Biography
Jennie Moncur (b. UK) studied at Goldsmiths' College, University of London before specialising as a tapestry weaver at the Royal College of Art, London. She set up her own studio after graduating, since when she has created work for exhibition and commission. Moncur has been a visiting lecturer at Middlesex University, the Royal College of Art and at the Glasgow School of Art. She was appointed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) as a trustee of the Crafts Council where she was Chair of the Council's Development Award committee and served on the Council's Finance and General Purpose committee and the Council's Nominations committee before completing her term in 2004. Whilst continuously developing the tapestry-artwork produced from her studio, she has also been creative director of the international furniture company Vitsoe since 2004.
