Zoeli Winters

Zoeli Winters is a Dutch, self-taught artist based in Glasgow. Her practice revolves around world-building and the creation of immersive spaces and atmospheres. Her use of mythological motifs and playful compositions create a sense of safe space where more intimate themes can be explored. Zoeli’s work is deeply personal and reflects on the relationality of human experience, from sexuality and friendships to dealing with the vulnerability of mental health. Creating, for her, is a form of processing and a means to communicate with the world. The physical act of making is itself meditative and the creative process a way to confront, contextualise and deal with past and present.

Zoeli Winters works with textiles, glass, ceramics, and more, but always returns to tapestry. With a long and rich history in storytelling, tapestry lends itself to her practice, as well as giving her work a quality of softness and warmth.  Her choice of mediums reflects her interest in exploring the boundary between craft and fine art, as well as her identity in the world as a woman and an artist.

A recurring theme in her practice is the exploration of human characteristics represented by animals, as well as nature, ritual, the concept of home and the wild woman archetype. Her work exists between the natural world and the human experience, yearning to bring the two together again.