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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)
https://www.instagram.com/tanny.white/ (external link) 

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’s 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 ‘Beauty tells us about God’ and Veiling Veronicas~Verse I&II site-specific installations exhibited by TMU 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 

  • TMU The Creative School Public Art Feb 2024-April 2024, “Beauty Tells Us About God”, Eaton Centre Window Installation, Toronto ON
  • Design TO, 2023-1, TMU, The Creative School- Design + Technology LAB, ‘Veiling Veronicas Verse 2. Eaton Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada. Group Exhibition: Single-authored textile research presentation 
  • TMU SLC Live Event, 2022- 9-1, Fashion at The Creative School ‘Veiling Veronicas Verse 1. TMU 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). “The View from Here,” Performed by Jillian Peever, Choreographed by Sasha Ivanochko, Citadel, Toronto, Ontario.
  • White, T. (2016-18). “Women in Search of a Soul,” Ivanochko et Cie, Sasha Ivanochko, Citadel, Toronto, Ontario. Edmonton, Alberta