SharonPeoples is an Australian textile artist based in Canberra.

Her intricate embroidery has been widely exhibited in Australia and has been featured in major group exhibitions in London, Rome, Manchester and in Ukraine.

Peoples has a PhD in Art History from the Australian National University (ANU) and a Graduate Diploma in Curatorship from the same institution.

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I was born Melbourne, Australia into a family that encouraged creativity and making. In my family someone was always making something. From a young age, sewing and embroidery became my lifelong passion. Even though at times I pursued other paths, these paths spiralled: returning to and exploring themes related to the body. While I often I try to pare down and intellectualise my work, there is no denying the strongly decorative elements. In the last fifteen years I have been constructing machine embroidered textiles using soluble fabric to make lace-like structures. These structures are the vehicle for the narratives of life’s complexities.