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Ann Goddard
Born 1951
Lives and works in Kelsall, England
www.axisweb.org/artist/anngoddard
Ann Goddard’s practice explores the crossover between the Fine Art and Fine Craft disciplines of sculpture and
textiles. Working across these boundaries she makes mixed media constructions, assemblages and small installations
comprising multiple units. Rather than direct representation, Goddard aims to utilise the provenance and intrinsic
qualities of materials to evoke associations and carry the essence of ideas.
Techniques and processes vary as they are informed by her research. Goddard’s preferred method of working is
construction; building up forms by assembling separately prepared units. Textile elements such as felted fi bres, fabric
and stitch are frequently juxtaposed with concrete, wood, metal or natural materials.

Her work has evolved from a life-long interest in the landscape, nature, and concern for the environment. Within her
practice she has been developing small format artworks that investigate the possibilities of concentrating ideas into
a miniature size. The resulting small constructions form part of an ongoing body of work exploring local and global
ecological issues, including the destruction of habitats, extinction of species and the impact of human activity on
biodiversity. The miniature sculptures reference small life forms whose existence is endangered. Their diminutive size
invites close scrutiny by the viewer and refl ects the vulnerability, fragility and preciousness of life forms in nature.
The Endangered series was inspired by research into the effects of the logging industry on biodiversity. The association
between logging and our consumption of paper led to their construction from sustainable Lokta paper. The forest
clearing technique of ‘slash & burn’ infl uenced the process of tearing & burning the individual elements. The small size
and delicate materials refl ect the fragility of the endangered life form they represent.

ANN GODDARD is an artist and maker based in the North West of England. She graduated in 2003 with an MA in Fine Art having
previously studied embroidery, constructed textiles, and ceramics. In 2005 she was selected to become a member of the 62 Group of
Textile Artists. She has won the Charles Henry Foyle Trust Award for Stitched & Constructed Textiles, and her miniature paper sculptures
won the Grand Prize in the Amateras Paper Art exhibition, Bulgaria. She was featured as Axisweb Artist of the Month for August 2013. She
exhibits widely both nationally and internationally and has work in many private collections. Selected Group Exhibitions include British
Textile Art, Koyo Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2013 ‘Pinpoint’, One Church Street Gallery, Great Missenden, Bucks 2013 Pink Wood, Somerset
2013 'Handmade Future’, Contact Theatre, Manchester 2013 ‘Small Talk’, The Constance Howard Gallery, Goldsmiths, London 2013 6th
International Biennial Mini Textile, Kherson, Ukraine 2013 'A Personal Perspective', Craft in the Bay, Cardiff 2013 'Miniature Magnifi ed', The
Beetroot Tree, Draycott, Derbyshire 2012 'Package Tour', Knitting & Stitching Shows, London, Dublin, Harrogate 2012.

Top left: Consequences series, 2011, Cotton fi bres, bristles, concrete.
h: 13cm w: 15cm d: 3cm, Artist’s Collection.
Left middle and left: Consequences series, 2011, Cotton fi bres, bristles,
concrete. h: 15cm w: 12cm d: 3cm, Artist’s Collection.
Top: Endangered series, 2010, Lokta paper, bristles, wire.
h: 20cm w: 15cm d: 3cm, Acquired by Art Studio Amateras,
Sofi a, Bulgaria.
Above left: Remains series, 2011, Cotton fabric, thread, wax, wire. Above: Endangered series, 2010, Lokta paper, bristles, wire.
h: 9cm w: 17cm d: 6cm, Artist’s Collection. h: 10cm w: 17cm d: 11cm, Acquired by Art Studio Amateras,
Sofi a, Bulgaria.
Above right and next pages: Remains series, 2013, Cotton fabric, thread, wax, wire.
h: 14cm w: 16cm d: 18cm, Private Collection.

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