Winchester School of Art

Linda Newington

Primary position:
Head Librarian

Background

Linda studied for a BA Fine Art, Painting and graduated with a first class honours degree from Winchester School of Art. She then worked as a Library Assistant at the British Museum (Natural History) in the Botany Library, curating the collection of botanical drawings, paintings and prints. During this time she trained as a librarian and is now Faculty Leader at the University of Southampton Library. In 2007 she completed an MA in the History of Textiles and Dress, her dissertation focusing on the image and status of knitting in relation to the Knitting Collections held by the University Library. She has responsibility for the Artists’ Books Collection and the Knitting Reference Library located at Winchester School of Art.

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Publications

The University of Southampton's electronic library (e-prints)

Article

Newington, Linda (2011) A knitting legacy: Linda Newington opens up the doors to the University of Southampton’s fascinating knitting collections. The Knitter, 32, 38-39.
Newington, Linda (2010) 'In the Loop 2' on Woman's Hour (24/08/10). BBC Radio 4
Newington, Linda, Varley, Gillian (ed.) (2010) Nostalgia and renewal: collections and collaborations. [in special issue: Plus ça change? Papers from ARLIS/UK & Ireland’s Cambridge conference 2009: Tradition and transformation] Art Libraries Journal, 35, (1), 41-46.
Newington, Linda (2009) From potato to digital, always experimental: John Dilnot and his book works. The Blue Notebook, 3, (2), 15-21.
Newington, Linda (2009) In the Loop: the renewal of knitting. University of Southampton Special Collections Newsletter., 2009, (7), 16-17.
Newington, Linda (2008) 'In the Loop' on Radio Solent (07/08). Radio Solent

Book Section

Newington, Linda (2011) Balancing act: the inextricably bound book works of Salt + Shaw. In, Bodman, Sarah (ed.) The Artist's Book Yearbook 2012/2013. Bristol, GB, Impact Press, 57-59.
Newington, Linda (2011) A visual journey through the Artists' Books. In, Newington, Linda, White, Maria, Su, Cui, Sowden, Tom, Pichler, Michalis, Winchester Gallery , University of Southampton and Hartley Library (eds.) Print matters. Southampton, GB, University of Southampton.
Newington, Linda (2010) Knitting has an image problem. In, Hemmings, Jessica (ed.) In the Loop: Knitting Now. London, UK, Black Dog, 26-31.
Newington, Linda (2010) The contemporary visual journal. In, Amies, Marian (ed.) The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now. Kansas City, US, University of Missouri, 14-19.
Newington, Linda (2010) Villandry: homage to roses. In, Amies, Marian (ed.) The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now. Kansas City, US, University of Missouri, 60-61.
Newington, Linda (2009) At BABE with the knitting and sewing school. In, Bodman, Sarah (ed.) Artist's Book Yearbook 2010-2011: the Journey of a Book is the Beginning of a Cover. Bristol, GB, Impact Press, 93-98.
Newington, Linda (2007) Inspiring textile collections: textiles and text combined in Wichester School of Art Library and in the Special Collections, Hartley Library, University of Southampton Libraries. In, Hayward, Maria and Kramer, Elizabeth (eds.) Textiles and Text: Re-establishing the Links Between Archival and Object-based Research (Postprints). AHRC Research Centre for Textile Conservation and Textile Studies: Third Annual Conference Winchester, UK, Archetype Publications, 182-185.

Conference or Workshop Item

Newington, Linda (2012) The voices of knitting. In the Loop 3 [poster]. At The Voices of Knitting. In the Loop 3, Winchester, GB, 05 - 07 Sep 2012. 1pp.
Newington, Linda (2010) Knitting origins and evolution. In the Loop 2 [poster]. At Knitting Origins and Evolution. In the Loop 2, Lerwick, GB, 01 - 05 Sep 2010. 1pp.
Newington, Linda (2008) Knitting past, present and future. In the Loop 2008 [poster]. At Knitting Past, Present and Future. In the Loop 2008, Winchester, GB, 15 - 17 Jul 2008. 1pp.
Newington, Linda (2008) Inspiring Collectors and Collections: the Knitting Collections at Winchester School of Art. In, In the Loop, Winchester, GB, 22 Apr 2009.

Monograph

Newington, Linda (2011) Knitted together: a new pattern for the future. Southampton, GB, University of Southampton, 9pp. (Look-Here! Project Case Studies).
Newington, Linda (2011) Guide to the Artists’ Books Collection: University of Southampton Library. Southampton, GB, Winchester School of Art, 32pp.

Art Design Item

Newington, Linda (2008) An artist book talk: Solent artists' book fair 2008. Quay Arts, Anthony Minghella Theatre, Newport, GB.
 

Contact

Ms Linda Newington
Winchester School of Art
University of Southampton
Park Avenue
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8DL

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