Carly Owens Embroidery is a one-woman show. All of her meticulously crafted embroideries are created using traditionally rooted hand embroidery techniques in a modern context.
Carly Owens (b. 1995) is a contemporary hand embroidery artist and designer. She received her BAD in Art + Design (Fibers & Surface Design concentration) with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship from North Carolina State University in 2017. She previously studied Jacobean crewelwork and goldwork embroidery at the Royal School of Needlework in the United Kingdom, couture tambour beading with Hand & Lock and patternmaking at the Asheville School for the Apparel Arts in Asheville, North Carolina. Additionally, Carly worked as a couture embroidery intern for the New York City based fashion label, Marchesa. Her current location is Boulder, Colorado where she runs her embroidery studio within the artist collective, House of Serein.
Carly Owens (b. 1995) is a contemporary hand embroidery artist and designer. She received her BAD in Art + Design (Fibers & Surface Design concentration) with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship from North Carolina State University in 2017. She previously studied Jacobean crewelwork and goldwork embroidery at the Royal School of Needlework in the United Kingdom, couture tambour beading with Hand & Lock and patternmaking at the Asheville School for the Apparel Arts in Asheville, North Carolina. Additionally, Carly worked as a couture embroidery intern for the New York City based fashion label, Marchesa. Her current location is Boulder, Colorado where she runs her embroidery studio within the artist collective, House of Serein.
In her work, Carly explores hand embroidery and other fiber arts techniques to create inventive surfaces and dreamlike interpretations of objects, both contemporary and historical. Carly uses her work to create outlets of escapism and inject the everyday with a sense of magic and beauty. Her pieces are made to be whimsical while also honoring the tradition and craft of couture making.
Hand embroidery is incredibly time-intensive and is certainly a labor of love. With each stitch, she is preserving the art of couture embellishment techniques and raising awareness of the beauty of hand craft. Carly is committed to sharing her embroideries and knowledge of needlework to encourage and inspire others to make.
Carly was selected as a finalist for the 2017 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery in the Student Fashion Category.
Please send any inquiries to carlyowensembroidery@gmail.com
Hand embroidery is incredibly time-intensive and is certainly a labor of love. With each stitch, she is preserving the art of couture embellishment techniques and raising awareness of the beauty of hand craft. Carly is committed to sharing her embroideries and knowledge of needlework to encourage and inspire others to make.
Carly was selected as a finalist for the 2017 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery in the Student Fashion Category.
Please send any inquiries to carlyowensembroidery@gmail.com
Education
2013-2017
North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, USA
2017
Hand & Lock (Couture Tambour Beading Course), Chicago USA
2016
Royal School of Needlework, East Molesey, United Kingdom
Asheville School for the Apparel Arts, Asheville NC, USA
North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, USA
2017
Hand & Lock (Couture Tambour Beading Course), Chicago USA
2016
Royal School of Needlework, East Molesey, United Kingdom
Asheville School for the Apparel Arts, Asheville NC, USA
Exhibitions
2020
ARTMIX, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO, USA
Virtual Studio Tour, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO, USA
2019
R Gallery, Boulder CO, USA
2017
Hand & Lock The Prize Exhibition, Bishopgate Institute, London, United Kingdom
Fish Market Gallery, Raleigh NC, USA
2016
Stitching a Cultural Identity, Brooks Hall (NCSU College of Design), Raleigh NC, USA
ARTMIX, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO, USA
Virtual Studio Tour, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder CO, USA
2019
R Gallery, Boulder CO, USA
2017
Hand & Lock The Prize Exhibition, Bishopgate Institute, London, United Kingdom
Fish Market Gallery, Raleigh NC, USA
2016
Stitching a Cultural Identity, Brooks Hall (NCSU College of Design), Raleigh NC, USA
Studio Assistantships
2019
Penland School of Craft (Textiles Studio), Katherine Diuguid & Nick Deford, Penland NC, USA
2017
Katherine Diuguid, Raleigh NC, USA
2016
North Carolina Museum of Art (Project Manager) Greg Lindquist, Raleigh NC, USA
Penland School of Craft (Textiles Studio), Katherine Diuguid & Nick Deford, Penland NC, USA
2017
Katherine Diuguid, Raleigh NC, USA
2016
North Carolina Museum of Art (Project Manager) Greg Lindquist, Raleigh NC, USA
Awards/ Honors
2017
Finalist- Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery, London, United Kingdom
ART2WEAR Designer Award for Excellence in Design + Production, Raleigh NC, USA
2016
Noble McDuffie Travel Scholarship, Raleigh NC, USA
2013-2017
Charles L. Tate Scholarship, Raleigh NC, USA
Finalist- Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery, London, United Kingdom
ART2WEAR Designer Award for Excellence in Design + Production, Raleigh NC, USA
2016
Noble McDuffie Travel Scholarship, Raleigh NC, USA
2013-2017
Charles L. Tate Scholarship, Raleigh NC, USA
Stockists
Italy
Palermo- PalermoUno
Washington
Seattle- Hitchcock Madrona
Texas
Marfa- Mira Marfa
New York
New York- Satya Twena: Neiman Marcus Hudson Yards
North Carolina
Asheville- Garden Party
Colorado
Denver- Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA Denver)
Denver- Eyes Open Project
Minnesota
Palermo- PalermoUno
Washington
Seattle- Hitchcock Madrona
Texas
Marfa- Mira Marfa
New York
New York- Satya Twena: Neiman Marcus Hudson Yards
North Carolina
Asheville- Garden Party
Colorado
Denver- Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA Denver)
Denver- Eyes Open Project
Minnesota
Minneapolis- Julia Moss Designs