Klaire White
Klaire is a textile artist and loves producing work that is both decorative and traditional in its look but with a subversive social twist.
Klaire White
Location: Newburn, Newcastle.
Email: klairepurplespirit@gmail.com
Qualifications
MA Museum Studies, Sept 2003, Newcastle University.
BA Hons Art and Design, June 2000
Recent activity:
Making autistic witch videos: I began making these little videos to talk about my interest in witchcraft and autism. They often feature my artwork and I speak about my spiritual practice. Instagram: the_autistic_witch_uk: YouTube channel: @clairepurple-white1150 - under Autistic Witch playlist.
Making textile tales videos: I began making these videos to explain some of the research and thinking behind my textile pieces. Often the research is extensive and there’s lots of hidden aspects to the work and I wished to showcase this. YouTube channel: @clairepurple-white1150, under Textile Tales playlist.
Exhibitions and digital displays
House of Smalls, Edinburgh. ‘Time of her Life’ show: Oct 24, ‘Finding my Inner Warrior’: textile wall hanging. (YouTube Link of the making, https://youtu.be/RVNJJ3xSvCI?si=V0ZAkiDAf2sOenYx)
NewBridge Newcastle. Open Call, Sept 24. ‘Mary Magdalene’: textile quilted wall hanging.
Arts Centre Washington. Fact, Folklore and Fiction exhibition, August – Sept 24. ‘An Earl, a Well and a Worm’: textile wall hanging.
NewBridge Newcastle Collective: Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, July 24. ‘Paper, Plastic, Cloth’: installation.
House of Smalls, Edinburgh. ‘Moral Fibre’ show: August 24. ‘Label Me’: textile wall hanging.
X-Church, Gainsborough. X24: July 24. ‘Paper, Plastic, Cloth’: installation.
Creative Central Newcastle – partnership with Helix Arts, Alphabeti Theatre and System Art Gallery. Public posting and zine of artworks across Newcastle upon Tyne. 1st June 2024 – throughout the Summer. (Addiction monster, featured on website showcased)
Hndle Magazine for writing and Artwork, winter edition, 2024 (digital)
Norfolk Street Arts, Neurodiverse Artist Exhibition,12th February 2024 - 20th March 2024 (physical as part of 3 other neurodivergent artists)
Circular Artspace, Flare: 28th August - 13th September 2023 (digital)
NewBridge Project (home exhibition) open call: Sept 22. ‘The Burning Anger’: textile wall hanging
Road to Recovery Trust, Newcastle: 2021- 2024. 4 pieces. These pieces shown are on the theme of addiction and recovery
Recent commissions:
Yoga cloth: decorative embroidered cloth with yoga poses and mudra symbols. May 2024
Mary Magdalene: decorative wall hanging based on the character of Mary Magdalene. March 2024
Altar Cloth: Pagan altar cloth with decorative stitching showing the sabats. 2022