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I am a textile practitioner who is interested in exploring the interplay of light and shadow and capturing the sense of rhythm and movement that they can represent.
By developing my work from drawing and observation and my own photographs, I aim to expand the subject matter in many directions.
The challenge of creating a three dimensional effect on a two dimensional surface in fabric through colour or monochromatic hues has been a long held fascination.

Linda Gleave has a BA in Fashion/Textiles and now focuses on making textile art pieces based on her drawings, paintings and photographs. Her work aims to capture the effects of light on landscapes, seascapes and to reflect the fragility of the earth.

 2016

Leicester Society of Artists Annual Exhibition 2016, New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester
Sewing Machine Project,The Lansdown Gallery, Stroud, Gloucestershire, as part of the annual S.I.T. Festival with Studio 21 Textile Group. The group was awarded the Hartlebury Prize for innovative work.

 2015

'The Sewing Machine Project,' South Hill Park, Bracknell, Berkshire with Studio 21 Textile Group.
My work for this was based on the rhythm of the stitch and the machine:
'A Medieval Cornucopia" at The Guildhall, Leicester with The Leicestershire Society of Botanical Illustrators.

 2014

Textile Show, NEC, Birmingham
ArtHouse Open Studios, Leicester
LSA Annual Exhibition 2014, New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester

2013

Drawing on Words, New Walk Museum, Leicester with Leicester Society of Artists.
Chinese Whispers, South Hill Park, Bracknell, Berks with Studio 21.

2012

LSA Annual Exhibition 2012, New Walk Museum, Leicester with Leicester Society of Artists.
Burghley House with Leicestershire Society of Botanical Illustrators (LSBI)

2011

Highcliffe Castle, Highcliffe, Hampshire with Quattro
Festival of Quilts, NEC, Birmingham
LSA Annual Exhibition 2011, New Walk Museum, Leicester with Leicester Society of Artists
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew with LSBI

2010

Gallery 54, Shepherd Market London with Studio 21
Denbies, Dorking, Surrey with Studio 21
LSA Annual Exhibition 2010, New Walk Museum, Leicester with Leicester Society of Artists

2009

Signature Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria with Studio 21
Fountains Gallery, East Molesley Hampton Court with Studio 21
Highcliffe Castle, Highcliffe, Hampshire with Quattro
New Walk Museum, Leicester with Leicester Society of Artists

2008

LSA Annual Exhibition 2008, New Walk Museum Leicester with Leicester Society of Artists

2007

Knitting and Stitching Show with Studio 21, Birmingham, London, Dublin, Harrogate

2006

Art of the Stitich, International open biennial exhibition presented by the Embroiderers Guild in association with Coats Crafts, UK.
City Gallery, Leicester solo exhibition.
Hidden Treasures, Leicester
Charles Henry Foyle Trust at Forge Mill, Redditch