Threads of life.

I  am mixed media textile artist.

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Having loved “making” as a child, to teaching myself to draw and paint. I started my career as a teacher specializing in art and design. Later, I ran adult craft classes, and did a year course in graphic design.  For 10 years I have ran my own design, laser cut & print business.

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In 2020 I started learning about mixed media textile art by doing online courses with Textile Art Stitch Club and FibreArts Take Two. I realized that this filled all the spaces in my heart and provided many solutions to my art.  I loved it and decided to become an Artist full time.

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I use my art resources, life experiences and laser cutting & printing machines available to create images of people that I see in my daily life in South Africa or while traveling with my husband in Africa.

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Memberships

I am the Chair of TAGG (Textile Art Group of Gauteng)

Member of Fibreworks South Africa (www.fibreworksart.com)

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Exhibitions

The Art Room, Parkhurst, JHB - Feb 2024

Textile Odyssey, Tina Skukan Art Gallery - May 2024

Unsettled, TAPE, GFI Art Gallery, PE - September 2024

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Publications

The Digital Cloth, Issue 13, 2022, pgs 33-47

https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-lynn-van-wyk-fiber-artist/

Art Quilting Studio Magazine, Spring edition, 2026, pgs 89-92

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Competitions

Runner up for the “Mr CrossStitch” online competition in 2023

"Peoples Choice" prize for GRG Quilting Guild in 2023

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