PTOLEMY MANN - Jaipur Painting (lime violet black) - 2020

artwork -23 x 31cm 
frame - 35 x 44cm 

liquid watercolour and acrylic gouache on watercolour paper

float mounted and framed in dyed dark green beach wood


the painting has been described by some as a 'portal' and Ptolemy says "it definitely is!"

she says the paintings created over the last 3 years are, "punches of spontaneous, emotional colour"


Ptolemy Mann has been creating work from her studio since 1997. Architectural and chromatic wall based artworks for private, public and corporate clients using her signature hand dyed and woven technique. She has worked as a commercial textile designer producing a range of furnishing fabrics, cushions, bed linen and throws with various brands and retailers. In 2014 she established her own retail rug collection in collaboration with Rugmaker. In 2005 Ptolemy launched an architectural colour consulting service. For over 20 years she has worked as a textile journalist and lecturer. Her unique approach to hand dyeing and weaving in a dynamic modern context brings her craft into the 21st century. A modern-day Bauhaus philosophy of product and art making combined with intelligent colour theory underpins all of her work both creative and commercial.​

Clients and Collaborators include: NHS, Hilton Hotel group, GlaxoSmithKline, The Open University, Cunard, KPMG, Savills, Derwent London, British Land, Building Better Health, Stanhope PLC, Heals, Copper and Silk, Land Securities, Bill Amberg, Ercol, Christopher Farr, Sotheby’s, Swankye Hayden Connell Architects, Stanton Williams Architects, Allies Morrison and Johnson Tiles.

Education
1995-1997 Royal College of Art, London
Masters Degree in Constructed Textiles specialising in Woven Textiles.
1992-1995 Central St Martins College of Art & Design, London
Bachelor of Arts, Hons. Degree in Textile Design - Specialising in Woven Textiles.
1991-1992 Maidstone College of Art - Foundation

Selected Collections
2018 St Peters Glass Artwork – 170msq Printed Glass for a Modern Church, London, England
2017 A Ray Of Colour and Light, Digital Print Textile Art, Rug, Colour Consultancy. London, England
Bristol Royal Infirmary, Sanctuary Space, 12 Textile Artworks, Bristol, England
2016 Stanhope Plc; Chromaticity, Series of 8 Panels, London, England
2014 Beyond The Sea, Britannia Cruise Ship Commission
2010 Martin Moore Private Commission, London, England
2009 Ashburton Court Commission
2008 St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, Save The Baby Unit, England
Vertex Commission
Feilden + Mawson Architects Commission
2007 Hilton Hotel Park Lane, with the Manser Practice, England
2006 Hilton, Geneva, Switzerland
Glaxo Smith Kline Commission
The Pride Of Hawaii Cruise Ship
2004 Frontier Ecconomics Commission
Bacon Hewitt Woodrow Commission
2003 New Open University Library Building Commission
Land Securities Commission, Moorgate Hall, England
2002 Queen Mary 2 Cruise Ship
2000 Aurora, P&O Cruise Ship Commission
1999 Coventry Cathedral Commission, England
1996 KPMG Commission

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 BAUHAUS / HANDWERK, Gallery Lau, Munich, Germany
2019 ALBEDO, London, UK
2017 Literature Haus, Munich, Germany
2011 - 2012 The Architecture of Cloth, Colour and Space, year-long touring exhibition at Ruthin, Dovecot,
Aram and Harley Galleries finishing at Gloucester Cathedral
2010 Chromatic Minimalism, Munich, Germany
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Harvest Moon, Taste Contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland
artgenéve [represented by Taste Contemporary], Geneva, Switzerland
2019 Repeat [presented by Taste Contemporary in partnership with Rear Window], London, UK
Five Cubed [presented by Taste Contemporary], La Fonderie Kugler, Geneva, Switzerland
MIART two person show [represented by Taste Contemporary], Milan, Italy
artgenéve [represented by Taste Contemporary], Geneva, Switzerland
2018 The Most Real Thing, Textile And Sculpture Exhibition, Roche Court @ The New Art Centre
Lasting Impressions, National Craft and Design Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
Made For The Table, Touring Show, UK
2017 Decorex, Interior Design Show, London, England
2016 CDW: The Order of St John, London, England
2015 Design Junction @ CSM Building, London, England
2014 Crafted, The Royal Academy, London, England
2013 Modern Makers At Chatsworth House, presented by Sotheby’s, England
Crafted, Somerset House, London, England
2010 Inspired By – The Legacy Of Anni Albers, Ruthin, Wales
To Make A Room, Christopher Farr, LA, USA
2009 Significant Colour, Aram Gallery
2008 Stroud Textile Festival, England
2007 Hue Line And Form, curated by Peter Ting, Contemporary Applied Art, London, England
2006 The London Art Fair 2005/6 And 2007 With Adrian Sassoon, England
2005 Scope, New York, USA
2004 Collect, V & A Museum, London, England
2003 Ptolemy Mann, Textiles & Bob Crooks, Glass, Contemporary Applied Art, London, England
2002 From The Shadow To The Light, Contemporary Applied Art, London, England
2000 Art 2000, Contemporary Applied Art, London, England
1999 Design Resolutions, Royal Festival Hall, London, England
1998 Decorative Arts Today 1998, Bonhams, London, England

Selected Awards
1997 Crafts Council Setting Up Grant
2009 Arts Council Grant
2011 Homes and Gardens Best Fabric Designer of the Year
Arts Council Grant


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