Tabitha
Arnold

Tabitha Arnold make labor-intensive art.  Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, then transitioned into weaving and punch needle embroidery. Her meticulous, tactile tapestries speak to the radical past and ongoing struggle that threads all working people together. She’s inspired by the history of the labor movement, as well as her own direct experiences as a worker, organizer and artist coming of age during a wave of unionization and class-consciousness.  

Arnold’s textiles were recently featured in Jacobin Magazine, Hyperallergic, and on this year's issue covers of Dissent Magazine. She has completed residencies at Glen Foerd, Philadelphia and Cortex Frontal, Arraiolos, Portugal. In 2022, Arnold was selected for the American Craft Council's Emerging Artist Cohort. She now lives and works in Chattanooga.