Contemporary art,
classical foundations.

A woman in a red shirt and black pants stands inside a room next to a colorful piece of artwork that is leaning against a pinewall. The artwork features abstract line drawings and curved patterns, with a textured surface. The room has a large window with brown blinds, and various art supplies and frames are scattered around.

Alice Liptrot is a visual artist working with punch needle and wool. Her practice explores containment and conformity through the repetitive, time intensive process of building works from thousands of hand punched loops. Using carefully sourced British wool, she creates abstract compositions that explore surface, density and form.

In the studio with Alice….

Close-up of a beige and brown abstract-patterned area rug or carpet with geometric shapes and a textured surface, placed on a white floor.

RECOGNISED BY —

Drapers 30 under 30 2019

Work in Vogue Living

Oct 2026 - Battersea Affordable Art Fair - Gray Area Gallery, London

Oct 2026 - Cliff Edge: Textiles on the Brink - Cromer Artspace, Norfolk

May 2026 - The Invisible Made Visible - Blackdot Gallery, London

Nov 2025 - Kindred House Residency, Margate

Oct 2025 - Tactile - Gray Area Gallery, Norwich

May 2025 - Hampstead Affordable Art Fair - Gray Area Gallery, London

2024 - Solo Show - Vessels - CYMA Gallery, Folkestone

2023 - Winter Show - Aimee Craddock, Folkestone

2022 - 30 Drawings - Knot Works, Tunbridge Wells

2014 - BRIDGE Eco-Cluster - Caen, France

2012 - Textiles Trend Forecast Craft Lore - WGSN London

2010 - CETLED Designers of the Future - V&A, London

2009 - White Night - Fabrica, Brighton

PROFESSIONAL IMPACT —

200+ tutored

20+ workshops - HAY Design | Museum of Art + Craft |

10+ years working within textiles and fashion

2 years working with textiles as an art form

Close-up of intertwined yarn in white, black, gray, and a hint of blue, forming a textured pattern.
A piece of burlap fabric placed atop three printed photographs or art pieces on a wooden OSB surface, with another printed piece on the right side.
A woman with brown hair, wearing a white shirt over a black top, standing in front of abstract art on a white wall.
Sculpture of a man holding a large fish, displayed on a dark base against a white wall.
A person making a spiral design in a circular container filled with grains using a metal tool.
A wooden chair with a curved backrest in front of a plain, light-colored wall. Above the chair, there is a framed abstract artwork made of black and white textured materials.