Caron Penney
Caron Penney’s tapestries are gridlocked. A love of pattern, systems, and repetition is central to her hand-woven textiles. At the core of Caron’s work are references to street architecture and structural comparisons between the warp and the weft. Surrounded by pattern, the urban landscape feeds Caron’s interest in humanity. Often these themes respond to the ebb and flow of the daily migration across a city or town. The subject matter draws comparisons between societies need to function and the individuals need for identity and their subtle co-existence. This careful balance is represented in the meticulous repetition of blocks of weaving and shapes in her tapestries. The artist sometimes reproduces familiar visual signs arranging them in sequences and rhythms.
Caron’s ideas develop through observation, photography, sketches and the resulting tapestries. She studied Constructed Textiles at Middlesex University, graduating with a BA (Hons). After working as a professional weaver for twenty years she opened her own studio in 2013. She has been featured in House & Garden magazine in November 2017 and Crafts Magazine in July/Aug 2018. She was a selected artist for the Royal Academy of Arts, Summer Exhibition in 2014 and 2020 and has exhibited widely. In 2022, Caron's installation of five tapestries ‘The Red Line’ was acquired for the Rumi Foundation at Collect.
Caron uses the same limited range of materials traditionally used to make handwoven tapestry, worsted wool and gilt gold threads, with the addition of dyed cotton warp which edge the finely woven pieces. She has a deep understanding of handwoven tapestry techniques and her resulting tapestries continue to be embraced by the original training she acquired as a professional weaver.
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Pyramid 10 Dark, 2021View more details
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Pyramid 10 Light, 2021View more details
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Pyramid 5 Dark, 2021View more details
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Pyramid 5 Light, 2021View more details
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Cessation, 2022£ 4,850.00View more details
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Reparation, 2022£ 4,650.00View more details
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Dark Intersection, 2021£ 3,520.00View more details
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Light Intersection, 2021£ 3,520.00View more details
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The Challenge, 2017£ 4,620.00View more details
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Golden Handshake, 2016£ 3,630.00View more details
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Stop, Go, 2008-2013£ 7,700.00View more details
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Collect Art Fair 2023
Visit Cavaliero Finn at Collect 2023 - Room W17 in the West Wing of Somerset House - 3-5 March (previews 1-2 March) 1 - 5 Mar 2023Cavaliero Finn is proud to be returning to Collect at Somerset House, London from 3rd-5th March 2023 (with previews on 1st and 2nd March). The gallery will be showcasing new...Read more -
Decorative Fair Autumn 2022
Contemporary on the Mezzanine, Battersea Park, London 4 - 9 Oct 2022Cavaliero Finn Presents The Art of Geometry at Contemporary on the MezzanineRead more
Exhibiting alongside some of the UK’s leading gallieries in modern craft and design, Cavaliero Finn will present - The Art of Geometry - a collection of work featuring geometric abstraction inspired by diverse but interrelated references. -
Artefact 2022
The contemporary craft fair at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London 10 - 15 May 2022Artefact, is a contemporary craft fair which brings the joy of the handmade to an audience of designers, architects, collectors and enthusiasts, illustrating the increasing importance of craft to the interior design industry. It features objects of astonishing artistic merit courtesy of a host international galleries in the Design Avenue. An accompanying programme of specialist talks and demonstrations helps bring the contemporary craft to life.Read more -
ARTEFACT: The Contemporary Craft Fair
22 - 29 Jun 2021Attracting top designers, architects, collectors and art lovers, Artefact will feature an impressive roll call of contemporary craft and visual arts galleries including; Oxford Ceramics, Katie Jones, Lloyd Choi Gallery,...Read more
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Cessation, 2022£ 4,850.00
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Reparation, 2022£ 4,650.00
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Pyramid 10 Dark, 2021
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Pyramid 10 Light, 2021
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Pyramid 5 Dark, 2021
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Pyramid 5 Light, 2021
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Dark Intersection, 2021£ 3,520.00
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Light Intersection, 2021£ 3,520.00
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The Challenge, 2017£ 4,620.00
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Golden Handshake, 2016£ 3,630.00
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Stop, Go, 2008-2013£ 7,700.00