Emily Smit-Dicks is an artist, maker and educator, based in Glasgow. Originally from Toronto, she spent 14 years there as a costume maker in film and television. She completed her MFA at the Glasgow School of Art in 2019 and now works there as a Fashion Technician.

 

Her practice is focused on working with found objects, waste materials, and reclaimed textiles. Her most recent series of work uses needle-turned appliqué to make textile paintings. She co-runs a small business repurposing textile waste called Second Cashmere, secondcashmere.com

 

Contact: emily.smit.dicks (at) gmail.com​​​​​