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Luke Anthony Rooney is a British textile artist. His practice spans quilting, collage, and the assemblage of secondhand textiles. He interrogates representations of gender and marginalized identities — from trans icons to Deep South quilting traditions, notably the Gee’s Bend quilters of Alabama.

Artist-teacher for LAIZE’s Matières en Jeu exhibition, Musée Vauluisant, Troyes, 2026. Luke Anthony Rooney est un artiste textile britannique. Sa pratique traverse le quilt, le collage et l’assemblage de textiles de seconde main. Il interroge les représentations du genre et les identités marginalisées — des icônes trans aux traditions du quilting du Deep South américain, notamment les quilteuses de Gee’s Bend en Alabama.

Artiste-enseignant pour l’exposition Matières en Jeu de LAIZE, Musée Vauluisant, Troyes, 2026.
« Holly and Sylvia» — Quilt and intarsia on fabric. Trans icons, fracture and reassembly as political gesture.


« De-Gendered Being Quilt» — Secondhand shirt, tie, and dress fabric. 145 × 85 cm. Clothing as archive of the body.


LAIZE —  Curatorial platform / Plateforme curatoriale
Troyes, France — Jérémie Marié