Katharine Swailes is based in Chichester, South East
I work with two mediums photographic images presented as giclee prints. These images complement the fine woven tapestries I produce, the two mediums stand on their own or sit with each other as partners.
Current and forthcoming events
- April - June 2013: Finding the Unicorn - Tapestry Mythical and Modern, The Fleming Collection, London (more info)
Qualifications and training
- 1998 Post Graduate Diploma in Tapestry Weaving, West Dean College, Chichester
Employment
- 2012 Studio Manager/researcher 'The Hunt of the Unicorn', West Dean Tapestry Studio, Chichester
Group exhibitions
- 2013 Finding the Unicorn: Tapestries Mythical and Modern, The Fleming Collection, London
- 2008 Collect 2008 with West Dean Tapestry Studio, V&A, London
Artist talks
- 2012 The Mystic Hunt of the Unicorn, V&A Museum, London
- 2012 Weaving the Unicorn, The Cloisters, Metropolitain Museum NYC
- 2008 Master weavers at the Cloisters, Metropolitain Museum, New York City
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