Heidi Lichterman’s CV
I studied Landscape Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA, before going on to run nature education programmes, including some on television and began weaving in 1977, quickly establishing my reputation. I moved to England in 1981, basing my studio near Cambridge.
I am a Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen and was Chairman for two terms. I have been President of the Cambridge Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, and later, Chairman of the Guild. I was a Member of the former Cambridge Society of Painters and Sculptors, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and am on the Crafts Council Index of Selected Makers.
I curated the Society of Designer Crafts Exhibition, Designer Crafts at the Mall, in London for 21 years and retired from that position after the exhibition in 2011.
CV Contents
Major Corporate and Public Commissions
| 2016 | Mather Lifeways Wilmette, Illinois, USA |
| 2010 | Runnymede Hotel, Egham, England |
| 2007 | 10 Old Burlington Street, London |
| 2006 | Allen & Overy, London, England |
| 2004 | Broomfield Arts Project, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| 2003-2004 | Minerva plc, London |
| 2002-2003 | Eversheds Solicitors, Cambridge |
| 2000 | Queens’ College, Cambridge, England Broomfield Arts Project, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| 1999 | MYnd, Riverview, Chertsey, England Dibb, Lupton, Alsop, Victoria Square House, Birmingham, England Smith Kline Beecham Parmaceuticals, Harlow, England |
| 1997-1998 | Vision of the Seas, Caribbean Cruise Lines |
| 1996 | Regent Gate: Clerical and Medical Office Building, Conduit St., London |
| 1995 | David Lloyd Sport and Leisure Centre, Cardiff Merika Hotel, Kobe, Japan |
| 1993 | Sumitomo Corporation, London, England Stamford Towers, Stamford, Conneticutt, USA |
| 1992 | Addenbrooke’s Hospital Art Project, Cambridge, England Stamford Towers, Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
| 1991 | M L C Group Headquarters, Tunbridge Wells, England Rivergate, Newbury, England Philips Petroleum Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 1990 | Woolwich Building Society Head Office, Bexleyheath, England Telehouse International Corporation Europe Ltd., London, England North Bedfordshire Borough Council, Bedford, England |
| 1989 | Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan Woolwich Building Society Head Office, Bexleyheath, England |
| 1988 | Merrill Lynch Group, London, England |
| 1987 | Chelsea Harbour, London, England Volvo Concessionaires UK Ltd., Marlow, England |
| 1986 | Touche, Ross Company, New York, New York, USA Chubb Insurance Company, New Jersey, USA |
| 1985 | Standard Chartered Bank Ltd, London, England P T Bank Dagang Nasional Indonesia, Djakarta, Indonesia |
Major One and Two Person Shows
| 2004 | Solo Exhibition Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire |
| 1995 | Interpreted Landscapes – Woven Explorations: Woodlands Gallery, Blackheath, England; Margate Library Gallery, Margate, Kent; Maidstone Library, Maidstone, Kent, England; and Schoolhouse Gallery,Croton Falls, New York, U.S.A. |
| 1994 | The Conservatory Gallery, Cambridge, England Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. England |
| 1986 | The Craftsman Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 1985 | Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, USA |
| 1984 | Long Street Gallery, Tetbury, Gloucester, England International Contemporary Art, Singapore |
| 1983 | The Textile Studio, Cambridge, England |
| 1982 | The Minories, Colchester, England The British Crafts Centre, London, England |
| 1981 | Images Art Gallery, Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA |
| 1980 | The Elements Gallery, New York, New York, USA The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA The Elements Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA Perceptions, Concord, Massachusetts, USA East End Arts Council Gallery, Riverhead, New York, USA |
Indices Selected for
| Crafts Council Index of Selected Makers [Photostore] Eastern Arts Board |
| Index AXIS: http://www.axisartists.org.uk Bluecoat Display Centre: http://BluecoatDisplayCentre.com |
| Contemporary Art Holdings: Essex County Council Register of Public Artists |
Bursaries and Awards
| Awarded the Society of Designer Craftsmen’s Centennial Silver Medal – 2006 |
| Theo Moorman Trust – Award for Sabbatical Time to explore ideas 2002 |
| Eastern Arts Board – Artist Development Grant 1997 |
| Cambridge Art Competition, Cambridge, England – (Award Winner) 1988 |
| Eastern Arts Board – Individual Artist’s Grant 1986 |
| Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Setauket, New York, USA – (Award Winner) 1979 & 1980 |
Membership of Professional Societies
| Society of Designer Craftsmen – Fellow and past Chairman |
| Royal Society of Arts – Fellow |
| Cambridge Society of Painters and Sculptures |
Group Shows and Juried Exhibitions
| 2001-2011 | Designer Crafts at the Mall, Mall Galleries, London |
| 2003 | What is Craft?, Hub, Sleaford |
| 2000 | Sparkle, Babylon Gallery, Ely |
| 1999 | Society of Designer Craftsmen, Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford |
