Alice Blackstock

Alice Blackstock, Fish Out of Water (brown trout and salmon). Machine knitted vintage linen with hand-appliquéd fabric details.

Alice Blackstock, Teaching to Learn and Learning to Teach — A Cabinet of Curiosity. Repurposed fishing box with different textile responses representing teaching methods and pedagogy.

Alice Blackstock, Little Tesco. Machine knitted cotton with French darning details.

Alice Blackstock, Sketchbook Page with Textile Responses. Watercolour illustration.

Alice Blackstock, The Disappeared. One of thirty-six.

Artist Statement

I am a practicing textile artist and educator from Belfast, working as Specialist Textile Technician on University Arts London pre-degree programme. I completed an MA in knitted textiles at the Royal College of Art with the Orla Kiely Scholarship (2016-18). My work has been acquired by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and I have received funding for various textile and drawing projects. In 2024, I was commissioned as lead artist for Drawing Voices to create collaborative work with the dementia community, displayed at the Drawing Room in London and Paul Smith’s flagship store in Covent Garden (2025).

My work captures serendipity and lived human experiences, giving voice to the unheard through knitting, weaving and embroidery. I create soft, nostalgic pieces that are also challenging and emotional, rejecting ambiguity and elitism in favor of accessible art that encourages conversation. I often layer work with film or spoken word narratives.

My practice has two aspects: socially engaged community work with dementia sufferers that challenges stigmas, and playful exploration of new textile techniques applied to everyday stories and observations.

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Location

London

Member Since

2024

Email

hello@aliceblackstock.net