Lynn Setterington

Lynn Setterington is an internationally recognised artist working in the textiles arena. Her hand-stitched quilts and cloths are held in many major public museums including the V&A, Crafts Council, IQSC and Whitworth Art Gallery. Lynn explores stitch as an alternative means of communication and is interested in how communities can work together. She became known in the 1990’s for her use of kantha embroidery and quilts.

Since 2010 she has explored an overlooked aspect of social history and folk art in the form of signature cloths/quilts and has worked with groups in the US, India, Bangladesh and the UK on shared outcomes. Lynn recently completed a practice-based PhD at UCA, Farnham, exploring stitch-based engagement.

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