Shannon Swinburn

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shannon.swinburn@gmail.com

@shanswinburn



Shannon Swinburn (b.1993, Portsmouth, UK) is a Textile Artist based in London. 

Dedicated to exploring the intrinsic connections between gender, textiles, and modern-day computing. Her work aims to highlight the often-overlooked contributions of women in emergent technology, utilizing speculation, counterfactual histories, and material storytelling to bring these narratives to the forefront. 

Awards and Residencies include:
The Sarabande Foundation Studio Residency (2024-2025),The Blackhorse Workshop Residency 
(2024) The Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation Prize (2024),The Textile Society Student Bursary Award (2024) The Haberdashers’ Scholarship RCA (2023)

Education:
MA Textiles, Royal College of Art
BA Graphic Design, Central Saint Martins

E-waste Passementrie
2024
Silk, Paper, Electrical Components The E-waste series seeks to Re-craft the computer. Through using E-waste and applying traditional passementerie techniques to the components found inside the pieces the project presents a series of individually technological portraits of E-waste. 

The initial series includes a TV Antenna Weave and a Hairdryer Weave.