Jo Budd | |
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 Jo Budd in her studio in 2010 | |
| Born | Josephine Budd |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Newcastle University |
| Known for | Quilting |
Jo Budd (fl. 1980 -) is an English artist specialising in creating art from textiles. Trained as a Fine Artist her work could be described as Quilt Art, but frequently contains both collage and/or printing.
Josephine Budd was born in 1961 in Norwich. She completed her Fine Art education in Newcastle University and began a career in teaching as well as practising her art. She is known for her art work using quilts, collage and printing. [1]
Budd has tackled a number of commissions for notable companies [2] and her work is in a number of collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum, [3] Budd's use of landscape in her work led Edexcel to recommend her as an artist for British Art and Design GCSE students to study in 2010. [4]
Budd lives near the Norfolk and Suffolk border with her partner, Brian Excell. She has one son.
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