Holly Searle: The Subverted Vintage Tea Towel Series 2020-2024
Creatively shut down in the Covid Pandemic of 2020, textile artist Holly Searle aka The Subversive Stitcher, found her voice again by subverting pre-loved vintage tea towels (little domestic works of art), to raise awareness of issues she felt needed soap boxing.
Prior to the Covid Pandemic of 2020, award winning Textile artist Holly Searle aka The Subversive Stitcher, had established a healthy and progressive career in the art world. After she began her current textile practice in 2016, she went on to exhibit her work both collectively and independently in art spaces such as the Saatchi Gallery.
In 2018, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Throughout her treatment, her work acted as both an outlet and a distraction from her illness. During this time, she won her first solo show of her early embroidered pieces.
In 2023, she showcased them collectively for the first time at the Fringe Arts Bath Festival where they won The Helen Putler Art Prize. In the Spring of 2024 they were all installed at Riverside Studios marking their London début.