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…)
- *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 →
- *FLORA EXHIBITION AT NOOK GALLERY* Pleased to be included in this colourful exhibition at this independent gallery from 12th June - 5th July.•nook• gallery, 25c Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7EG. Open: Wed • Thu 11-4pm, Fri • Sat 11-5:30, Sun 11-4pm. More details →
- *TARPEY OPEN 2026* "Growth I & II" have been selected for this year's open. Shortlisted artworks exhibited 27th June – 9th August 2026. 77 High Street, Castle Donington, DE742PQ. Open: Thursday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm. 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 →