Katrina Wilde is an artist working with plants, people and materials. Her practice focuses on local ecologies, material research and community engagement, exploring how these things can be connected through the language of colour.

WILDE Studio is a slow textile project Katrina shares with her sister Nadine. Their studio is based at Spode Works, Stoke-on-Trent.

Ground is a project Katrina shares with artist Natalia Kasprzycka and potter Jessica Mason. Together, Ground hosts seasonal workshops in Stoke-on-Trent,
working with artists using ideas and materials that come from the ~ground~. The project is funded by Arts Council England Project Grants.

For collaborations, conversations and workshops please email: katrinawildedesign@gmail.com

 

C.V.

  • Jan ‘24 - Present Project Manager, The Portland Inn Project CIC (Stoke-on-Trent)

    Nov ‘22 - Jan ‘24 Creative Community Worker, The Portland Inn Project CIC (Stoke-on-Trent)

    Jan ‘22 - Jan ‘24 Development Coordinator for Arts & Public Engagement, ArtsKeele, Keele University (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

    Nov ‘16 - Jan ‘22 Residential Worker for National Probation Service HM Prison & Probation Service (Staffordshire/London)

    Oct ‘19 - Jul ‘20 Sales Assistant at Cloth House (London)

    Oct ‘18 - Dec ‘18 Guest tutor for BTEC Art & Design Course Newcastle-under-Lyme College (Staffordshire)

    Nov ‘10 - Jan ‘16 Visual Merchandiser Topshop Topman (Stoke-on-Trent)

  • Dec ‘23 Merseyway Workshops Natural Dyeing (Stockport)

    Dec ‘23 Artist Talk for the Fine Art programme at Staffordshire University

    Nov ‘23 Where the Light Gets In, Dyeing Local Wool (Stockport)

    Aug ‘23 Merseyway Workshops Natural Dyeing (Stockport)

    Jun ‘23 TROVE Marble Street, Drawing from Still Life (Manchester)

    Sep ‘22 Plant NOMA Natural Dyeing Workshop for the general public (Manchester)

    Aug ‘22 Portland Inn Project Summer Program 3 days of workshops around ecology, printmaking, dyeing and foraging as part of their 100 Year Plan (Stoke)

    Jul ‘22 MotherEarth x British Council for Cop29 Online dyeing workshop

    May ‘22 STORE STORE x Levis Haus Workshop (LEVI’’s Haus, London)

    Apr ‘22 Where the Light Gets In Spinning, Dyeing, Weaving workshop series (Stockport)

    Apr ‘22 Appetite Cultural Academy Presentation and workshops (Kidsgrove)

    Apr ‘22 Hi! Stoke event Workshop with ACAVA Spode Works x HSHAZ

    Jan ‘22 Portland Inn Project After school club and Saturdays workshop at the Pipinn (Stoke)

    Sep ‘21 Spode Rose Garden x Air Space Gallery ‘Dyeing in the Garden’ workshop (Stoke)

    Aug ‘21 The Portland Inn Project CIC ‘Summer Workshop Program’ dyeing workshops (Stoke)

    Aug’ 21 A Better World Festival’ Clothing Swap Shop (Stoke)

    May ‘21 The Portland Inn Project: ‘After School Foraging’ and ‘Natural Dyeing’ (Stoke)

    Mar ‘21 Labour Behind the Label Online Natural Dyeing

    Jul ‘20 The Portland Inn Project: ‘Natural Dye at Home Creative Pack’ (Stoke)

    Feb ‘20 AIR Gallery: Workshop, ‘In-between Marks’ with ceramicist Gabriella Rhodes (Manchester)

    May - Jul ‘19 Entrepreneurs Network: a series of workshops with other local makers alongside ‘Spaces’ solo show (Stoke)

    May ’19 YMCA: Workshop, Mark-making and drawing (Stoke)

    Jan - May ‘19 Plantshop: Life Drawing (Stockport)

    Nov ‘18 - Feb ’21 The Slamwich Club: Monthly Life Drawing, paused due to C-19. (Stoke)

  • Jan ‘24 The Manchester College x MOSI - Dyeing and Material collaborations

    Oct ‘22 - Dec ‘23 Ground Workshops funded by Arts Council England Project Grants (Stoke)

