Last updated: 27 October 2026
Raphaella Pester is the British artist who makes quilted and embroidered textiles coloured with earth she gathers on the Cornish and Devon coast. Here you will find our take on her work and where to see it in London.
Our take on Raphaella Pester
Pester makes drawings, prints and quilted and patchwork textiles from found or recycled materials, coloured with pigments she gathers by hand, mainly from coastal Cornwall and Devon, according to Patrick Heide Contemporary Art.
Her themes are landscape, folklore and memory. Her Slade degree show statement describes a “geometric language of abstraction” drawing on the coast, British folklore and early 20th-century mysticism, according to UCL.
She showed THE CHANNEL, quilted cotton painted with Devonshire clay, at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 2024. Patrick Heide in St John’s Wood lists her 2026 works, with prices on request.
Raphaella Pester: the essentials
- Born in the UK in 1994.
- Graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 2023.
- Works in embroidery, quilting, patchwork, drawing and printmaking, using hand-gathered earth pigments.
- Shown by Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London.
Raphaella Pester exhibitions
- Woven Dialogues (group), Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, 11 Church Street, London NW8, 10 July to 19 September 2026.
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024, London, with THE CHANNEL, 48 x 48 cm (18.9 x 18.9 in).
- Slade School of Fine Art degree show, London, 2023.
Where to buy Raphaella Pester
Patrick Heide Contemporary Art lists her 2026 works, with prices on request:
- Fields, 2026: hand-embroidered and quilted cotton with earth pigments, 40 x 29 cm (15.7 x 11.4 in).
- Tir Ha Mor, 2026: hand-embroidered and quilted cotton with Cornish pigments, 76 x 65 cm (29.9 x 25.6 in).
Raphaella Pester FAQs
What does Raphaella Pester make?
Quilted, embroidered and patchwork textiles, drawings and prints, coloured with earth she gathers herself.
Where do her pigments come from?
Mainly from the coasts of Cornwall and Devon, gathered by hand.
Which gallery shows Raphaella Pester?
Patrick Heide Contemporary Art in St John’s Wood, London.
Has Raphaella Pester shown at the Royal Academy?
Yes, in the 2024 Summer Exhibition.
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Main image: Raphaella Pester in her studio. Photo courtesy Patrick Heide Contemporary Art. Cropped and framed by CoolCuration. Exhibition dates and prices last checked: 27 October 2026.
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