We are excited to be returning to Somerset House for the fifth year running to present the work of; Room W16.

Marice Cumber - Ceramics

Manya Goldman - Hand embroidery

Alice Kettle - Machine embroidery

YiMiao Shin - Hand embroidery

This year we introduce three new artists to the fair; YiMiao Shih who creates hand stitched textile based artworks presented in welded metal frames, a look at materiality and narrative, Manya Goldman who creates highly laboured exquisite miniature embroideries, Marice Cumber who hand builds pots that are physical, built responses to the emotions, complexities and uncertainties that she experiences, and has experienced and navigated, during her life and which have become part of her being.

YiMiao holds a MA in Visual Communication from Royal College of Art, where she is now a lecturer, and a BFA in Fine Art from National Taiwan Normal University. She works with domestic embroidery machines and hand stitching, creating contemporary ‘embroidery-drawing’, as part of her exploration in the field of expanded drawing. Her work often satirises contemporary culture and politics, as well as capturing the everyday mundane moments together with real-world observations of the nationalistic fervour, economic uncertainty and fragmentation of societal bonds.