Ekta Kaul
Ekta Kaul is an artist known for her narrative maps that explore place, history and belonging through stitch and abstract painting.
Her works are held in prominent public collections including at the Museum of London, Crafts Council, the Gunnersbury Museum and those of private collectors. Her work has been featured in many publications like Vogue, Living Etc, Financial Times, Selvedge and Embroidery Magazine and on BBC Radio 4. Ekta grew up in India imbibing the rich textile heritage of the country and trained at India’s pre-eminent design school the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad before moving to the UK to pursue her Master degree in Textiles as an awardee of Charles Wallace and British Council Scholarships. Over the last 18 years Ekta has established a creative practice that occupies overlapping spheres of artistic expression, scholarship and creative mentoring.
She was awarded the 2021 Cockpit Arts Textile Prize. Her book ‘Kantha : Sustainable Textiles and Mindful Making’ was published by Bloomsbury UK in 2024. Ekta is an associate member of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Craft, UK.
