Jo Barker: Penumbra I

Jo Barker is a prominent contemporary tapestry artist based in Edinburgh, Scotland. After completing her studies at the prestigious Edinburgh College of Art, Barker established a highly regarded practice centred around complex, hand-woven textiles that explore the luminous interplay of light, painterly abstraction, and rich texture. 

Her intricately detailed tapestries typically employ a refined blend of wool, cotton, linen, and embroidery threads, capturing fleeting organic atmospheres, color shifts, and geometric movement. Barker's mastery of the loom has earned her major public commissions for institutions like the House of Lords and the Bank of China. Her acclaimed artwork is preserved in landmark permanent collections worldwide, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Museum of Scotland, and Edinburgh's City Art Centre.