Madeleine Northey
Textile Innovator
Sustainable Materials Consultant
Textile Artist
A native of Ottawa, Canada, Madeleine Northey holds an Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking, ceramics and art history at the Nova Scotia College of Craft and Design University. These studies fostered a deep interest in craft and fueled her passion for embroidery and pattern design.
While completing the Bachelor of Textile Design program at RMIT, Madeleine refined her skills in sustainability research and incorporated it into work which envisions future textiles. Her focus includes embellishment and 3D forms which experiment with texture, movement, and interactivity. Her inspiration comes from history, travel and Australian flora and fauna, particularly deep sea.
Photo Credit : Mary Ellen Cavett
Education
2019 - 2021
Bachelor of Textile Design, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia
2011 - 2012
Graphic Design Certificate, Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada
2005 - 2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Interdisciplinary, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, Halifax, Canada
Exhibitions
Group
2022
The Annual Members Show of the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, Canada
2015
Contemporary Textiles in Synergy, Incinerator Art Space, Sydney, Australia
2015
Incarnation, La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
2011
Pyrmont Art Prize, Tap Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2009
Rare Type Show, Port Loggia Gallery, Halifax, Canada
2009
March of Prints, Seeds Gallery, Halifax, Canada
2008
University of Dallas/ NSCAD University Printmaking Exchange Exhibition, Texas, USA
2008
March of Prints, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Canada
2008
SCA Degree Show, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney, Australia
2005
Layers: Student Interpret the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, Ottawa Art Gallery, Canada
2018
Raw Assembly: Raw to a T, Hanover House, Melbourne, Australia
Publications
2012
End page illustrations for Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson
Talks
2021
Panel Participant, Digital & Sustainable Skills Q&A session, RMIT Virtual Open Day
2012
What is Printmaking, Canterbury High School, Ottawa, Canada
2011
What is Printmaking, Canterbury High School, Ottawa, Canada
Professional Experience
2022
Co- Installation Designer for RMIT Exhibition Space at Raw Assembly: Raw to a T, Melbourne, Australia
Linen House, Work Placement, Melbourne, Australia
2018
2014 - 2017
2012 - 2016
2015
2015
2014
2010
2009
Screen Printer and Designer, Thread Work, Almonte, Canada
Head Screen Printer and Studio Manager, Workshop Boutique Collection, Ottawa, Canada
Owner, Designer and Screen Printer for Lightly Salted Studios, Ottawa, Canada
Embroidery Workshop as part of Contemporary Textiles in Synergy, Incinerator Art Space, Sydney, Australia
Embroidery Workshop, Westboro Brainery, Ottawa, Canada
Artist Residency, Lola Dot Studio, Almonte, Canada
Screen Printing Workshop, Industrial Design Student Union Demo Program, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Exhibition Co-ordinator for the Rare Type Show, Port Loggia Gallery, Halifax, Canada
2021
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