Richard McVetis is an artist whose practice is inspired by time, geology, and cosmology, explored through textile-based work—particularly hand embroidery, which he describes as ‘rendering with stitch’. His work takes the form of meticulously stitched two- and three-dimensional drawings, shifting between small-scale sculptures and large installations. These pieces visually articulate the passage of time, spatial relationships, and the dynamics of repetition, while also challenging traditional perceptions of embroidery.

Recent projects delve into connections to material, place, and deep time, drawing on the artist’s family mining heritage—a lineage deeply rooted in labour and materiality.

Richard studied at Manchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art, where he is currently a Tutor in the Textiles programme. He has been shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize (2023), Jerwood Drawing Prize (2011, 2017), and Loewe Craft Prize (2018). His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including Threads at Arnolfini (2023), the British Textile Biennial (2021), RENEW at Kettle’s Yard (2019), the Loewe Craft Prize at the Design Museum (2018), and Form + Motion with the British Council in South Korea (2017). In 2022, he held a solo show at the Craft Study Centre, Farnham.