BIO

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Carley Mullally (they/them) is a textile artist and researcher currently based out of Nova Scotia. Their work focuses on the versatility of off-loom textile processes such as rope-making, knotting, crochet and braiding, and how they can be translated for a wider audience and used interdisciplinarily. 

 

While teaching various textile workshops as well as the Off-Loom Structures course at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Carley continues to work on collaborative research projects while simultaneously continuing their own art practice. 

 

Their aim is to continue pushing the boundaries of textiles and their applications, continuing to collaborate with designers, makers and engineers, and to encourage non-textile artists to use these structures in innovative ways. Each collaboration improves upon their own work’s methodology, helping to create an accessible language for understanding textile processes. 

 

STATEMENT

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Having been born and raised throughout the three maritime provinces of Canada, I am drawn to the industrial aesthetic of maritime objects as well as the traditional roots they are based from. From the vibrant yellow wire lobster pots, intricate factory-produced netting, meticulous fly-tying techniques and materials to the rigging on tall ships.

With a background in weaving, my current textile work explores reuse, reimagining and reclaiming fishing debris in order to create new, yet nostalgic imagery.