Residency dates
3rd – 24th February
Artist images
Residency images
Testimonial
"Forever grateful to have had the opportunity to be at Xenia, an absolute pleasure and privilege.
It was an opportunity to pause, reflect and escape the noise of everyday life, and it afforded me the time to see!
Thank you, Bianca and the entire team. R"
Bio
Born
1983
Education & Awards
Richard McVetis graduated in Constructed Textiles from the Royal College of Art in 2008.
Since completing his BA in Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2005, he has been shortlisted for several distinguished prizes, including the Jerwood Drawing Prize, UK, 2011 and 2017; and the international Loewe Craft Prize, 2018.
In addition, McVetis has shown work nationally and internationally at several exhibitions, including The British Textile Biennial, Rossendale, UK, 2021; RENEW at Kettles Yard, UK, 2019; Loewe Craft Prize, The Design Museum, London, UK, 2018; Collect Open, Saatchi Gallery, UK, 2017; ‘Form + Motion’ – a major exhibition with British Council and Crafts Council for the Cheongju Craft Biennale, South Korea, 2017. In 2022 his first solo show was at the Craft Study Centre, Farnham.
McVetis is a tutor in textiles at the Royal College of Art, London.
Residency dates
3rd – 24th February
Artist images
Residency images
Testimonial
"Forever grateful to have had the opportunity to be at Xenia, an absolute pleasure and privilege.
It was an opportunity to pause, reflect and escape the noise of everyday life, and it afforded me the time to see!
Thank you, Bianca and the entire team. R"
Born
1983
Education & Awards
Richard McVetis graduated in Constructed Textiles from the Royal College of Art in 2008.
Since completing his BA in Embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2005, he has been shortlisted for several distinguished prizes, including the Jerwood Drawing Prize, UK, 2011 and 2017; and the international Loewe Craft Prize, 2018.
In addition, McVetis has shown work nationally and internationally at several exhibitions, including The British Textile Biennial, Rossendale, UK, 2021; RENEW at Kettles Yard, UK, 2019; Loewe Craft Prize, The Design Museum, London, UK, 2018; Collect Open, Saatchi Gallery, UK, 2017; ‘Form + Motion’ – a major exhibition with British Council and Crafts Council for the Cheongju Craft Biennale, South Korea, 2017. In 2022 his first solo show was at the Craft Study Centre, Farnham.
McVetis is a tutor in textiles at the Royal College of Art, London.