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Zephyr Liddell is an artist & designer
Celebrated in the Saltire Society’s ‘40 Under 40’ list, Zephyr works with textiles, through fashion and live performance, finding innovative ways to dress and fabricate with materials, making space for movement and embellishing space.
Zephyr attended Glasgow School of Art, graduating with a BA(hons) in Printed Textile Design in 2011. Awarded a Masters of Design in fashion & textiles in 2018 following stints teaching at GSA, working at People Tree, Eley Kishimoto and Glasgow Print Studio and as Co-Producer for the critically acclaimed arts collective 85A with whom she realised DIY large scale site-specific immersive theatre.
Zephyr works across sectors to realise creative projects with artists, communities, theatres and institutions.
Awards & Residencies
Saltire Society 40 under 40 2023
Birds of Paradise, Resident Artist: Don’t Make Tea 2022
A-N, Time/Space/Money Bursary, 2022
HES & CraftScotland, Digital Residency, 2021
Glasgow Life: Visual Arts & Craft Makers Award, 2019
Selected Exhibitions
Making History, Historic Environment Scotland 2023
LayersUnseen_Fashion Interrupted, V&A Dundee 2021
Jumbies, with Ashanti Harris & Patricia Panther, Glasgow International 2021
Teaching
Federation of Scottish Theatre, Design Placement Mentor 2022
Visiting Lecturer, International Foundation, The Glasgow School of Art, 2020
Coordinator, The Fashion Show Project, Fashion & Textiles, The Glasgow School of Art, 2012 - 2017
Memberships
Zephyr is a member of A-N, Applied Arts Scotland, GCAN, The Society of British Theatre Designers , The Costume Society and The Envelope Room and is a proud union member of both Equity and Scottish Artist Union.
Resources
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