a common thread
PRISM TEXTILES
Meet the artists of Prism Textiles and better still, enjoy their diverse works at their forthcoming exhibition
How did the group start?
Originally called The Prism Group of Textile Artists, the group was established in 1998 by the late Julia Caprara. Exhibitions were held annually at the Mall Galleries in London as an important focus for the work of students and tutors from Opus School of Textile Arts*.
In 2010 Prism established itself as an independent, member-run exhibiting group, which retains its original focus on showcasing high-quality textile art and craftsmanship. Prism currently has a membership of 70 UK and international artists. *Opus was initially founded in 1983 as Stitch Design, by Barbara Marriott, Julia Caprara and Alex Caprara. Later, under the direction of Julia and Alex, the school grew in reputation as one of the UK’s leading textile art schools, specialising in teaching stitched textiles and art and design by distance learning to a worldwide student group.
Is
there
an
overriding
principle
that
binds
you
together?
Cohesion comes from the annual exhibition, which is our main focus.The title is chosen a year in advance by our members and informs the work we create for it. Diversity in our members’ art practices makes the exhibition exciting, combining a range of contemporary textile-inspired fine art works.