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Biography

Anne Mitchell Reid was born in Glasgow Scotland. She studied Textile Design at the Scottish College of Textiles and received her BA and MFA in Interior Design and Woven Tapestry from Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland.

 

In 1976, she moved to the USA where she quickly established a reputation as a designer and tapestry weaver, and regularly taught and exhibited with the Philadelphia Guild of Hand-weavers.

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In 1980 she returned to Scotland and established “Ruadh Workshops” a tapestry studio in the Highlands of Scotland. Between 1980 and 1989 she taught weaving skills to over 40 employees and apprentices. She designed award winning miniature tapestry collections and successfully marketed them worldwide. She taught more than 30 short courses and workshops in fiber arts and in managing a craft business in both Europe and the USA.

 

In 1989 she again emigrated with her family to the USA.  With two sons to raise and a limited amount of time to weave, she returned to weaving tapestries for exhibition only, while pursuing careers in interior design and social services. In early 2001 she opened a new studio in Kimberton, PA and began to work also in pastel. Two years later she moved to Phoenixville, with “The Upstairs Studio Artists”. Nowadays she works from her studio in the Spring City Mills Studio, PA.

 

Her other accomplishments include performing, touring, and recording with many world-class orchestras, conductors and soloists including Muti, Bernstein, Barenboim, Pavarotti and Abbado, as a member of the Edinburgh International Festival Chorus. She presently sings with the Chamber Choir of St Peter’s Church in the Great Valley, Pennsylvania, USA and has recently returned from singing in Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, London and St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.

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Anne Mitchell Reid has exhibited her work on both sides of the Atlantic for over 40 years.

AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS

Post­grad­u­ate schol­ar­ship, Edin­burgh Col­lege of Art                                                             1975-1976       Andrew Grant Trav­el­ling Schol­ar­ship (to Turkey)                                                                   1976
J Willard Lord Award for Excel­lence in Handweav­ing, Philadelphia                                  1977&1978
Hon­orary Mem­ber­ship, Philadel­phia Art Alliance                                                                   1978
Work fea­tured in “Fib­er­arts”, Diane Phillipoff Mau­rer: Chilton                                            1978
Hand­wo­ven Prod­ucts spe­cially selected by The British Design Cen­tre, Lon­don           1983
Craft Research & Devel­op­ment Awards, High­land Craft­point, Beauly, Scot­land            1984 & 1987
“Craft­work” mag­a­zine Edin­burgh, UK                                                                                        1985 & 1987
“Gifts lnter­na­tional" mag­a­zine, NYC.                                                                                           1988
“The Arts Con­nec­tion”, mag­a­zine                                                                                                1999

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EXHIBITIONS & WORKSHOPS

  • ​2026​

  • 2025

  • Goggleworks, National Juried Exhibition | Reading, PA  

  • Berks County Artists Exhibition, Boyer Gallery, Hill School | Pottstown, PA 

  • Art of the State 2023, Pennsylvania State Museum | Harrisburg, PA

  • "Art on Bridge" | Phoenixville, PA- Studio B | Boyertown, PA

  • Pottstown Area Artist Group, Winter Exhibition | Mont. Co. Community College, PA

  • 2024

  • Goggleworks, National Juried Exhibition | Reading, PA

  • "Moments in Time", Kingsway Gallery | Chester Springs, PA

  • "Atmospheric" Aston Mills Arts | Aston, PA

  • Pottstown Area Artist Group, Winter Exhibition, "People's Choice Award" | PA Pottstown Area Artist Group, Winter Exhibition | Mont. Co. Community College, PA

  • 2023

  • Art of the State 2023, Pennsylvania State Museum | Harrisburg, PA

  • PAAG Exhibition, The Hill School | Pottstown, PA

  • Studio B (Honorable Mention) | Boyertown, PA

  • Pottstown Area Artist Group, Winter Exhibition | Mont. Co. Community College, PA

  • The Upstairs Studio Artists | Phoenixville, PA

  • Chester County Artists Association | West Chester, PA

  • Chester County Open Studio Tour | PA

  • 2022

  • Pottstown Area Artist Group, Winter Exhibition | Mont. Co. Community College, PA

