine March/April issue 2014, (on sale 20th Feb). For sale at WHSmiths, Victoria Centre, Nottingham.
Craft & Design Magazine March/April issue.
Solo Exhibition 2014
This first solo exhibition will include work from the 2008 - 2013 collection. 20,000 used clothing labels have been gathered and assembled, with larger pieces taking two to three years to complete. 5000 labels are processed for each piece according to colour and brand and arranged on canvas using only dressmaking pins.
Exhibition at: The King George Gallery, Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy, King George Avenue, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5HS.
Exhibition runs from 8th September - 10th October 2014.
With special thanks to Save the Children, Ilkeston.
NEWS: Designer Label
Sir Paul Smith Commission 2013
Sir Paul Smith has commissioned artist Joy Pitts to make a new work for his collection using a selection of Paul Smith designer labels. The minimal colour palette and repeated text fragments will focus more on textile machine production processes, and less on the use of everyday found objects as seen in earlier works.
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Currently in the studio working on a portrait of Jane, a Leicestershire dairy farmer.
Nottingham Castle Open 2013: Artist Testimonial
Joy Pitts
3D PRIZE-WINNER, 2004
“Winning the 3D prize in 2004 was an invaluable asset to my practice both in terms of the practical experience and as a platform for development. The winning sculpture ‘Robe’ was also part of my final show as I graduated in 2004 from BA (Hons) Fine Art, Nottingham Trent School of Art and Design. The prize provided confidence in my working processes and I continued to MA Fine Art graduating in 2005 with Distinction. Since then ‘Robe’ has been exhibited in open competitions in Wales (2008) and Norfolk (2012) as well as a recent invitation to show the sculpture in Suffolk during 2013. My practice remains focused on the study of people and their garments, and recent developments include a commission from Sir Paul Smith using his designer labels. I have also been invited to show a selection of work in Nottingham’s Lace Market Creative Quarter.”
View Nottingham Castle Website.
Robe, Joy Pitts, 2004
Summer Exhibition, Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham. 29 June - 13 July 2013.
Dairy Cow has been selected for the Summer Exhibition at the Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, University Park, Nottingham. NG7 2RD. Tel: 0115 951 3192.
29 June - 13 July, (Monday - Saturday 11am - 5pm, Sunday 12 noon - 4pm).
Dairy Cow (132cm x 132cm) is made up of thousands of used garment labels; each label is attached to the canvas using dressmaking pins. Dairy Cow has attracted much attention and won a major prize. The piece has been described as ‘an extravagant rescue of waste’ that overwhelms the viewer by the sheer mass of used garment fragments. Clothes labels assembled in the image of a Dairy Cow not only offer the viewer a strong sense of community, but also reflect on the high value we place on dairy products.
Cley 2013 Priviate View Invitation
Invited Artist - The Bank Eye Suffolk
Fabric in the Building - June 8th – July 7th 2013.
The Bank, a grade 2 listed Victorian art venue in Eye, Suffolk has invited artist Joy Pitts to install a site specific sculpture in the Banking Hall.
Assembled from 10,000 used clothes labels the sculpture will reflect on the credit and lending associated with banks and retail. Products previously consumed as a result of spending will return to the bank in the form of second hand retail fragments.