Traditional

craft,

Three abstract art pieces on a white wall, with a large mixed-media piece in a light-colored frame on the left and two smaller pieces, one in black and white and the other in beige, on the right.

Contemporary

art.

“Textiles as contemporary art can be ambitious, sophisticated and conceptually driven. My work uses punch needle to create contemporary abstract artworks, positioning textile practice firmly within the world of art and design. Every piece is made slowly and by hand, embracing repetition, labour, touch and time” - Alice.

[ Alice’s Philosophy ]

Technical —

The making process is not hidden, it is fundamental to the work and gives each piece its character, texture and meaning. It is a repetitive and time intensive process with works only formed through a culmination of thousands of hand punched loops. Exploring texture through surface, density and form.

Provenance —

Material, place and provenance matter. Alice works with carefully sourced British wool, including undyed Romney wool from sheep farms on the Kent marshes. Knowing where the material comes from, how it is processed and why it is chosen is an integral part of her practice, creating a direct relationship between place, material and finished piece.

Time —

In this time of face paced consumerism and mass production, making by hand highlights an alternative way of thinking about time, labour and value. Alice’s practice is slow and repetitive, requiring patience, focus and a sustained investment of time. Each loop is punched by hand, building gradually into a surface reflecting the traces of said time and labour into a tangible thing.

There is beauty in the handmade. Imperfections, irregularities, and subtle variations help to also show the presence of the maker.

Milieu —

To see textiles recognised and championed as a significant art form in its own right. The time, skill and creativity involved in making are often overlooked, shaped by its historical associations with domesticity, women’s work and craft. Alice’s practice draws on this history while reassurting wool as a material for contemporary artistic expression.

A wooden chair with a curved backrest in front of a plain beige wall. Above the chair, there is a framed abstract black and white textured art piece.
A wooden chair with a curved backrest in front of a plain beige wall. Above the chair, there is a framed abstract black and white textured art piece.

Currently Exhibiting || 14th - 18th Oct 2026 - Battersea Affordable Art Fair with Gray Area Gallery, London.

Currently Exhibiting || 14th - 18th Oct 2026 - Battersea Affordable Art Fair with Gray Area Gallery, London.

[ The Galleries ]


Selected works are available through the galleries below.

Please contact the gallery directly for enquiries.

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Gray Area Gallery
Norwich

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Crafters of Today 
Barcelona

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Muse Studios
Brighton

[ About Alice ]


Alice Liptrot is a visual artist working with punch needle and wool. Her practice explores containment and conformity through the repetitive, time intensive process of building works from thousands of hand punched loops. Using carefully sourced British wool, she creates abstract compositions that explore surface, density and form.

A woman working on an art piece involving cut-out shapes on a large canvas.

May 2026 - The Invisible Made Visible - Blackdot Gallery, London | Nov 2025 - Kindred House Residency, Margate | Oct 2025 - Tactile - Gray Area Gallery, Norwich | May 2025 - Hampstead Affordable Art Fair - Gray Area Gallery, London | 2024 - Solo Show - Vessels - CYMA Gallery, Folkestone | 2023 - Winter Show - Aimee Craddock, Folkestone | 2022 - 30 Drawings - Knot Works, Tunbridge Wells | 2020 - Drapers 30 under 30 Award | 2014 - BRIDGE Eco-Cluster - Caen, France | 2012 - Textiles Trend Forecast Craft Lore - WGSN London | 2010 - CETLED Designers of the Future - V&A, London | 2009 - White Night - Fabrica, Brighton

May 2026 - The Invisible Made Visible - Blackdot Gallery, London | Nov 2025 - Kindred House Residency, Margate | Oct 2025 - Tactile - Gray Area Gallery, Norwich | May 2025 - Hampstead Affordable Art Fair - Gray Area Gallery, London | 2024 - Solo Show - Vessels - CYMA Gallery, Folkestone | 2023 - Winter Show - Aimee Craddock, Folkestone | 2022 - 30 Drawings - Knot Works, Tunbridge Wells | 2020 - Drapers 30 under 30 Award | 2014 - BRIDGE Eco-Cluster - Caen, France | 2012 - Textiles Trend Forecast Craft Lore - WGSN London | 2010 - CETLED Designers of the Future - V&A, London | 2009 - White Night - Fabrica, Brighton

[Commissions ]

Interior of a room with a modern abstract painting on the wall and hanging lights. In the foreground, a blurred bowl of colorful candies or fruit is visible.

- Mason & Fifth, Notting Hill

A living room with a beige sofa decorated with various patterned pillows, a dark wooden coffee table holding books, a bowl, and a pair of headphones. To the left, a tall floor lamp stands beside a wooden side table. The wall behind the sofa features three abstract art pieces, and a large window with white shutters lets in natural light.

- Private Client, Notting Hill, Vogue Living

Three abstract art pieces hanging on a white wall, with the larger piece in a frame on the left and two smaller pieces stacked vertically on the right.

- Crafted at Powdermills

[ Get in Touch ]

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