Hannah Zbitnew is a textile artist. Her practice is research-led and devotional in nature.
Her woven forms and craft objects are steeped in folkcraft tradition, using repetition and the communal archive as touchpoints.
She holds a BDes from OCAD University and an MA from the Royal College of Art.
She lives in London.
Her woven forms and craft objects are steeped in folkcraft tradition, using repetition and the communal archive as touchpoints.
She holds a BDes from OCAD University and an MA from the Royal College of Art.
She lives in London.
fabric, ink, pins
Five Polite Ladies ditto ditto, 2025
watercolour, acrylic, manila paper, cardboard
watercolour, acrylic, manila paper, cardboard
Silkweavers Lament, 2025
watercolour, jacquard, pins, manila paper, cardboard
Place Bread Water and Salt Atop Me, 2024, nylon, wool, mohair
Warp Gestures (3), 2024, cashmere, dye
Self, 2024, cashmere, dye
Flax Hammer, 2024, cashmere, dye
The Weaver’s Arms at Projects Kavel Rafferty, Margate
An ode to repetition, folk craft and the communal archive, pictorial weavings, costume outlines and threading drafts co-exist as renderings of Doukhobor textile techniques. Drawing from Zbitnew’s Doukhobor heritage, the work of once-known craftsmen and contemporary dress theory, her work serves as an acknowledgement to the intimate gestures of weaving and the effort of being a custodian to objects and their histories.
The Doukhobors share the Orthodox tradition of hanging their most intricate handwoven tea towel in pride of place; the main difference being the presence of a religious icon. The Doukhobors have no idols, and so the huckaback linens rest on the wall as a testament to skill, collectivity, and spirit. This work endeavours to do the same.
Girl in Traditional Dress, 2024, high vis jacquard
shadow check, 2024, lurex, nylon (left)
Devotion in scrap, 2025, lurex, nylon, fruit crate, frame, colourised image (right)
photos by Phill Barnes
Weaver’s Arms installation photos by Amy Hsu Tzu Chen, scan by Hannah Zbitnew
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Work for Piecing at Garage Gallery with Ruby Smith & Jean Oberlander
VA Gate, 2025, beads, thread, paper, tape
Pearl Hung, 2025, beads, thread, paper, pins
Two for the Corner, 2025, beads, thread, paper, pins