Ben Copperwheat

Fibers professor

M.A., textiles, Royal College of Art
B.A., art and textile design studies, Bath School of Art and Design, Bath Spa University

Professor of Fibers, 2019–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Adjunct Instructor, 2016–18, New York University
Created course, developed, and wrote syllabus, and taught on campus NYU SPS High School Academy, Fashion Design in New York City / The Fashion Designer as an Artist, New York, NY

Adjunct Instructor, 2015–18, Academy of Art University, San Francisco
Created course, developed, and wrote syllabus, and taught online class Textile Printing for Product, San Francisco, CA

Designer, 2014–16, JCPenney
Printed textile design and direction, New York, NY

Designer, 2013–17, Donna Karan International/DKNY
Printed textile design, direction, color concept for DKNY and Donna Karan Collection, New York, NY

Designer, 2013–15, Otherworld Apparel
Printed textile design for Otherworld Apparel scarf collection, New York, NY

Principal, 2012–present, Ben Copperwheat Studio
Textile studio creating printed textile and graphic design, wearable art, interior surface pattern, and fine art installations, New York, NY

Designer, 2012–15, Adrianna Papell
Printed textile design and direction for the RTW collection, New York, NY

Visiting Lecturer, 2002–09, Royal College of Art
M.A. program, printed textiles, London, UK

Senior Lecturer, 2001–03, Northumbria University at Newcastle
B.A. (honors program), fashion and textiles course, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

Nine Lives, Group Show, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ, February - March, 2018
IN:SPIRE a group show inspired by Leigh Bowery, Leslie Lohman Museum, 26 Wooster Street, New York, NY, Feb. 2018
Patricia Field Art/Fashion: Art Basel, Miami, White Dot Gallery, Miami, FL, Dec. 1-31, 2017
Patricia Field Art Fashion, Exhibition and Runway, runway and art exhibition, Joe’s Garage, Catskill, NY, Oct. 2017
Susanne Bartsch, Arte Porter, Collection Presentation, runway and art exhibition, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL, Oct. 2017
London Queer Fashion Show, Collection Presentation, Hackney Showroom, London, UK, Sept. 2017
LGBT Pride Float for Gerald J. Friedman Transgender Health + Wellness Center Pride March, New York, NY, June 2017
Icons, Solo Exhibition, Schimanski, Brooklyn, NY, March–June 2017
Constellation, commissioned mural, Luisa Via Roma, Florence, Italy, Jan.–July 2017
Patricia Field Art/Fashion: Art Basel, Miami, White Dot Gallery, Miami, FL, Dec. 1–31, 2016
Patricia Field Art/Fashion: Berlin Alternative Fashion Week, runway show, Berlin, Germany, Oct. 1–3, 2016
Patricia Field Art/Fashion, Art and runway show: Howl Happening Gallery, New York, NY, Sept. 7, 2016
Powered2 Group Show, MX Gallery, New York, NY, Jan. 2016
#Interface: Queer Artists Forming Communities Through Social Media, Leslie Lohman Museum, 26 Wooster Street, New York, NY, May 15–Aug. 2, 2015