Visiting Artist Talk: Celia Pym

School of Art + Design Presents
Visiting Artist Talk: Celia Pym

Oct 22 at 4:30pm

in the Galbreath Chapel

In Connection with the exhibition "MENDING"

on view in Trisolini Gallery, October 19 - November 6
with an exhibition reception Oct 22 6-8

London-based artist Celia Pym has been mending clothes since 2007. Working with garments that belong to individuals as well as items in museum archives, she has broad experience with stories of damage, from moth holes to accidents with fire. Her most recent major project was to teach a whole primary school – over 500 children – aged 4-11 years old how to darn a sock. Exploring resilience and joy in repair and mending.

Pym is an Associate Lecturer in Textiles at the Royal College of Art; she collaborates regularly with knitwear designer, Siri Johansen at Waste Yarn Project – together they are WYP PYM; and published two books ‘On Mending: Stories of Damage and Repair’ (2023) and ‘SOCKS: Imaginative Mending’ (2026).

Also featuring: Artist Led Workshop [in gallery] Oct 23 10am-1pm & 2-5pm