Art Interiors: Karen Nicol at Town House

We are delighted to present an exhibition by Karen Nicol – one the most talented and unique mixed media artists working today. In her hugely diverse career, Karen regularly creates couture pieces for well-known fashion houses, alongside her highly sought-after bespoke artworks which she exhibits worldwide. Karen’s creations are far from ordinary: she regularly scours flea markets and utilises offcuts from previous works, constantly turning the unwanted into the most extraordinary magical formations

What is exceptional about embroidery is that you can use it with the same mark-making freedom as a painter uses a paintbrush, or a sculptor embraces form.  We become ‘painters’ with textures and qualities and there are a million different surfaces to play with.  The more embroidery I do the more I realise is possible…