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​Carly Owens (b. 1995) is a multidisciplinary 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 studio within the artist collective, House of Serein. 

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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. 
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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 

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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

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

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

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

Stockists

Italy

​Palermo- PalermoUno

Washington
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Seattle- Hitchcock Madrona

Texas

Marfa- Mira Marfa

New York
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New York- Satya Twena: Neiman Marcus Hudson Yards

North Carolina
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Asheville- Garden Party

Colorado

​Denver- Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA Denver)

Denver- Eyes Open Project

Minnesota
Minneapolis- Julia Moss Designs

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