    Sep - Dec ‘22 Ground Workshops Funded by Stoke-on-Trent BID (Stoke)

    Nov ‘21 - Apr ‘22 Re:form Heritage x Middleport Pottery Commission to co-design a textile piece alongside St Nathaniel’s Primary Y6 classes (Stoke)

    Oct ‘21 Delineate Hand dyed and hand-woven textiles created for Bauhaus University pHd student Selene States’ exhibition, supported by Arts Council England (Loughborough)

    Jul - Sep ‘21 MRSC Research Assistant Materials Science Research Centre (Royal College of Art) and Biomass Biorefinery Network (University of York) July 2021. Collection of biomaterial samples created, shown at London Design Festival in September 2021 (London)

    Jun ‘21 (ongoing) Spode Rose Garden: community dye garden and workshop leader (Stoke)

    Jun ‘21 RCA Collaboration: Matrilineal Mythologies: film with Rita Silva, Jesse May Fisher and Paola Estrella.

    Jun ‘21 #NewTownCulture by Rebecca Davies: screen printed textiles (London)

    May ‘21 RCA Collaboration: Tavga Guttstadt Hand dyed backdrops

    Apr ‘21 RCA Collaboration: ‘Recipes for Collective Care’

    Apr ’21 HSHAZ x ACAVA x S-O-T Council: Historic England commission; co-design project with Newcastle College students (Stoke)

    Dec ‘20 Appetite: ‘Windows of Wonder’ commissioned window display (Stoke)

    Sep ‘20 Dust Rising: ‘Every Other Seat’ commissioned seat for the exhibition, in collaboration with Nadine Wilde (Stoke)

    Feb ‘20 This Egg: ‘#motherEarth’ Naturally dyed costumes & set (London)

    Feb ’20 RCA: Sille Eva Berlesten Collaboration ‘OFFCUTS’ Chair (London)

    Jan ‘20 Made My Wardrobe: Collaboration, collection of 10 naturally dyed garments created from remnant and deadstock textiles (London)

    May ‘19 EN x S-O-T BID x YMCA: Mural, ‘The Doors Project’ commission (Stoke)

  • May - Jul ‘22 Fertile Ground, SZN Gallery (London)

    Apr ‘22 Sentimental Beings, Collection .02 Felt Collections (London)

    Oct ‘21 - ongoing Material Source, From The Ground Up (Manchester)

    Sep ‘21 Planted x GreenGrads, Coal Drops Yard, London Design Festival (London)

    Sep ‘21 The Dyson Gallery, London Design Festival - Material Science Research Centre (London)

    Jul ‘21 Royal College of Art MA Show (London)

    Jun ‘21 Royal College of Art MA Show (Online)

    Jan ‘21 Royal College of Art Work in Progress Show (Online)

    May - Jul ‘19 ‘Spaces’ supported by Grow Wild UK, The National Lottery and Human-Nature Escapes CIC –We are Culla (Stoke)

    Mar ‘19 ‘Contemporary Watercolour Painting’ Royal Watercolour Society – Bankside Gallery (London)

    Jun ‘16 New Designers (London)

  • Jul ‘20 Digital Manufacturing/Botteghe Digitali with University Arts London and Universita di Trieste: Summer School, Designing for the Future (Online)

    May ‘20 People’s Bureau ‘Stay-at-Home’ residency, ‘This Is A Call’ (Online)

    Jul ‘16 Brighter Sound & Anna Meredith ‘Graphene: Wonder Materials’ Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester)

  • Sep ‘23 - Jul ‘24 Royal Horticultural Society Level 2 in Practical Horticulture

    Sep ‘19 - Jul ‘21 MA Textiles, Royal College of Art, (London)
    Awarded The Coats Foundation Trust Educational Bursary (RCA, 2019, 2020) and Continuation Fund, (RCA, 2020)

    Sep ‘13 - Jul ‘16 BA (hons) Textiles in Practice Manchester School of Art, (Manchester) and study-abroad in Hong Kong (HKPU)

    Sep ‘10 - Jul ‘12 BTEC ED Art & Design Newcastle-Under-Lyme College, (Staffordshire)

    Sep ‘05 - Jul ’10 GCSEs St Peter’s High School (Stoke-on-Trent)