Ann Goddard is a multi-award winning artist and author, based in Cheshire, UK. Holding an MA in Fine Art, she exhibits nationally and internationally. She won the Fine Art Textile Award in 2019, and her book Mixed Media Textile Art in Three Dimensions was published by Batsford Books in 2022.
Ann’s practice explores ideas and concepts through materials and process; combining research with material investigation. Much of her work concerns environmental issues; the impact of human activity on biodiversity, the destruction of habitats and extinction of species. The pieces allude to the vulnerability and fragility of nature.
The resulting work takes the form of mixed media constructions, assemblages, wall based reliefs and small installations comprising multiple units. Her preferred method of working is construction; building up forms by assembling separately prepared units. She aims to challenge and expand traditional conceptions of textiles by juxtaposing textile techniques and elements with materials and processes not typically associated with textile practice, creating a fusion of previously distinct genres. Her work combines hard and soft media, incorporating felted fibres, paper yarn, fabric and stitch alongside concrete, wood, metal, wire, and found materials. Each material and process is carefully selected for its conceptual associations and its ability to support and enhance the narrative of the work.
