Rug Hooking
Contemporary Art in a Traditional Medium

Susan Gaby-Trotz is a contemporary textile artist whose practice is rooted in traditional rug hooking which she has expanded through a wide variety of textiles, materials, and techniques. Her work moves deliberately beyond the conventional boundaries of the form, engaging with ideas and issues that are conceptually ambitious and visually compelling. Textile making, with its history of domestic and communal labour, provides both the foundation and the counterpoint for work that is thoughtful, layered, and distinctly her own.