Alice Kettle is a contemporary textile/fibre artist based in the UK. She has established a unique area of practice by her use of a craft medium, consistently and on an unparalleled scale. Her work is machine stitch, the expressive journey of a line of thread, which is made up of individual tiny stitches combined to form swathes of colour and painterly backgrounds which  incorporate rich hues and metallic sheen.

Her work is represented in various public collections such as the Crafts Council London, the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester, the Museo Internationale delle Arti Applicate Oggi, Turin, Italy.

She has consistently worked in architectural spaces. Commissions include the National Library of Australia, the Scottish High Court in Edinburgh, Gloucester and Winchester Cathedrals and the School of Music & Drama at Manchester University. She has recently completed a vast piece measuring 3m x 16.5m for the Winchester Discovery Centre. 

She is currently Senior Research Fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University and is Visiting Professor at the University of Winchester.

www.alicekettle.com