Alison Harley is an independent practitioner whose work explores creative and cultural narratives through publication and exhibition. Over the past twenty years she has integrated her early interest in formal archive collections alongside the ephemera of practice, into a body of publications that focus on the unique voice of the contemporary maker/ practitioner and the creative process. Most recent examples include, The Making of Marthe Armitage: artist and patternmaker, (2019); and Bernat Klein (2022) a 224 page fully-illustrated book with contributions by designers, curators, archivists, architects, photographers, artists and collectors. Her curatorial work examines new ways of contextualising practice that engages audiences in an appreciation of original and contemporary practice, and their influence on each other. Established early in her career through the gallery system, Alison has maintained her creative practice and recently exhibited a new body of work developed during 2021 and 2022. Her studio practice continues to inform and underpin ideas about publication and exhibition about the individuality of creative practice. Instagram: @alisonjharley