Erika Ward (Betty)

Born 1953 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, now living in Haute Vienne, France

1971-1976 Studied Tapestry and Stained Glass. 1974-1975 Travel and research in Australia
1976-1977 Postgraduate Diploma Tapestry
1977-1978 Lecturer
1978-1980 British Council Scholarship to study Tapestry in Prague, Czech Republic

Influences
Medieval tapestry, the drawings of the Italian-Reneissance painters, the campaign against long distance live animal exports, the forests of the Limousin, historic architecture, equine anatomy in motion.

People
Maureen Hodge, Ellen Lenvik, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Ritzi Jacobi, Lacey Duarte, Tracey Emin, Ian Hamilton Finlay