Artists Directory: Hand Embroidery

Orly Cogan’s hand‑embroidered art is rich with mythological references, recurring female figures, and themes of femininity and domesticity. “I’m particularly drawn to the tension between the decorative and the subversive, when something that initially appears familiar or comforting begins to reveal a more complicated world beneath the surface.”

Julia Hall is a British artist who combines figurative oil painting and hand embroidery. She conducts extensive research for each series of work. ‘I increasingly feel that thread symbolises a web of inter-related ideas and basic human values, with historical and global reach.’

Ceren Muftuoglu is a Turkish Textile artist based in London. Exploring the relationship between order and disorder, she paints canvases before hand stitching thousands of stiches.

Jordan Cunliffe is a British embroidery artist recording data including her memories and experiences through the medium of stitch.

Fine art hand embroidery from German artist whose balance of fabric and stitch evoke a sense of calm.

German textile artist creating ink paintings which are hand embroidered in muted colours to create ‘a spatial and temporal depth’.

British embroiderer who describes his art as “a mediation on time and space.”

American embroidery artist creating pieces based on form, abstraction and colour.

Dutch embroidery artist focusing on “the oddities of our modern society”.

Renee Toonen is a Dutch textile artist using hand embroidery on an innovative range of canvases questioning ‘What If…..’