Tabitha Arnold
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Tabitha Arnold | |
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![](#/media/File:Tabitha_Arnold_with_"Mill_Town".jpg) Arnold holding her work "Mill Town" | |
| Born | July 26, 1995 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (BFA) |
| Known for | Textile arts, union labor organizing |
| Awards | 2025 Southern Prize for Visual Arts |
| Website | www |
Tabitha Arnold (born 1995)[1][2] is an American visual artist and labor organizer,[3] specialized in textile art, particularly tapestries and punch needle embroidery.[4][5] Her work is inspired by the history of the labor movement, as well as her own direct experiences as a worker and organizer.[6]
Arnold was a 2023 MacDowell Fellow in visual arts,[7] and her work has been acquired by and displayed in different institutional collections internationally such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,[8] and the Dom Museum in Vienna.[4] She was also the recipient of the 2025 Southern Prize for visual arts.[9]
She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and graduated with a BFA degree in 2017.[1][10] Arnold was involved with the labor organization Philly Workers for Dignity, from 2019 to 2022.[11]
