Celebrating Tim Parry-Williams: Winner of the 2025 John Ruskin Prize

Selvedge Magazine is delighted to share the news that textile artist and weaver Tim Parry-Williams has been awarded the prestigious 2025 John Ruskin Prize for his work Dinner Service. Selected from nearly 3,000 entries and shortlisted alongside 85 artists, Parry-Williams’ extraordinary piece has been recognised with first prize at this year’s exhibition, From the Eye to the Hand.

The announcement was made at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, during the exhibition launch and awards ceremony. This moment marks a significant achievement for Parry-Williams as an artist and, more broadly, for the textile arts. “It is thrilling to be placing textiles at the top of an art prize,” he shared, underscoring the importance of elevating the medium within the fine art world...

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