Jann Haworth- What would I be doing in a Lonely Hearts Club?

Join renowned pop artist Jann Haworth as she reflects on an extraordinary life that has taken her from California, to London, to Bath and to Utah, and on her exceptional career as an artist and soft sculpture pioneer, which included the co-designing of the famous “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” with Peter Blake. Jann will talk about the London art scene of the 1960s, how she and Blake drew on their own artistic interests and approaches in developing that iconic cover, and how that work has shaped her own subsequent artistic development.

Please note that this talk is available to watch online only and you must book a ticket in advance to watch (please do not come to Queen Square!).

About Jann Haworth

Jann Haworth was born and raised in Hollywood with her artist mother and art director father. Her work often references the world of celebrity and popular culture that she experienced first-hand. After two years at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), in 1961 Haworth left for Europe and settled in London, where she enrolled in the Courtauld Institute of Art and Slade School of Fine Art. It was during her time at the Slade that Haworth first began developing her innovative soft sculpture practice. Her textile sculpture Old Lady (1962) is one of a handful of female representations are on the cover of the famous Beatles album “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which Haworth co-designed with British pop artist Peter Blake.

With a long-standing interest in education, Haworth founded and ran the Looking Glass School in Bath in 1979 and went on to author and illustrate several children’s books. She returned to the USA in the mid-1990s, settling in Sundance, Utah, where she founded the Art Shack Studios and Glass Recycling Works, and co-founded the Sundance Mountain Charter School. She is also known for her large-scale, public mural projects, which centre on women’s creativity and celebrate prominent women throughout history. In 2020-21, she and collage artist Liberty Blake were commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery ‘s Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture: the resulting work, ‘Work in Progress’, is a seven-panel mural, produced in collaboration with individuals and communities from across the UK and in the US, which showcases 130 inspiring historical and contemporary women, both prominent and lesser known, who have made significant contributions to British history and culture.