Artist Bio

Caoife Garvey is an Irish textile artist and designer currently living in Wolastoqey territory in New Brunswick, Canada. She specialises in weaving and felting techniques and works primarily with natural fibres such as linen, paper and wool. She uses thoughtfully chosen materials to create functional textile pieces, as well as sculptural and wall-based textile works inspired by the forms and processes in nature.

Caoife Garvey is a graduate of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD) in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Alongside her studio practice, she now teaches there in the Textile Design programme. She values the exchange of knowledge and creativity that comes with working alongside emerging artists.

She has participated in numerous artist residencies, and her work has been shown in group exhibitions across New Brunswick. Caoife is a recipient of an ArtsNB Creation Grant and the Charlotte Glencross Scholarship. She recieved a finalist nomination for the Fabrique 1840 People's Choice Award for Canadian artisans.

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