Nerissa Cargill Thompson creates contemporary textile art and mixed-media sculptures that explore juxtapositions of texture and colour, particularly where nature meets manmade. She blends and embroiders recycled fabrics to produce her signature textiles and highlights environmental issues by casting these in waste packaging to form future fossils. (Read more about Nerissa…)
- *SHOP* Buy my artwork, jewellery and homewares from my Folksy shop. All made from recycled materials. Please contact me for sales outside the UK. More details →
- *THE PROBLEM LIES UPSTREAM: SOLO EXHIBITION* Gallery 2, The Harris, Market Square, Preston. Until 5 July 2026 Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm, Thursday until 9pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm More details →
- *WORKSHOPS AT THE HARRIS* Thursday 28th May Fusing Soft Plastics 1pm & 2.30pm 1 hr Family sessions, 6-8pm Adult session. Sunday 14th June Coastal Textures Textile workshop 1-3.30pm. Book online: More details →
- *ASHBOURNE ART TRAIL* Find me in Ashbourne Town Hall as part of this year's trail. Enjoy a creative weekend in Ashbourne, Derbyshire with a £5 adult wristband, which includes your trail guide and map to over 100 artists in over 20 venues. 30th & 31st May. Sat 10.30am-4.30pm, Sun 10.30am -3.30pm. More details →
- *BONSALL ART TRAIL* Over 80 artists will be sharing their work in venues across Bonsall in Derbyshire. My venue TBC. Admission to the arts trail is only £5 per adult, while under‑18s can attend free of charge. Your £5 ticket includes an entry wristband and a full event programme. 20th & 21st June 2026. More details →
- *SHOP* Buy my artwork, jewellery and homewares from my Folksy shop. All made from recycled materials. Please contact me for sales outside the UK. More details →
- *YOUR SALFORD 100: CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVES* Showing a new piece of work inspired by Salford's history as part of Immaterial Collective. Saturday March 28th - Sunday September 27th 2026, Tuesday - Friday: 9.30am – 4.00pm, Saturday & Sunday: 11.30am – 4.00pm. Salford Museum & Art Gallery, Peel Park, The Crescent, M5 4WU. More details →
- *MANCHESTER OPEN 2026* Pleased to have been selected for the highly competitive biennial Manchester Open exhibition at HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place Manchester M15 4FN. Exhibition dates: 20 Jun - 6 Sep 2026 Free to attend - please book a ticket. More details →
- *WHAT IS PRECIOUS? AT THE WATERSIDE* A new edition of the Design Nation Sustainability exhibition comes the The Waterside Arts centre, Sale, Manchester M33 7ZF. Mon 17 Aug - Sat 03 Oct, Mon-Sat 10am -5pm. More details →
- *COMMISSIONS* Can't see the piece you were interested in in my shop? Please get in touch as it might be an exhibition piece rather than sold. I also take commissions to create similar but unique pieces to order. More details →
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- *SUMMER 2026 NEWSLETTER* Not on my mailing list or only just joined, why not read my most recent newsletter here. More details →
- *INSIGHTS OF AN ECO-ARTIST* Lovely to be a guest on this podcast. This to our chat here. More details →
- *VIDEO INTERVIEW* Recently interviewed on the Fibre Arts Take Two channel as part of their Friday Feature Artist series. Watch it on YouTube: More details →
- *ARTICLE ON TEXTILEARTIST.ORG* Lovely in depth article about what, how and why I make artwork ahead of my Stitch Club workshop. More details →