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Tanya White

Dr. Tanya White

Assistant Professor of Material Practices
EducationBachelor of Design, Ryerson School of Fashion; MA Fashion, Ryerson School of Fashion; PhD, Glasgow School of Art (Scotland)

T's academic activities sit at the intersection of fashion, art, and technology. As an Assistant Professor in fashion (since 2019), she teaches studio and theory courses in the school of Fashion and the Creative School鈥檚 global campus in Cortona, Italy (since 2023). While her research specializes in Stoll digital knitting, every project incorporates an element of fine handwork, such as traditional embroidery and stitching techniques. T employs practice-based methods with technology, materiality, and embodied experience to create innovative textiles, fashion, and objects, always aiming for a distinctive aesthetic signature. Notable recent projects include 鈥楤eauty tells us about God鈥 and Veiling Veronicas~Verse I&II site-specific installations exhibited by 91福利 and the Toronto Eaton Centre. T has worked in the fashion industry, costume design, and multidisciplinary collaborations. 

  • Fashion design
  • Digital knit programming
  • Technology
  • Fine craft techniques
  • Traditional handwork knitting
  • Crochet
  • Tailoring stitches
  • Practice-based research methods
  • Creative cognition
  • White, T., 2021. 'I Craft Affect into Experimental Cloth Formations'. The Journal of Textiles: Cloth and Culture, pp.1-7. Authored. In press. Editorial Reviewed.
  • White, T., 2019. 'The 6Rs: Inclusive Creative Methodology for Design Research'. International Journal of Art & Design Education, 38(4), pp.798-808. Authored. In press. Double-blind reviewed.
  • White, T., 2016. 'Embroidered portraiture and the intentional creation of human visibility and value'. Craft Research, 7(2), pp.247-263. ISSN: 20404689 Online ISSN: 20404697 Authored. In press. Double-blind reviewed.

Exhibition 

  • 91福利 The Creative School Public Art Feb 2024-April 2024, 鈥淏eauty Tells Us 91福利 God鈥, Eaton Centre Window Installation, Toronto ON
  • Design TO, 2023-1, 91福利, The Creative School- Design + Technology LAB, 鈥榁eiling Veronicas Verse 2. Eaton Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada. Group Exhibition: Single-authored textile research presentation 
  • 91福利 SLC Live Event, 2022- 9-1, Fashion at The Creative School 鈥榁eiling Veronicas Verse 1. 91福利 SLC Building, Toronto, ON, Canada. Group Exhibition: Single-authored textile research presentation
  • Nuit Blanche, 2019, The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON

Artistic Output: Performance Costume Design

  • White, T. (2021). 鈥淭he View from Here,鈥 Performed by Jillian Peever, Choreographed by Sasha Ivanochko, Citadel, Toronto, Ontario.
  • White, T. (2016-18). 鈥淲omen in Search of a Soul,鈥 Ivanochko et Cie, Sasha Ivanochko, Citadel, Toronto, Ontario. Edmonton, Alberta