ABOUT
“…Williams explores the intersection between fine art and popular culture, without wasting time in callous irony. Her work is fresh and often surprising, with a cleverness which is both humane and devastatingly well observed.”
- Gillian McIver, Studio 75 (a-n)

Maggie Williams (she/her) is a British-Chinese artist based at the Lewisham Arthouse, an artist-run co-operative in South East London.

Williams’ practice explores themes surrounding domesticity, cultural identity, and the effects of second - generation diaspora. She examines the fractured, contradictory experience of belonging using a wide array of media - from playfully reappropriating objects and motifs to challenging the confines of traditional techniques such as textiles and embroidery. Her process-based work attempts to make sense of the liminal space between cultures and confronts the idea of “women’s work”.

WORKSHOPS
Interwoven Collective: Threads of Sanctuary
Lewisham Arthouse, Deptford, Sept-Dec 2025
A series of 8 workshops, led by 4 textiles artists (Jo Cooper, Sara Kelly, Janine Nelson & Maggie Williams), in which participants will learn a range of textiles disciplines, craft collaborative quilts, and share their stories. Threads of Sanctuary will culminate in a joint exhibition at the Lewisham Arthouse. This project promotes belonging, connectedness, and the wellbeing of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees and is partially funded by the Lewisham Borough of Sanctuary.

Happy Accidents Collage Workshop
Basel Art Summer Camp, Switzerland, 15 Jun 2024

RESIDENCIES
Basel Art Summer Camp, Switzerland, Jun 2024

PUBLICATIONS / INTERVIEWS
BRICKS, Meet The Empowering Artists Exhibiting At Hysterical, 25 Mar 2023 [read here]
Arcarta, The Bigger Picture podcast, 29 Sept 2020
UH School of Creative Arts, Headlines 2014, Issue 5, Jul 2014, p. 19
a-n, Studio 75, Artists Talking, 4 Jun 2014
Here Comes Everyone, Circles, Apr 2014, p. 11
Conjunction, Judgement, Oxford, Oct 2011, pp. 19 & 25
Étoilée, The Editorial Issue, Herts, Jul 2011, pp. 44–5
Paperbrains, Issue 5, Essex, May 2011, pp. 23-4

AWARDS
Winner, 3rd Round, ArtSlant Prize Showcase, 2016
Finalist, Zealous X, 2016

EDUCATION
Food & Art, AltMA (online), The Gramounce, 2024-25
Fine Art, BA - FCH, University of Hertfordshire, 2008-11