Solveigh Goett PhD
Textile artist, researcher, lecturer and curator:
Exhibitions, events, projects, workshops, tactile art
Member of European Textile Network (ETN)
2005 - 2010 Practiced-based PhD, Centre for Narrative Research,
University of East London
supported by AHRC Doctoral Award
2003 MA Sequential Design and Illustration
University of Brighton
1998 BTEC Foundation in Art and Design, ECAT, Eastbourne
1976 Diplom (BA Honours, MA) Educational Sciences
Westfaelische Wilhelmsuniversitaet, Münster/Germany
Selected Exhibitions since 2000
2011 Touch & Tell, Freud Museum, London, 7 Sept – 3 Oct
Vanish/Survive, 7th International Biennial of Textile MiniaturesVilnius, Lithuania, Sept/Oct.
East Sussex Open, Towner, Eastbourne
2010 Mirabilia Domestica: the textile self re/collected
Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture (MoDA), London
East Sussex Open, Towner, Eastbourne
Circumnavigation, Redoubt Fortress, Eastbourne
2008-9 “X” Miniature Textile Exhibition, Galeria X, Bratislava/Slovakia
2007-8 The Linen Archetype, 5th International Biennale of Miniature Textiles, ARKA Gallery,
Vilnius, Lithuania and other venues
2007 Threads Unite Women, Afghan-German Initiative, travelling to Switzerland, Germany,
Belgium, France, Denmark, Austria, Spain
TEXTil, Gallery X, Bratislava/Slovakia
Hundert Alte Hüte und andere Textilgeschichten, outdoor installation
and solo exhibition, Gütersloh, Germany
“Am I that name?” University of East London
Tactile, Otter Gallery, University of Chichester
2006 A Cascade of Colour, solo exhibition, Arts in Healthcare,
Eastbourne and Hastings
Quest: The Artist as Pilgrim, OVADA Gallery, Oxford
2005 Letter to Lithuania, Travelling exhibition, Vilnius, Lithuania
RE:INVENT, OVADA Gallery, Oxford
Knit One, Build One, The Here Gallery, Bristol
2003 Travels with a Magic Carpet, University of Brighton Gallery
2002 Solveigh Goett - Textilkunst, Harry Handschuh – Fotografie,
Kunstpark, Bochum, Germany
2001 Don’t Mention The War: German artists in Britain,
Shoreditch Gallery, Hoxton, London
2000 Patterns Through Time, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
The Empress’s Wardrobe, Tunbridge Wells
Travels With My Soul, Solo exhibition, International Conference Centre,
Hammersmith, London
Hung, Drawn & Quartered, Phoenix Gallery, Brighton
Other Work
1996 - present Freelance artist, lecturer, researcher and curator: exhibitions, events, projects, workshops, master classes
2011 Comissions for tactile artwork for adults with mental health issues and dementia, Open Museum, Leicestershire County Council
2009, 2010 Visiting lecturer, University of Brighton, University of East London
2005 to present Art classes for visually impaired people, curator for tactile art exhibitions, Eastbourne Blind Society
1996 – 2005 Part time lecturer at School of Visual and Performing Arts (SOVAPA) Sussex Downs College, Eastbourne
1985 – 1996 Freelance medical market researcher, London (various agencies: conducting & evaluating quantitative & qualitative studies with health professionals in Germany, Spain & UK)
1982 – 1985 Language teacher, Siemens S.A. Malaga/Spain
1980 – 1981 Freelance language teacher (incl. Siemens, Bayer), Mexico City/Mexico
1977 – 1980 Freelance language teacher & translator, Seville/ Spain
1976 – 1977 Director of children’s home, Ahlen (Wohngemeinschaften e.V. Bielefeld)
conference papers/presentations