About Wendy Barber
Wendy Barber
Lives & works in Dorset, UK
Wendy Barber trained at The Slade School of Fine Art. She is a weaver, painter and designer. With her late husband, John Hinchcliffe, Barber formed the design partnership Hinchcliffe & Barber to explore commercial design. She continues to design for the brand, which sells in numerous shops in the UK. As a painter, Barber has undertaken a variety of commissions for private and public collections.
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A short Bio
1960 – 1963
West Sussex College of Art and Design
1963 –1965
Slade School of Fine Art;
University College London
Exhibitions
2001
Church Street Gallery, Cobham
Hinchcliffe and Barber
2002
Gallery at Handel House, Wendy Barber and Harriet Barber
Work
1974 – 1975
Assistant to Helena Hernmarck Tapestry weaver
1982
Worked in India designing textiles for Tom Singh (New Look)
1982 – 1991
Ran a design and production studio (Sixpenny Handley) this studio supplied the ceramic and textile market in the UK and Internationally. The studio employed 7 people
1991 – 1996
Hinchcliffe and Barber moved their studios to France and ran an art gallery
1992 – 1996
Hinchcliffe and Barber: summer schools in France on Ceramics and Textiles. These attracted students internationally
1996-Present
Returned to Dorset. Re-launched Hinchcliffe and Barber in 2011 (following John Hinchcliffe's death in 2010) with daughter Georgia
2015 - Co-curated a major exhibition at The Salisbury Musuem of John Hinchcliffe's work
Book Illustrations
1985
Tyneham: A lost Heritage, Front Cover: Dovecote
1986
A Kingston Lacy Childhood, FrontCover Dovecote
1988
A Christmas Verse, Illustrations, Danory Pubs
Bibliography
1994
Ceramic Style by John Hinchcliffe and Wendy Barber: Cassell
1995
Print Style by John Hinchcliffe and Wendy Barber: Cassell
1997
Crafts July/August: feature
2000
Ceramic Review: work featured and front cover
Public Commissions
1986
Tile Panel: Salisbury Museum
1997-1999
Woven Tapestries: Russell - Cotes Museum and Art Gallery
Tableware for Museum Cafe: Russell – Cotes Museum Art Gallery
2003
Art of Craft project- Artsreach
Tapesty
Selected Private Commissions
Tapestry
Richard Hoare: Hoares bank
Tapestry
Alexander Skeaping: Microrent PLC
Tile Panel
David Burnett: Dovecot Press
Broadcasting
1989
6 short films on methods of textile printing for the BBC Arts and Crafts Show
Design Work (selection)
1985
First tableware range for Next
1986
Poole Pottery
1993
Wedgewood
1999
Dartington Pottery