| 1991-1999 | Society of Designer Craftsmen Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London |
| 1996 | A Vision in Action; William Morris and the Crafts Today, Mall Galleries, London |
| 1995 | Society of Designer Craftsmen Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London |
| 1994 | Commissioning Dialogue, Mall Galleries, London Barbican Centre, London Rufford Craft Centre, Nottingham |
| 1993 | Invited artist, The Furniture Group Exhibition, Bath, England Commissioning Dialogue, Mall Galleries, London Pam Schomberg Gallery, Colchester, England Cambridge Society of Painters and Sculptors, Cambridge, England |
| 1992 | Gallery Uhrturm, Dierdorf, near Koblenz, Germany Invitational Exhibition, Ramsgate Library Gallery, Ramsgate, England |
| 1991 | Pam Schomberg Gallery, Colchester, England Mozart Festival Exhibition, Cambridge, England |
| 1990 | Looking East Exhibition, Norwich and Ipswich, England, and Koblenz, Germany (1991) Somerstown Gallery, Somers, New York, USA |
| 1989 | Cambridge Art Competition, Cambridge, England Fiber Explorations, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA Gayle Wilson Gallery, South Hampton, New York, USA |
| 1988 | British Designer-Craftsmen, Knapp Gallery, Regent’s College, London, England St Paul’s Cathedral, London, England Cambridge Art Competition, Cambridge, England – (Award Winner) |
| 1987 | Elaine Potter Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA Somerstown Studios and Gallery, Somers, New York, USA |
| 1986 | Contemporary British Art Collection, Isetan, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1985 | Society of Designer Craftsmen, St Albans, England |
| 1984 | Pace Setters 4, Peterborough Museum, Peterborough, England Somerstown Studios and Gallery, Somers, New York, USA Showcase Gallery, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA |
| 1983 | Cambridgeshire Artists’ Exhibition, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, England The Elements Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA The Craftsman’s Gallery, Scarsdale, New York, USA D & R Showcase, Huntington, New York, USA Cambridge Group Exhibition, Cambridge, England |
| 1982 | Somerstown Studios and Gallery, Somers, New York, USA |
| 1981 | The Craftsman’s Gallery, Scarsdale, New York, USA Somerstown Studios and Gallery, Somers, New York, USA The Hand and the Spirit Craft Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
| 1980 | The Elements Gallery, New York, New York, USA Saks Fifth Avenue Weaving Show, Boston, Massachusetts, USA The Elements International Clothing Show, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA American Indian Influences, Gallery North, Setauket, New York, USA Juried Art Show, Mamaroneck Arts Council, New York, USA Juried Art Show, Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, Pennsylvania, USA International Art Clothing Show, University of Eastern Illinois, USA The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts USA Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Setauket, New York, USA – (Award Winner) The Craftsman’s Gallery, Scarsdale, New York, USA Somerstown Studios and Gallery, Somers, New York, USA |
| 1979 | Juried Art Show, Arts Council, Smithtown, New York, USA The Elements Gallery, New York, New York, USA Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Setauket, New York, USA – (Award Winner) |
Other Design Experience
| 1985-2017 | Participated, Chaired and am now Company Secretary for Cambridge Open Studios |
| 2002-2003 | Demonstrated in Art in Action, Waterperry, Oxford |
| 1997 | Keynote speaker: Straits and Strands – Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds Conference, Victoria, BC. |
| 1990-2007 | Exhibition curator for Society of Designer Craftsmen’s Annual Winter Exhibitions. |
| 1996-1997 | Co-organizer of A Vision in Action: William Morris and the Crafts Today, a touring exhibition to ten venues in England. |
| 1990-1997 | Chairman, Society of Designer Craftsmen, London, England – two three-year terms and extra. |
| 1992 | Artist in Residence, Colchester Museum, Colchester, England. |
| 1990 | Elected member of the Cambridge Society of Painters and Sculptors, Cambridge, England. |
| 1988 | Artist in Residence, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, USA. |
| 1987 | Artist in Residence, Ramsgate Public Library Gallery, Ramsgate, England. |
| 1984 | Elected Fellow of the Society of Designer-Craftsmen, London, England. |
| 1982 | Artist in Residence in the Craftsmen in Action program at the Fermoy Centre, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England. |
| 1980-1981 | Artist in Residence, Somerstown Studio and Gallery, Somers, New York, USA. |
| 1979-1980 | Copy Editor of MOTHER OF ALL NEWS, the journal of the Spinning Study Group of Long Island, New York, USA Weaver for Belle & Vesla, Designers, New York, New York, USA |
Academic
| 1970 | Environmental Education Institute, University of Massachusetts – Graduate Course. |
| 1964-1966 | Harvard Graduate School of Design Two years study towards Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture. |
| 1959-1963 | Douglass College, Rutgers University. BA in English |