Angie Lewin

Angie Lewin is a British printmaker working in linocut, wood engraving, lithography and screen printing.[1]

Biography

Angie Lewin was born in Cheshire in 1963. [2] She studied Fine Art Printmaking at the Central School of Art and Design, London between 1983 and 1986. That was followed by a year's part-time postgraduate printmaking at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, and then garden design at Capel Manor College.[1] After working in London as an illustrator, Lewin studied horticulture and moved to Norfolk to return to printmaking. She lives in Weybourne on the North Norfolk coast with her husband, Simon.[3]

Work
Lewin finds inspiration for her artwork in natural objects on the North Norfolk coast, like this bladder wrack.

Lewin is inspired by the clifftops and saltmarshes of the North Norfolk coast, and the Scottish Highlands. She depicts these contrasting environments and their native flora in wood engraving, linocut, silkscreen, lithography and collage.[1][4] Lewin states that she has been influenced by the artists Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden.[5]

As well as designing fabrics and stationery for the company she runs with her husband Simon, Lewin has completed commissions for Penguin, Conran Octopus and Picador. She has designed fabrics for Liberty's Autumn Winter 2010 collection, including the Winter Stem design used for Liberty's 2011 Comic Relief Shopper Bag.[6]

Lewin has exhibited widely across Britain since 1986,[7] including at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh,[8] and at the Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery, Basingstoke.[5]

Honours and distinctions

Lewin was elected to the Royal Watercolour Society in 2016. She is a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, The Society of Wood Engravers and The Art Workers' Guild.[2]

References
  1. Geddes-Brown 2010, pp. 11–21.
  2. "Angie Lewin". Royal Watercolour Society. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. Holmes, Rosanna (29 October 2010). "Angie Lewin Prints". Homes & Antiques Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Meet the Maker: Angie Lewin". Homes & Antiques. 29 October 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. "Angie Lewin: A Printmaker's Journey | Willis Museum and Sainsbury Gallery [Basingstoke]". Hampshire Cultural Trust. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. "High street name unveils Fairtrade collection ideal for festival season", Yorkshire Post, 9 February 2011, retrieved 5 March 2015
  7. "Exhibitions". Angie Lewin. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. "A Fine Line | Lizzie Farey, Angie Lewin, Frances Priest, Bronwen Sleigh". Museums & Galleries Edinburgh. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

Bibliography
  • Geddes-Brown, Leslie (2010). Angie Lewin: Plants and Places. Merrell. ISBN 978-1-85894-536-1. OCLC 587117547.
  • Geddes-Brown, Leslie; Lewin, Angie (illustrator) (2009). Garden Wisdom. London: Merrell. ISBN 978-1-85894-462-3. OCLC 316043322.
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