Saskia Saunders

Saskia Saunders is a contemporary textile artist whose work explores the intersection of weaving, sustainability, materiality, and contemporary abstraction. Through a practice grounded in handcraft, repetition, and material exploration, she has developed a distinctive artistic language that combines traditional textile knowledge with contemporary environmental and conceptual concerns.

Her work investigates the expressive potential of woven structures, examining how repetition, rhythm, and process can generate complex visual and emotional experiences. Through exhibitions, commissions, and an evolving studio practice, Saunders continues to contribute to contemporary conversations surrounding sustainability, material culture, and the relevance of handcraft within contemporary art.

Collectors are drawn to her work for its combination of technical refinement, tactile sophistication, and environmental integrity. Her practice demonstrates how traditional weaving techniques can be reinterpreted through a contemporary lens, creating works that feel both timeless and forward-looking.

 

 

Contemporary Textile Artist

Fibre-Based Contemporary Art

Handwoven Artworks

Independent Studio Practice

Contemporary Textile Art

Weaving and Fibre Art

Material Exploration

Contemporary Abstraction

Sustainable Art Practice

Process-Led Making

Sustainability Focus

Plant-based fibres and renewable materials

Sustainable textile practice

Responsible material sourcing

Slow making methodologies

Low-waste studio processes

Long-term material stewardship

Materiality and Process

Attention and Perception

Sustainability and Making

Craftsmanship and Time

Nature and Renewal

Works held in private collections

Group show, Katharine Pooley Boutique, London, 2024

A Line In The Sand, Bleur Art, London, 2024

Transient Bodies, Roaring Artist Gallery, USA, 2023

Nourish, Gauthier Soho vegan restaurant, London, 2023

Their Bravery Knew No End, Hilton London Bankside, London, 2023

Nurture, Edward Bulmer Plant Based Paint (Artist-in-Residence), London, 2022

Well-Being, Old Fire Station Gallery, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, 2022

Reclaim, London Design Festival, Ruup & Form, London 2022

Sanctuary, Contemporary Craft Centre, Hong Kong, 2021

Crafted and Curated, Through Objects, Online, 2020

Stories We Tell, London Craft Week, Ruup & Form, London, 2020

Flow, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, 2020

 

Saskia Saunders occupies a distinctive position within contemporary fibre-based art, combining environmental responsibility with exceptional craftsmanship and material sensitivity. Through her use of plant-based fibres and sustainable processes, she demonstrates how contemporary art can engage thoughtfully with environmental concerns while maintaining conceptual rigour and aesthetic refinement. Her work celebrates the creative possibilities of renewable materials, inviting viewers to reconsider the relationships between nature, making, and value.

 

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