About Kat

Interviews with Katherine

“Katherine Diuguid:  Going for Gold”, interview for TextileArtist.org, August 2023.

EGA Interview with Katherine Diuguid: Color Theory + Impressionistic Practices in Embroidery, February 2023

“Inspired by the Needle” interview by Ansie Van Der Walt for Inspirations Magazine, Issue 113, 2022.

“Designer in Profile” interview in Embroidery Canada magazine, Spring 2018

“Designer Across America” feature in NeedleArts magazine, December 2017

North Carolina State University Alumni Association, “Q&A with Assistant Professor Katherine Diuguid on Color Play and the Art of Embroidery” July 2017

“Reliquary of Hypocrisy” featured in the Stichgasm feature article on www.MrXStitch.com, October 2016

Featured on Needle-n-Thread blog in the "The Big List of Embroidery and Needlework Blogs to Explore" article, October 2015

Featured on Needle-n-Thread blog in the "Needlework Snips for Weekend Reading" article, Fall 2014

About Kat

Katherine's Full CV is Available Here

Katherine Diuguid is a studio artist specializing in hand embroidery. She exhibits her work in group and solo shows and creates commissions. She has made special pieces for Durham Cathedral (UK) and the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been awarded artist residencies at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Penland School of Crafts, and in France. She teaches workshops at universities, museums, and embroidery groups across the USA, Canada, and online.

Katherine previously served as Assistant Professor of Art+Design at North Carolina State University. She developed 9 new courses for the Fibers and Fashion concentration for the Art + Design department. As Faculty Director for Art2Wear, Katherine established the Art2Wear Visiting Artist and Lecture Series, which hosted 25 textile artists and industry professionals for lectures and workshops, including organizing the Common Thread 2-Day Symposium.  She raised over $105,000 in grant funding for university projects in addition to grants received to fund her own research and professional development.  She developed a study abroad program in collaboration with the Royal School of Needlework, which successfully saw a group of university students studying embroidery over the summer of 2016.  

Katherine’s education includes: Master of Art+Design from North Carolina State University with a concentration in Fibers and Surface Design, degrees in Industrial Design from North Carolina State University and Fashion Design from Parsons the New School of Design, and certificate programs from the Embroiderer’s Guild (UK), the Royal School of Needlework, and Central Saint Martins. She complements her studio work in hand stitching with research trips to view numerous historic embroidery and fashion collections in the US and UK. 

Artist Statement:

Through embroidery and textiles, I translate landscapes of nature's beauty into accumulations of color, texture, and light. Together, each mark and each layered thread form a field of color sensations that capture nature's ephemeral luminous color. Captivated by the elusive magic of color, I methodically investigate color interactions in embroidery and stretch my palette of threads by blending traditional embroidery techniques with color theory principles.

At the heart of my creative practice are my love of stitch and color. By translating light into thread, manipulating color interactions into atmosphere, and building the stitched image, my work encourages viewers to slow down. Stitching and mixing threads are ways to slow observation, layer meaning, and extend the act of looking. My work celebrates the tiny details and nuances in nature that are easily overlooked, inspiring introspection about the places we experience and the spaces we belong.