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Figurative

Explore figurative textile art, capturing the beauty and complexity of the human figure through fabric and embroidery.

            Sila Gur: Who’s that girl?

            Artist interview

            A stitched artwork of three women wearing bright coloured clothes

            Richard Saja: Subversive stitching

            Artist interview

            An embroidery of three figures deep in conversation.

            Rosie James: Dangling delights

            Artist interview

            Michael C. Thorpe: Painting with fabric & thread

            Artist interview

            Michael C. Thorpe

            Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo: The ancient art of Tibetan appliqué

            Artist interview

            Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo

            Lauren Austin: Black girl quiltist

            Artist interview

            Lauren Austin

            Johanna Norry & Amanda Britton: A common thread

            Artist interview

            Amanda Britton

            Mary Beth Schwartzenberger: Bigger is better

            Artist interview

            Mary Beth Schwartzenberger

            Alison Carpenter-Hughes: Finding freedom in stitch

            Artist interview

            Alison Carpenter-Hughes

            Stephen Towns: Quilting narratives of the Black experience

            Artist interview

            Stephen Towns