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Ben Copperwheat

Fibers professor

Education

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

Credentials

  • 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
  • Designer, 2009–14, Pret-a-Surf
    Printed textile design, 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
  • Designer, 2001, Gucci
    Printed textile design, London, UK, 2001

Publications and presentations

  • 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