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Qualifications

2001
MA Constructed Textiles Mixed Media, The Royal College of Art.

1999
BA hons Printed and Knitted Textiles, Glasgow School of Art

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Solo Exhibitions (selected)

2013

Skirt, Vinyl, Galleri Skilti/Gallery Sign Iceland
2011 
The Inexhaustible Object vs International Lonely Girl,  Margo Selby, London
2009
Skirt, Bonhoga Gallery, Weisdale Mill, Shetland
2006
Skirts Touring to: Black Swan Arts-Frome-Somerset, Atkinson Art Gallery-Southport, Artscreative-Derbyshire, Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery-Gloucester, Bilston Craft Gallery-Wolverhampton-Birmingham
New Work in conjunction with London Fashion Week, Urban Outfitters, Oxford Street and Kensington High Street, London
2005
SkirtGirl, The Atrium Gallery, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
2002
Storeys, The British Council, Window Gallery Prague

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​Group Exhibitions (selected)

2015

Collaboration: Ben Copperwheat X Alison Willoughby – A collection of sweatshirts

Collaboration: AB - Mary Ann Chatterton X Beatrice Mayfield X Alison Willoughby for The Fabric of the City, Whitechapel, London

The 153rd RGI Annual Exhibition, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow

Envelope. Peninsula Arts - Plymouth

2014

Collaboration: AB - Beatrice Mayfield X Alison Willoughby – A collection of upcycled ebay embroidered scarves

Collaboration: Peter Lamb X Alison Willoughby – 2 skirts and tshirt

Spectrum, Unit Twelve Gallery – Stafford

20th Anniversary Exhibition: My Spiritual Home - Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland

Made in Mexico. The Rebozo in Art, Culture and Fashion - The Fashion and Textile Museum- Bermondsey, London

2012
Repeat, The Gallery at NUCA
2009
Plus, Neon & Signmakers and Volume present: 70+ artists 100+hours
Junkshop Revolution, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
Must Have More, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
2008
My World: The New Subjectivity in Design organised by The British Council and Arts Council. Touring to: Experimenta-Lisbon-Portugal, Contemporary Arts Centre-Vilnius-Lithuania, Norksform-Oslo-Norway, The Design Museum-London-UK, Biennial of Industrial Design-Slovenia, Contemporary Arts Centre-Maribour-Slovenia, Design Museum-Talin-Estonia, National Gallery-Warsaw-Poland, Museum of Modern Art-Trapholt-Denmark and the Pratt Institute New York
Black and White, Lund Gallery, North Yorkshire
Reclaiming Beauty, Devon Guild Of Craftsmen, Devon
2007
Must Have More, Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth 
Eye of the needle, Touchstones, Rochdale, Lancashire
Garment, Platform Gallery, Lancashire
2006
Well Fashioned organised by The Crafts Council. Touring to: The Crafts Council-London-UK, The City Gallery-Leicester, The Design Centre-Barnsley-South Yorkshire, City Museum and Records Office-Portsmouth, Bilston Crafts Gallery-Wolverhampton-Birmingham
A Cut Above, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
2005
Silhouette and Light, The Studio Gallery, Chelsea, London
Refuse, organised by The Sonar Project at The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London
Good Housekeeping, Blue, Teal and Silver, Somerset
2003
What is Craft?, The Hub, Sleaford, Lincolnshire

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Shows  retail and trade
2014

Fashioned – organised by Craft Central, London

2010-2006
Origin  The London Craft Fair, organised by The Crafts Council at Somerest House, Aldwych, London
2008
Clerkenwell Dressed
Bovey Tracey Contemporary Craft Fair
Design Show Liverpool
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
2005
Chelsea Crafts Fair, organised by The Crafts Council at Chelsea Town Hall, London
Art in Action, Waterperry House, Oxfordshire, UK
2004
Chelsea Crafts Fair, organised by The Crafts Council at Chelsea Town Hall, London

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Commissions
2007
Craftbox  2 Skirts  Adult & Child, Shropshire County Council and Bilston Craft Gallery
Ongoing
Private Collectors
2006
Skirt 49, The Arts Council, Pear Tree Court, London
2004
Patchwork piece, The British Council, Prague, Czech Republic
2003
Two Fabric Manipulated Wall Pieces, Liberty Plc, Regent Street, London

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Collections
2006
Skirt 77 bought, Atkinson Art Gallery, Sefton

