Cecilia Charlton - About

Cecilia Charlton is a Glasgow-based American artist and researcher working primarily with the processes of weaving, embroidery, spinning, and natural dyeing. Holding a BFA Painting from Hunter College in NYC (2015) and an MA Painting from the Royal College of Art (2018), she utilises historically-grounded textile techniques to pursue interests in geometry, color and the role of the subconscious. Themes of feminism, human history, time and transcendence are inherently part of the hand-made work, and Charlton’s investigation into the history of textiles from creative, cultural, and socio-economic perspectives underpins her studio practice. Spanning the mediums of textiles, installation, and art in the social sphere, the work results in conversation tending towards both the personal and the universal. Recent works meditate on the intersection of traditional craft practices, ecological systems, and sociopolitical events towards a deeper understanding of intercultural and environmental relationships.

Cecilia Charlton is a PhD candidate at the Glasgow School of Art. She has exhibited in the UK and internationally; recent exhibitions include: Pattern Cutters, Ragged School Museum, London UK, 2025; Colours Uncovered, Harewood House, Leeds UK, 2024; Memory Garden, Garden Museum, London UK, 2023 (solo); Syzygy, Candida Stevens Gallery, 2023 (solo); Mammoth Loop, SPACE Ilford, 2021 (solo); SURGE: The Eastwing Biennial, Courtauld Institute, London, 2018; Rogue Objects, University College London, London, 2018. Awards include Arts Council England Project Grant (2024), Lithuanian Cultural Council Mobility Grant (2025), the Brookfield Properties Craft Award (shortlisted, 2022), Jerwood Makers Open Award (2021), Fulbright UK Scholarship (shortlisted, 2015), and the Ellen Battel Stockel Fellowship as part of the Yale University Norfolk Residency (2014). Her work is held in the public collections of the National Museum of Lithuania, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, London School of Economics, and NHS/ Bart’s Trust as well as private collections. Her work has been featured in notable publications such as the Wall Street Journal, El Pais, Crafts Magazine, The Times, The Guardian, Vogue UK, the Financial Times, as well as in the recently-published book ‘Textile Fine Art’ by Helen Adams.

Video about Charlton's weaving process

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