Artist: Adama Conteh

A yellow, sculptural piece made up of braided strands of foam-like material, lying horizontally across the floor in the shape of a wave.

Space to Heal

MA Textiles
Royal College of Art

Adama is a multidisciplinary artist.

Working across textiles, physical spaces, the digital realm and with people, process is central to Adama’s multidisciplinary practice. Using her practice to unpack her personal experiences of racism, cultural identity and representation – most recently through the lens of her relationship with her afro hair – her works explores how making can engage and help to care for the Black community. Creating healing spaces to facilitate healing processes, Adama uses materials as a tool to encourage conversations, and artworks as prompts for dialogue.

Space to Heal



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Artist: Rebecca Leek

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A close-up section of a larger piece, made up of overlaid abstract shapes in red, blue, and yellow. This is a mixed media piece, comprised of print, embroidery, stitchwork and painting.

Artist: Lucy Ralph

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A visual and textual informational poster of a young woman wearing a white polo shirt and blue jeans, both of which have been fixed by visible repair through patchworks of red, blue and white fabric scraps. Overlaid onto this photo are the phrases ‘PATCH IT’, ‘Dads old jeans’ and ‘Old school polo’.

Artist: Lola Awolowo

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A painted, and embroidered portrait of a blue-eyed Black woman, on a background of collaged book pages. Her face is circular and tilted and she has short black hair. Her necklace and earrings are beads embroidered onto the piece’s surface. Her outline has been stitched in yellow thread.

Artist: Katy Gillam-Hull

Artist showcase.

A hand holding a green glass bead between the thumb and forefinger in front of a blurred house and tree.


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