24 April-4 October 2026
Alice-Marie Archer
Field to Fashion
Museum of Making, 1 Silk Mill Lane, Derby DE1 3AF
A second chance to catch Alice-Marie Archer’s participatory knitted quilt made in V&A Dundee. The exhibition explores the journey of raw British fleece from flock into fibre, where people, place and purpose create the clothes which we cherish. Celebrating the skillset of exceptional pioneers and textile practitioners including farmers, weavers and dyers linked through their craft.

4 July-22 August 2026
Anna König
Stitches, patches and glitches
ACEarts, Market Place, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7NB
Anna König is the winner of the ACEarts OPEN 25 Exhibition, recognised for the originality, skill, and vibrancy of her work. Through stitch, collage, and techniques of mending and making, she creates richly textured pieces that explore colour, material, and form.

14-25 August 2026
Helen MacRitchie
Life Traces
The Old Fire Station Gallery, 52 Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 2AG
An exhibition of ceramics by Debbie Page and textiles by Helen MacRitchie.

21 August-22 September 2026
Helen MacRitchie
The Third International Art Textile Biennale
Gallery76 @ Embroiderers’ Guild NSW, 76 Queen St, Concord West, NSW, 2138 Australia
This fascinating exhibition features 42 pieces from 39 artists, representing ten countries. Contemporary textile art continues to evolve the possibilities of the medium. It features artists who use diverse methods to push its boundaries, producing work grounded in both textile practice and contemporary art, and offering a rich and varied landscape for exploration.

3-13 September 2026
Youngye (Glory) Cho
Critical Threads
St John’s College, Kendrew Barn Exhibition and Studio Galleries, Oxford
For East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month in September, 16 talented artists come together to showcase evocative textile-based artworks that materialise cultural identities and memories, telling powerful stories of migration, language, climate change, food and family. Individual creativity coalesces into a collective call for recognition, marking a refusal to be overlooked, and transforming textile art into a communal statement of care and renewal.

11 September-15 October 2026
Nina Gronw-Lewis, Anna König
Conceal / Reveal
Atkinson Gallery, Millfield School, Street, Somerset, BA16 0YD
Curated by the Atkinson Gallery team, this open exhibition invites viewers to explore the theme of Conceal / Reveal in unexpected and thought-provoking ways. Featuring a diverse range of sculpture, textiles, and paintings by both international and local artists, the exhibition examines the relationship between what is hidden and what is brought into view.

12 September 2026-3 January 2027
Leah Hislop, Anna König
173 Annual Open Exhibition
Royal West of England Academy, Queen’s Road, Clifton Bristol BS8 1PX
The RWA Annual Exhibition showcases over 500 contemporary works within their historic galleries. Featuring both emerging talent and established names, spanning painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, architecture, sculpture, and mixed-media installation, it represents some of the most exciting artists working across the UK and beyond today.

19 September-25 October 2026
Lou Baker, Jane Colquhoun, Nina Gronw-Lewis, Leah Hislop, Helen MacRitchie, Joy Merron
Stitch, Stone & Soil
Ham Hill Country Park Visitor Centre Gallery, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset
This exhibition presents new work by A.R.T a collective exploring place, material, and process through contemporary textile practice. The exhibition features work inspired by Ham Hill, the largest hillfort in the UK, responding to its landscape, history, geology, nature, and wildlife.

1-4 October 2026
Helen MacRitchie
Conversations
The Department Store, 248 Ferndale Road, Brixton, London SW9 8FR
Helen MacRitchie is a guest artist for this exhibition of the holburn group artist collective.

8-12 October 2026
Divya Sharma
Knit + Stitch Show – London
Knit and Stitch London, Alexandra Palace Way, Wood Green, London, N22 7AY
Divya Sharma has a gallery exhibition at the show. Bringing together hundreds of crafting workshops, demonstrations, interactive features, curated Textile Art galleries, as well as over 300 of the leading specialist craft suppliers – this year’s Knit + Stitch shows are a must-attend for anyone with a crafty bone in their body!

29 October-15 December 2026
Divya Sharma
Tapestry of Voices
DANDI Project, 4 Haydon Way, London, SW11 1YF
Divya Sharma’s work will be a part of a group show organised by Art Voyage CIC.

19-22 November 2026
Divya Sharma
Knit + Stitch Show – Harrogate
Knit and Stitch Harrogate, King’s Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA
Divya Sharma has a gallery exhibition at the show. Bringing together hundreds of crafting workshops, demonstrations, interactive features, curated Textile Art galleries, as well as over 300 of the leading specialist craft suppliers – this year’s Knit + Stitch shows are a must-attend for anyone with a crafty bone in their body!