Archana Pathak

Archana's practice is of British and Indian heritage and specialises in stitch and fine art textiles.
She collects and works with found memory artefacts such as old photographs, postcards, letters, diaries and maps. Through these, she has been exploring the notion of home and belonging also the interplay of memory, place and identity in it. Often these artefacts are old maps that bring forth the evolving nature of boundaries – both physical as well as psychological. Along with these constantly evolving boundaries, are the identities that are being re-shaped.

The collected artefacts are the starting point and the most important material which eventually takes the shape of the thread that she uses. She prints these artefacts on a fabric and cuts very fine laces out of these to make her threads. She, then, recreates a visual art piece by very slow, repetitive, almost meditative hand-sewing.

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Education

2013 - 2014. MA in Sustainable Textile design from Chelsea College of Arts and Design, London
2000 - 2003. Masters (PGDP) in Apparel and Textile Design from NID (National Institute of Design, India)

Exhibitions

2022 The Other Art Fair London, King's Cross (30 June - 3 July)
2022 Solo show at The Textile Galleries, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace (6-9 October 2022)
2022 Solo show at The Textile Galleries, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate (17-20 November 2022)
2022 Collect Art Fair, London, UK (February 25 -27th)
2021 Artefact Craft Fair, London, UK (22nd - 29th June)
2021 Collect Art Fair, London, UK (26 Feb- 2 March)
2020 Rising Stars Exhibition, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey, UK (March 7th-13th June 2020)
2019 Handmade in Britain, Oxford (June 27-30th)
2019 Ashmolean Museum, Identity exhibition, Handmade in Britain, Oxford (June 14-16th)
2019 Cluster Art & Craft Fair, London (May 2-5th)
2019 Group Exhibition at Seventeen Gallery, London (18-20th Jan)
2018 Transformation 10: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Pittsburgh, United States, (September 14, 2018-March 9, 2019)
2018 Kingsgate Workshops Open Studios, Textile Hub London (June 23 - 24th)
2018 Select Trail, Gallery 2, Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stroud, UK (May 5 - 6th)
2017 Selvedge Fair, London (2nd December)
2017 Marshwood Arts, Bridport Arts Centre (Dorset, UK) from Saturday 4th November to 2nd December 2017)
2017 Kingsgate Workshops Open Studios, Textile Hub London (24-25th June)
2017 The Contemporary Craft Festival, Devon (9-11th June)
2016 Kingsgate Workshops Open Studios, Textile Hub London (1-4th December)
2016 Kingsgate Workshops Open Studios, Textile Hub London (25-26th June)
2015 Kingsgate Workshops Open Studios Textile Hub London (18-19th July)

Awards

2022 The Needlemakers' Award at Cockpit Arts (2023)
2021 Brookfield Arts Craft Council Award finalist nominee
2018 Finalist in Transformation 10: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize (September 14, 2018-March 9, 2019), US.
2017 Awarded first runner-up prize for the Applied Arts category within the Marshwood Arts Awards 2017 Best New Business, Contemporary Craft Festival, Jury Award 2017, Devon, UK
2017 Best New Business - Contemporary Craft Festival Jury Award, UK

Interviews/Features

2022 Work featured in Saatchi Art Catalogue in October-22 https://www.saatchiart.com/catalog/2022/5#catalog_content
2022 Work featured in MIX Magazine, Colour Hive in June
2020 Work featured in the book Textile Travels authored by Anne Kelly
2019 Feature in a Dutch Textile Art magazine
https://www.textielplus.nl/artikelen/borduren-thema-txp-textiel-plus-250/

2018 Work featured in Embroidery Magazine; May-June 2019 2017 Artist feature and interview by Helen Adams, Textile Curator
http://www.textilecurator.com/home-default/home-2-2/archana-pathak/
2017 Features as Artist of the Week and interviewed by Craft Council, UK http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/articles/crafts-council-maker-of-the-week-archana-pathak/

Archana Pathak British, b. 1978

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