Threads of Ascent: Tapestries by Clare Woods opening at the Garden Museum in October

On view 9 October–5 November 2026 are three large-scale handwoven tapestries made in collaboration with weavers at the world-renowned Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh.

Created from intimate scale watercolours depicting climbing weeds, the works transform moments of close observation into monumental woven landscapes, inviting a reconsideration of the plants that are so often overlooked or dismissed.

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Image: Clare Woods and Dovecot Studios, The Volunteers, 2026
Tapestry
180 x 142 cm
© Dovecot Studios
Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
Photo: Phil Wilkinson

 

August 6 2026