Erin McQuarrie is an artist and designer who believes ancient methods of making provide an innovative means of interpreting and responding to contemporary life. Inspired by the connection between text and textile, the language of warp and weft is her slow and intentional vocabulary, providing an antithesis to the wasteful consumerist society around us. Led by a healthy connection to materiality she uses natural dyeing, deadstock fabric and yarns, hand spinning and found objects to construct her tools and sculptural tapestries, demonstrating the architectural, dynamic, poetic, and sensitive qualities of fibre.
She completed her BA in Textiles at The Glasgow School of Art (2018) and her MFA in Textiles at Parsons School of Design, NYC on a Fulbright scholarship (2021). Her work has been exhibited widely including Jane Lombard Gallery, Mana Contemporary, Dovecot Studios, RSA, L’Space Gallery and NYPL. Erin lives in her hometown Glasgow, where she works as a lecturer in Textiles at The Glasgow School of Art.