EDUCATION
University for the Creative Arts - Masters Distinction in Textile Art - 2016 - 2018
Open College of the Arts - BA Honours in Fine Art & Textiles - 2009 - 2016
Berkshire College of Art and Design - OND & HND in Fashion Design - 1985 - 1989
EXHIBITIONS & SITE SPECIFIC WORK
Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award Exhibition: The Knitting Stitching Show, HCC, Harrogate Dec 2019
Transition: The Oxmarket Gallery, Chichester Nov 2019
Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award Exhibition: The Knitting Stitching Show, RDS, Dublin - Nov 2019
Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award Exhibition: The Knitting Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London - Oct 2019
Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award Exhibition: Festival of Quilts, Birmingham NEC - Aug 2019
The Latch String is Always Out: The Textile Centre, Blonduos, Iceland - May 2019
Hope: Exhibit Here, Menier Gallery, Southwark Street, london - Feb 2019
Unravel: Farnham Maltings, Farnham - Feb 2019
Transition Henley: The Old Station Gallery, Henley-on-Thames, Oxforshire - Jan 2019
Home & Hope: Workers Gallery, Ynyshir, Wales - Nov/Dec 2018
Transition: Espacio Gallery, Bethnal Green Rd, London - Sept 2018
Hope Emerging: MA Graduate Show, Universiry for the Creative Arts, Farnham - Sept 2018
Harmony artwork: St. Marys Church, Purley-on-Thames, Berkshire Nov2017
Spine Trees: Heathland Artwork group project - Farnham Heathlands - 2017
Stories in the Making: Craft Study Centre, Farnham - 2017
Inspired By: Morley Gallery, London - 2016
Reading Arts Week: Reading Town Hall exhibition - 2016
ASSOCIATIONS
Transition: Chairwoman and member of the art collective Transition Craft and Design
Textile Echoes: member of the textile group Textile Echoes
AWARDS
Finalist in the Vlieseline Fine Art Textile Award, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, NEC 2019
The Peoples Choice award in the Home & Home exhibition at the Workers Gallery, Porth, Wales 2018
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kennedy, Tara: Stitched and Bound Piece, Stories in the Making booklet, May 2017
CURATED PROJECTS
2017 - 'Stories in the Making', Craft Study Centre, Farnham - curated exhibition of archive items along with artists response pieces
PRESS/INTERVIEWS
Featured article: Feltmakers Ireland, The National Guild of Felt Makers, 2019
OTHER
Shortlisted for Hot House professional development programme 2020