  • The Upstairs Studio Artists | Phoenixville, PA

  • Triptych | Phoenixville, PA

  • The Plastic Club, "Textures" | Philadelphia, PA

  • Chester County Artists Association | West Chester, PA

  • Chester County Open Studio Tour | PA

  • 2021

  • Chester County Artists Association | West Chester, PA

  • Chester County Open Studio Tour | PA

  • 2020

  • Chester County Open Studio Tour | PA

  • 2019

  • The Art Trust, "Common Thread" | West Chester, PA

  • 2018

  • Chester County Open Studio Tour | PA

  • Small Works, Artisans' Gallery | Phoenixville, PA

  • Spring City Mill Studios | Spring City, PA

  • 2018-present

  • Spring City Mill Studios | Spring City, PA

  • 2015

  • New Life, New Beginnings, Philadelphia Cathedral | Philadelphia, PA

  • 2005-2011

  • Upstairs Studio Artists, Phoenix Village Art Center | Phoenixville, PA

  • 2004

  • Da Vinci Art Alliance "Fiberarts Philadelphia" | PA

  • The 5 Senses, American Arts and Crafts | West Chester, PA

  • 2003

  • Benevolent Arts | Phoenixville, PA

  • 1999

  • YWCA Women's Festival of Art | Pottstown, PA

  • Tri-County Art Alliance, Miniature Exhibition | PA

  • 1998

  • Group Exhibition, Renaissance Studio | Lamberton, NJ

  • 1997

  • YWCA Women's Festival of Art | Pottstown, PA

  • Tri-County Art Alliance, Miniature Exhibition | PA

  • 1995

  • YWCA Women's Festival of Art | Pottstown, PA

  • 1992

  • Invited exhibitor and judge, Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers | PA

  • 1987-1989

  • Contemporary Textile Gallery, regular exhibits | London, England

  • 1984-1989

  • Scottish Craft Centre, regular exhibits | Edinburgh, Scotland

  • 1988

  • Salon Des Ateliers D'Art | Paris, France-

  • Invited craftswoman, "European City of Culture" | Berlin, Germany

  • British Crafts Council Exhibit, L.A. Gift Fair | Los Angeles, CA

  • 1987

  • "Birds", Ashdown Gallery | Sussex, England-

  • Invited Craftswoman, "Scotland Week" | Tokyo, Japan-

  • British Crafts Council Exhibit, L.A. Gift Fair | Los Angeles, CA

  • 1986-1989

  • British Crafts Council Exhibit NY Gift Fair | New York City, NY

  • 1986

  • Inverness Art Museum | Inverness, Scotland-

  • Textil Ausstellung, Bahnhof Neuenburg | Zetel, Germany-

  • Frankfurt Messe | Frankfurt, Germany-

  • Invited Presenter "Stepping Stones" Craft Business Workshop | Beauly, Scotland

  • 1985

  • Oxford Gallery | Oxford, England

  • MacRobert Art Center | Stirling, Scotland

  • Glasgow Art Museum | Glasgow, Scotland

  • Highland Craftpoint | Beauly, Scotland

  • Invited Presenter "Stepping Stones" Craft Business Workshop | Beauly, Scotland

  • 1984

  • Highland Craftpoint | Beauly, Scotland

  • 1983

  • Highland Craftpoint | Beauly, Scotland

  • 1982

  • Oxford Gallery | Oxford, England

  • Edinburgh Gallery | Edinburgh, Scotland

  • 1981

  • "Invited craftswoman, "Scottish Crafts" | Brussels, Belgium

  • Mid-Atlantic Fibers Conference Exhibit

  • 1979, 1978, 1977.

  • Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA

  • 1976

  • Annual Juried Handweavers Show | East Berlin, PA

  • Selected for Crafts Biennale | Edinburgh, Scotland

  • "Architectures", Edinburgh Festival | Edinburgh, Scotland

  • 1974

  • "Miniatures", Scottish Arts Council | Edinburgh, Scotland

SELECTED SHOPS & GALLERIES

Cacherel, Paris, France
Steen & Strom, Oslo, Nor­way
Seibu, Tokyo. Japan
Odakyu, Tokyo, Japan
Ka De We, Berlin, Ger­many
Fresno Arts Center, Fresno, CA, USA
National Trust for Scotland
lnverary Castle, Scotland
Allentown Art Museum Shop, Allentown, PA, USA
Hahn Gallery Philadelphia, PA , USA
The Holden Arboretum, Mentor, OH , USA

Pierpont Morgan Library New York
Primavera, Cambridge, England
Iona Abbey, Iona, Scotland
City Art Gallery, Leeds, England
Octa­gon Gallery Belfast, N. Ireland
Folk Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
Old Sturbridge Village, MA USA
Floris, London, England
Whitfield’s, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Kaill Fine Crafts, Juneau, Alaska
Cawdor Castle, Scotland

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Contact Me

annemitchellreid@gmail.com

610-937-9800

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