Jahnavi Inniss
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Sculpting History Workshop at Tate Britain © Tate/Eugenio Falcioni (2023)
I facilitate artistic workshops which engage participants with the cultural history and legacy of quiltmaking, blending historical awareness with creative expression.
Through my workshops I emphasise the importance of documenting history for posterity, as well as using creative expression as a tool for empowerment and liberation.
Clients include: Kew Gardens, South London Gallery, Crafts Council, Fitzwilliam Museum, National Maritime Museum, Tate Britain.
Please get in touch if you would like to collaborate.
Through my workshops I emphasise the importance of documenting history for posterity, as well as using creative expression as a tool for empowerment and liberation.
Clients include: Kew Gardens, South London Gallery, Crafts Council, Fitzwilliam Museum, National Maritime Museum, Tate Britain.
Please get in touch if you would like to collaborate.
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National Maritime Museum
International Slavery Rememberance Day, Aug 2026
Reimagining the Archive
Participants are invited to critically engage with the theme of repair through challenging
historic narratives and visual depictions of enslaved Africans within the museum’s collection.
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Kew Gardens
Community Open Week, Jun 2026
Help create a community artwork for a future exhibition at Kew! Join us to collectively make a quilt as you learn about seeds and explore plant stories from Kew's collections.
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Lewisham Arthouse X Brockley Society
Caribbean Memories of Brockley, May 2026
Caribbean Memories of Brockley, May 2026
Participants are invited to explore quilting and patchwork as an alternative means of sharing and documenting history. Participants will engage with sewing and appliqué techniques to create a patchwork, mapping the history and contributions of Brockley's historic Caribbean community.
UAL: Central Saint Martins
Creative Manifestos, May 2026
A workshop encouraging second year Graphic Communication Design students to explore their core values within their work. Presenting my quilting practice as a case study, students used textiles to explore the value of their work within the wider context of graphic design.
Photo: Faith RubiaCrafts Council X Primary Arts
Teachers CPD: Quilting for Social Justice, Jan 2026
In partnership with A New Direction, Crafts Council hosts twilight craft workshops, open to staff in any role in state primary mainstream and special schools in London.
I introduced participants to quilting as a form of resistance, combining art and storytelling to advocate for social causes that each participant is passionate about.
I introduced participants to quilting as a form of resistance, combining art and storytelling to advocate for social causes that each participant is passionate about.
Hampton School, Richmond
Quilting for Self Expression, Jan 2026
A workshop engaging Year 8 (KS3) students with the history and legacy of quilting. Students produced their own quilt block which represented the theme of identity and community.
Beecroft Garden Primary School, Lewisham
The Battle of Lewisham Workshop, Jan 2026
A workshop engaging Year 6 (KS2) students with the history and legacy of quilting. Students produced their own quilt block which told the story of The Battle of Lewisham, 1977.
Republic, Museum X
Quilting for Self Expression, Oct 2025
Through a rich, accessible textile practice, Jahnavi invites you to challenge distorted narratives and create empowering representations of self and community.
Photo: Sam NightingaleSouth London Gallery
Family Space Workshop Residency,
Jun-Sep 2025
Family Space Workshop Residency,
Jun-Sep 2025
Participants will produce individual quilt blocks which will contribute to a large-scale collaborative quilt in response to the South London Gallery’s compelling floor inscription‘The source of art is in the life of a people’. What personal or collective histories would you like to document?
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Centre Stage, Richmond High Street
Banner-making Workshop, Sep 2025
Banner-making Workshop, Sep 2025
Responding to the theme of radical youth culture, participants are invited to take part in a traditional, radical banner-making activity.
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National Maritime Museum
International Slavery Rememberance Day, Aug 2025
Engage with the rich cultural history of quilting as a tool for resistance, self-expression and liberation. Participants will produce individual quilt blocks which document their personal histories, and advocate for social change. What personal or collective histories would you like to preserve? What social causes are you passionate about?
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Gillet Square, Dalston
Art Without Borders, Centre for Knowledge Equity, Jul 2025
Exploring quilting as a tool for resistance and self-expression. Create an individual quilt block thats adresses social causes that you are passionate about. What do you have to say?
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City Hall, London
Feedforward Session:
House of Dread X Mayor of London,
Jul 2025
‘A Voyage to the Islands’ is the first in Jahnavi’s Natural World quilt series, exploring the overlooked contributions of enslaved Africans and Indigenous peoples to the formation of the Hans Sloane Herbarium — a foundation of the Natural History Museum in London. The project challenges colonial narratives by stitching together new ways of remembering.
Feedforward sessions are intimate spaces for peer reflection, gentle critique, and shared growth.
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Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Quilting Workshops, May 2025
Immerse yourself in a patchwork and quilting workshop led by exhibition artist Jahnavi Inniss. This is a unique opportunity to get hands-on understanding of the artist’s practice whilst exploring and responding to themes in the Rise Up exhibition.
Tate Britain, London
Sculpting History Workshop
Late at Tate Britain X Black Blossoms: Flourish
With links to global trade, colonialism, ceremonies and rituals, clay is a powerful
material with significant influence in shaping African diasporic identities.
Aim: Explore the potential of clay as a tool for reclaiming and re-interpeting history whilst celebrating stories of empowerment.
Workshop images
Crafts Council, London
Textile Portraiture Workshop, Oct 2022
A workshop for young children aged 4-10 yrs focused on identity and self-expression using textiles.
Tate Britain, London
Portable Histories Workshop
Late at Tate Britain X
Hew Locke: The Procession, Jul 2022
Responding to Hew Locke's art installation The Procession each participant created a small 'portable history' which spoke to a positive memory, place or object from their past.
Lewisham Youth Offending Service, London
Appliqué Workshop, Aug 2022
Appliqué Workshop, Aug 2022
A 3 day workshop series engaging young girls with craft as a form of self-expression, producing an artwork which affirms and speaks to their personal thoughts and beliefs.
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