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Outlets 
2009
Skirts, sold in Julie: Artisans Gallery, New York
2008-2003
Skirts, sold in Concrete Wardrobe, Edinburgh
Skirts, sold in Labour of Love, Upper Street, London
2005
Skirts, sold in the Craft Council shop, London
Skirts, sold in Sooc Boutique, Edinburgh
2004-2001
The Pure Living Lounge Selfridges-London, Coco Ribbons-Dubai and Kuwait, Yum Yum Jelly-Essex, Ysh-Tokyo, Japan, Mint-London, Dialogue - between art and fashion-London, Johnny Moke-London

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Consultancy
2007
Design Consultant to Habitat, Bedspread, curtains, cushion and bag
2003
Textile design sold to Club Monaco, New York and Tse Cashmere, New York
Design Consultant to Oilily Spring/Summer 2005
Production at Alexander McQueen
2002
Skirt designed and produced for ZPM, London spring/summer 2003 catalogue
2001
Designs for Tait & Style knitwear, Orkney, Scotland
Textile design completed for Susan Cianciolo, Pan Exhibition, Czech Centre, London

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Memberships
2012
Spring Projects
Metropolitan Bar
RCA Alumni
Index of selected makers with The British Craft Council
Photostore, Selected Maker

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Grants
2005 & 2008
Grants for the Arts, Arts Council
2002
The Crafts Council Development Award

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Television and Radio
2006
Craft in Britain, You and Yours, Radio 4
2003
New Designers, Lorraine Kelly, GMTV

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Press​​

Different by Design, Stitch, Spring 2011​

My Interior Life, Livingetc, February 2010
Coastal Chic, Homes & Gardens, July 2009
Hikaru Noguchi, Quilts Japan, 2009
15 Degrees, IdN, vol14 no.6, 2008
Sustainable Fashion, Fiberarts, Jan/Feb 2008
Designers Who Deserve Recognition, Selvedge, October 2007
Emily Campbell, Personal Touch, Crafts, May/June 2006
Charlotte Sinclair, In Vogue, Vogue, April 2006
Green get ups, Design week, March 2006
Liz Hoggard, Wrap Artist, Crafts, May/June 2005
Jo Hall, Material Girl, Embroidery Magazine, March 2005
Work featured, Key Magazine, February 2005
Ian Wilson, Skirts Made For Dancing, Selvedge Magazine, September 2005
Bel Jacobs, A matter of detail, January 2003, New on the Block, May 2002, and Christmas Shopping, November 2004, Metro
Five page article, Alison Willoughby, Blok-design, architecture and style magazine, April 2002
An Urban Legend, International Textiles, Apr/May 2002​

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Authored Publications
2008
49 and a half skirts, Published with A&C Black in UK and Interweave Press in USA

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Work published in
Textiles Now by Drusilla Cole
Fashion Unfolding by Victionary
Textiles and Fashion by Jenny Udale
London Ateliers by Edition Paumes

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Lecturing  (current)
Since 2008
Lecturer in Textiles, Norwich University of the Arts, Undergraduate and Postgraduate

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Lecturing (past)
2012
Grays School of Art, Undergraduate Fashion and Textile Programme
Bournemouth University, Undergraduate Fashion and Textile Programme
DMU, Undergraduate Textile Programme
Hothouse Craft Council Lecture, Business Development

2010
UCA, Farnham, Undergraduate Textile Programme
Shetland College of Art and Design, Undergraduate Textile Programme

2009
University of Wales, Newport, Undergraduate Fashion and Textile Programme

2008-2010
London Metropolitan University, Undergraduate Textile Programme

2006 & 2004
Royal College of Art, Post Graduate Textile Programme
UWE, Undergraduate Textile Programme
Central Saint Martins, London Institute, Undergraduate Textile Programme

2005
Birmingham City University, Undergraduate Textile Programme
Bath Spa Univesity College, Undergraduate Textile Programme
The Glasgow School of Art, Undergraduate Textile Programme
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Undergraduate Fashion Programme

2004-2009
Senior Lecturer in Textiles, Bucks New University, Undergraduate Programme

2004-2005
Coventry University School of Art and Design, Contemporary Craft Programme
Manchester Metropolitan University, Undergraduate Textile Programme

2003
Leeds University, Undergraduate Textile Programme
Estonia Academy of Arts,  Undergraduate Fashion Programme
Nordsform, Oslo, sponsored by Bernina

2003-2004
London College of Fashion, London Institute, Undergraduate Textile Programme

2002-2005
Loughborough College of Art and Design, Undergraduate Textile Programme
Chelsea College of Art and Design, London Institute, Undergraduate Textile Programme