We are delighted to announce Poppy DeltaDawn as our 2025 Experimental Weaver in Residence. Poppy’s practice and research are invested in lineages of making and labor, Poppy’s practice and research are invested in lineages of making and labor, and she is resolved to finding agency, autonomy, and resistance through the act of weaving cloth. We think that Poppy’s practice creates a beautiful blending of structure and concept, as well as materiality and politics. We are excited to welcome her to the lab and co-produce samples and resources that engage woven structures, histories, and grid-defying possibilities.
This year, we received 69 applications for the residency and we evaluated these in alignment with our theme of “Expanding Experimentation.” Our reviewing criteria considered the strength of the practice and fit for the residency as well as what new facets, practices or questions it might engage that we had not explored deeply in past residencies. From the original group of 69, the organizers narrowed to a shortlist of 19 applications which were sent to our board for external review. The board this year consisted of Bukola Koiki, Marianne Fairbanks and Sarah Rosalena Brady and each of them closely read the application materials and engaged the portfolios. We all met as a group to discuss each short listed candidate and compile a list of 5 finalists. The organizers, then, interviewed each finalist before making our final selection.
There was so much exciting work that each round of review came with considerable reflection. Our candidate selection was largely shaped by how each artist specifically expanded experimentation as it has come to be explored through this residency. We appreciate the time and effort each applicant invested in the project and we are excited to share more about these practices in an experimental weaving talk series (more details coming soon!)
Finalists
Carolina Vélez Muñiz https://www.instagram.com/sijayesouinaam/
Kimberly English
www.kimberly-english.com
https://www.instagram.com/kimberly__english/
Renata Gaui and Francesca Rodriguez Sawaya (Weaving X Coding)
https://weavingxcoding.studio
https://www.instagram.com/weavingxcoding
Ricki Dwyer
www.ricki.website
https://www.instagram.com/ricki.dwyer
Short List
Aino Ojala
https://ainoojala.wordpress.com/textiles/ https://www.instagram.com/ojalaaino/
Alinna Tikhonova
https://tikhonovaalinna.tilda.ws/ https://www.instagram.com/alinnatikhonova/
Berenice Gaca Courtin https://fisheyeimmersive.com/article/berenice-courtin-rencontre-avec-lartiste-pluridisciplinaire-dont-lunivers-ne-tient-qua-un-fil/
https://www.instagram.com/berenice_gaca_courtin
Carol Anne McChrystal www.carolannemcchrystal.com https://www.instagram.com/carolannemcchrystal
Kira Keck
https://kirakeck.com/ https://www.instagram.com/erotic_macrame/
Laura Splan
https://www.laurasplan.com https://www.instagram.com/laurasplan/
Rene Camarillo
https://destacarse.shop/ https://www.instagram.com/destacarse.designs/
Stephanie McGovern
https://stephaniemcgovern.com/ https://www.instagram.com/stephanie.mcgovern.studio/
Valeria Maldonado Morales
https://www.valeriamaldonado.com/
https://www.instagram.com/valeriamaldonado_studio
Victoria Marcetti
www.limencreative.com https://www.instagram.com/limencreative/
Vritti Mangulley
https://www.behance.net/vritti_mangulley
Wei Chieh
shihweichieh.com
https://www.instagram.com/weiweiweiwear
*the names above do not include every applicant that reached the shortlist phase, only those that gave permission to be listed.