Winifred Nicholson was a dab hand at many things, not least making traditional rag rugs, and you can see 28 of them at MIMA in Middlesbrough.

Winifred Nicholson (1893-1981) was an influential figure in British 20th century art, not least for her luminous paintings of flowers. But she was also a dab hand at making rag rugs (also known as hooky rugs or proggy mats). Her family lived in Cumberland (or Cumbria today), and in 1923 she first encountered the rag rug tradition through her neighbour, Margaret Warwick. Nicholson’s creative collaboration with neighbouring women formed part of the revival of the traditional craft in the 1960s and 1970s and this show – which shines a light on an unknown aspect of her work – presents 28 rag rugs, many of which have never previously been shown in public.

Winifred Nicholson: Cumbrian Rag Rugs, until 23 March, MIMA, Middlesbrough, mima.art