7 Female Textile Artists to get excited about this Summer

Image Credit: Vanessa Barragão

This week we’ve been talking about textile art. From soft textures and neutral tones to bold patterns and pops of colour, weaving and textile artworks are always impactful, drawing the eye and creating a beautiful focal point in any space.

Often drawing on ancient craft traditions with techniques like crochet, weaving, knitting, embroidery or delicate beading, fabric sculptures, tapestries or wall hangings are a meaningful addition to any collection.

Here are some of the established and emerging female artists whose work feels really exciting right now..

Aurèlia Muñoz

Born in Barcelona, textile artist Aurelia Muñoz (1926-2011) was a pioneer of the Nouvelle Tapisserie movement (also known as Fibre Art) in the latter half of the 20th century, working with knots and weaving practises to create impressive three-dimensional works that still feel contemporary today.

In 2020 the New York MoMA acquired three of Muñoz’s pieces for their permanent collection - generating a renewed interest in the artist. We loved to see her magnificent work displayed at ARCO in February and see it featured in AD España's Vivir con Arte 2022 issue.

Teresa Lanceta

Also born in Barcelona, Teresa Lanceta (1951) is known for her tapestries and weavings, many of which were inspired by her time spent with nomadic Berber women from the Middle Atlas, Morocco. Lanceta sees the art of weaving as the common thread (pun not intended) connecting cultural groups around the world across time and different traditions.

Don’t miss her current exhibition Weaving as Open Source showing at MACBA in Barcelona until 11th September, which brings together over 200 works spanning 5 decades of the artist’s career.

Irene Infantes

Born in Seville, Irene Infantes (1989) studied textile design at Central Saint Martins in London. She was commissioned to create print collections for Anthropologie and design for the French ceramics company Legle. Infantes’ creative practice is steered by curiosity, with influences ranging from her own ancestry to the symbolism of colour. Our art advisor inside tip? She’s one to watch!

Vanessa Barragão

Portuguese artist Vanessa Barragão (1992) uses complex and intricate techniques to create these artworks that almost take on a life of their own. Her installations carry a significant meaning, highlighting pollution in the textile industry and its effect on delicate coral reef environments.

Based in Porto, at the heart of Portugal’s textile industry, Barragão founded her studio in 2014 following a Masters degree in fashion and textile design at the University of Lisbon. The artist works as a textile designer for an artisanal rug factory as well as creating her own installations through upcycling deadstock materials to be as ecological as possible. Also featured in AD España’s Vivir con Arte issue, Vanessa’s work is sensational.

Atomica Rugs

We recently met the artist behind Atomica Rugs, Estefanía Franco at the latest MiSonny festival here in the Empordà. Estefanía is a graphic designer and self-taught textile artist. Her playful, head turning works focus on colour, abstraction and movement, adding texture and relief with the different stitches she achieves through her tufting techniques.

Anonima by CM

Carmen M. Castañeda Díaz (1985) is a visual artist and hand-embroidery specialist originally from Madrid who researched and studied Haute Couture embroidery techniques at L'École Lesage in Paris.

Anónima by cm is an experimental project using these Haute Couture embroidery techniques, which became the basis of her artistic language within a conceptual and abstract context. Her delicate yet powerful pieces deconstruct time, the fragility of memory and tell stories through each numbered SERIES.

Adriana Meunié

Having just spent a few days surrounded by Balearic influences in Ibiza for the CAN Contemporary Art Now fair, we can’t stop thinking about the work of Mallorca-based Adriana Meunié.

One of our highlights from ARCO 2022 (at the Architectural Digest booth) Meunié blurs the barriers between art, design and even time. Using elements based in traditional crafts using raw materials such as wool and wood, her work provides a nod to Spain’s cultural past.

Alongside the ARCOmadrid booth, she was commissioned to dress the window of the Massimo Dutti flagship store in Madrid.

If you would like to know more about any of the artists or works above, please get in touch  - we would love to support you on your art collecting journey.

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