Ohio University School of Art + Design is excited to host visiting London based artist Celia Pym for an exhibition and series of mending workshops in the Trisolini Gallery
(Baker Student Center) Athens, Ohio, October 19 – November 6.

Pym will give an artist talk Oct 22 at 4pm and an artist reception that evening at 5-6pm.  Free and open to the public.

Since 2007, Pym has been mending clothes, working with garments that belong to individuals as well as items in museum archives, she has broad experience with stories of damage, from moth holes to accidents with fire. Her most recent major project was to teach a whole primary school – over 500 children – aged 4-11 years old how to darn a sock. Exploring resilience and joy in repair and mending. Pym has published two books ‘On Mending: Stories of Damage and Repair’ (2023) and ‘SOCKS: Imaginative Mending’ (2026).