Panelist explores a practice of material piecing, contextualizing, and representation. The name plays with the daily truth that what we wear, carry, & display is…representative.

All sewn, quilted, dyed, woven, photographed, printed, or painted pieces are made by Suzie McMurtry in her studio in San Francisco. Other work can be found at suzmcm.com.

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Suzie McMurtry (b. 1995) is an interdisciplinary designer, researcher, and artist from the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives now. In 2017, she received a BA in Studio Art from Colorado College, after which she worked at galleries, at makerspaces, for small sustainable clothing brands, and as a photographer while nurturing an art practice. While living in London 2020-2024, she completed an MA in Material Futures at Central Saint Martins and then worked as a design researcher on a team using human-centered design and research methods to improve policymaking in central government. She has shown work in Colorado, California, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.