Forthcoming exhibition: SWARM at Vestry House Museum
I'm busy making work for SWARM - Artists Respond to the Pollinator Crisis, a new group exhibition that will open at Vestry House Museum...
Selvedge Magazine article and talk
Uthra Rajgopal, assistant curator at the Whitworth, has written a great article about my work in the January 2019 issue of Selvedge...
Reading Between the Limes
"A Tale of Two Visions", ink on rice paper. Private collection After its successful (albeit very short!) run at Winns Gallery, the...
Wonder & Dread (8): Not just an exhibition !
As the last week of her "Wonder and Dread" exhibition at Bradford Industrial Museum approaches, artist Alke Schmidt talks about th
Wonder and Dread (7): The Work of Salts
Artist Alke Schmidt describes the process of making "The Work of Salts", her commission for Salts Mill, on display in the Mill'
Clothes to die for? Notes from a panel discussion on 'fast fashion'
Fashion Revolution's Sarah Ditty, phannatiq's Anna Skodbo, academic Mark Sumner and artist Alke Schmidt discuss in a panel event at
New commission for Salts Mill to be exhibited from 5 May 2018
My latest work, a large painting inspired by Salts Mill and its fascinating history, will go on display at Salts Mill from 5 May, in time fo
15 March: Panel discussion on fast fashion and artist talk
15 March, Bradford Industrial Museum: Artist Alke Schmidt gives a talk in her "Wonder & Dread" exhibition (11AM) and takes par
Wonder and Dread (6): Chasing alpaca(s)
Researching and making an artwork in response to Salt's alpaca/silk lustre fabrics.
Wonder and Dread (5): A Victorian fashion craze
Investigating the secret of Titus Salt's success - gorgeous alpaca/silk dress fabrics using alpaca fibre from Peru. A fashion must-have
