Field System - March 2026 - Solo Show - Tea to Chumbe
Andean Pebble Woven Chumbe Inspired Belt with Becky’s Great Grandmothers to Daughters name.
Solo Show - Thursday 5 March 20261 0:00 - Sunday 15 March 2026 17:00
Field System13 West StreetAshburton, Newton AbbotUnited Kingdom
Becky Dodman Wainwright’s solo exhibition for Field System explores folk through an expanded lens, weaving together her life in Dartmoor, Devon, and her ancestral roots in the Andes.
Her large-scale tapestries, created from local wool, are inspired by tasseography—the intuitive patterns discovered in tea leaves—transforming everyday forms into meaningful designs. This practice grounds her work in Devon while connecting to her Colombian Indigenous ancestry, particularly the sacred symbols of Chumbe belts, traditional sashes worn by Andean shamans.
Through tapestries, woven belts, and textile artefacts, Wainwright creates a dialogue between sigil-making, divination, and ancestral visual language, exploring mixed heritage, place, and spirit. Each piece serves as a conversation between Devon and Colombia, mapping a journey from everyday observation to sacred ancestral symbols.
As a Senior Lecturer and textile artist, her work combines academic research with artistic practice, reclaiming heritage threads and repairing severed connections.
https://fieldsystem.co.uk/events-2-1/the-weavers-cup-a-solo-exhibition-by-becky-dodman-wainwright
Artist Talk - 14th March 2026
Join artist Becky Dodman Wainwright as she unpacks the thinking and processes behind her new solo exhibition, The Weavers Cup - Tea to Chumbe. This is a free event so no need to book, just turn up. After a talk in the gallery, Becky will be available for questions and discussions until 1pm.
The Weavers Cup - Tea to Chumbe exhibition explores folk and personal heritage through an expanded lens, weaving together Becky’s life in Devon, and her ancestral roots in the Andes. Her large-scale tapestries, created from local wool, are inspired by ‘tasseography’, the interpretation of patterns discovered in tea leaf readings which transform everyday forms into significant designs and motifs. This practice grounds her work in Devon while connecting to her Colombian Indigenous ancestry, particularly the sacred symbols of Chumbe belts, traditional sashes worn by Andean shamans.
https://fieldsystem.co.uk/events-2-1/artists-talk-by-becky-dodman-wainwright
Academic Papers / Conferences … tbc
