Here we celebrate designers, artists, practitioners or researchers working with textiles who have otherwise been under-represented within curriculums, the history of textiles, and are likely to be rarely mentioned in classrooms.
Please take time to get to know them and be inspired by their diverse approaches to textiles and textile processes.
Yemi is a textile designer and artist living and working in London, whose work is informed by cultural insights and expression.
Kayani specialises in hand-dying and screen printed textiles as an expression of her cultural identity and Pakistani heritage.
Marta Magdalena Abakanowicz-Kosmowska (20 June 1930 – 20 April 2017) was a Polish fiber artist of Tartar descent known for creating woven sculptures
Christine Checinska is the Senior Curator Africa and Diaspora: Textiles and Fashion Victoria and Albert Museum.
Sarah Zapata is a Peruvian-American textile artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Zapata’s practice explores traditional weaving