Terry Dunne
Website: www.terrytheweaver.ie
E-mail: terrytheweaver1@gmail.com
Facebook: Terry Dunne
Instagram: @terrytheweaver_wexford
Photo 1: West Coast Sojourn, 105 x 105 cm
Bio Terry Dunne was born in Dublin and now lives and works in Wexford. He is affectionately referred to as Terry the Weaver throughout much of Ireland having built his reputation by working on many commissions for tapestries, rugs and woven art pieces.
Photo 2: Archaeology in the Harvest Field, 120 x 120 cm
He graduated from Dunlaoghaire Art School in Dublin and further honed his weaving skills at Kilworth craft workshops in Cork. Terry was awarded the Sir Alfred Beit award in 1980 and in subsequent years received National Craft Awards in Ireland in 2002, 2008 and 2010, as well as a Crafts Council Bursary in 2009 to develop his practice.
Photo 3: Symbiotic Balance (lichen 2), 105 x 105 cm. Woven tapestry in wool, cotton, linen and silk.
Terry has taken part in many touring exhibitions, exhibiting throughout Ireland, USA, UK and France.
Photo 4: Global Warming Oceans, 150 x 150cm
Artists Statement
As a textile artist my work has consisted of designing and making hand woven tapestries, tufted wall hangings and experimental textile works.
My tapestries tend to be made from traditional materials such as wool, cotton, linen and silk and range from the very large pieces for public and corporate spaces to miniature pieces using more unusual materials, like pine needles, driftwood and willow. My works in the tufted medium are always made to commission and usually for public or corporate spaces.
Photo 5: Artcic Icecap, 150 x 150 cm. Woven tapestry in wool, cotton, linen and silk.
Photo 6: Everlasting Flame (after Covid), 28 x 28 cm. Woven tapestry in wool, cotton and silk.
Photo 7: Terry with Focus Refocus
