New artist in-residence: Anita Sarkezi

Born in Slovenia and now based in Glasgow, Anita Sarkezi is an artist and weaver of Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, and Romani descent. She studied Fine Arts at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent and Textile Design (Weave) at the Glasgow School of Art, where she is currently Artist in Residence (2023–2025).

Rooted in her own experience as a migrant artist in a post-Brexit era, Anita’s practice explores ideas of movement, belonging, and cultural hybridity. Working between weaving and graphic experimentation, she investigates the translation between digital and analogue processes and the political and symbolic dimensions of ornament, deconstructing traditional motifs, meanings, and decorative functions to create a new visual language.

During her residency, she continues to develop her series On The Fringes, a body of woven works on the TC2 digital jacquard loom that reimagine historical maps of her native Slovenia—situated at the crossroads of Austria, Croatia, and Hungary. Through these tactile compositions, Anita reflects on the fluidity of borders and proposes a more inclusive way of envisioning territory and identity.

Anita Sarkezi’s residency is supported by The Textile Society.

Anita Sarkezi, Invasion No.2, from the series The Fringes, 2025, Jacquard woven tapestry, 58 x 63 cm.