Tori McLean is a Fine Art Printmaker who designs and prints onto paper, cloth and wood using a wide variety of traditional, contemporary and digital printmaking techniques.
As an internationally award-winning printmaker she deeply appreciates the history and evolution of the medium and is passionate about all things print. Tori's practice involves experimenting with bold colours, lively compositions, and manipulating imagery using intricate processes associated with traditional printmaking techniques, as well as current advances in contemporary and digital printmaking.
Fascinated by the endless possibilities created by layering different processes, and the fusion of old and new printmaking techniques, she pushes the boundaries of the medium to create unique, innovative, and striking pieces to evoke a visceral response in the viewer.
PROFILE
2025
In Betweens
Southwark Park Galleries, London
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2024
InVisible
Hockney Gallery, RCA Kensington, London
Designer Crafts at Bankside
Bankside Gallery, London
Small Wonders
Jack House Gallery, Portsmouth
Since graduating from Winchester School of Art, Tori’s work has been regularly sought for exhibitions, collaborations, commissions and freelance commercial design work – including designs for the British Museum, Royal Collection shops and David Watson. Substantial commissions include designs for Hampshire Cultural Trust and textile tree wraps for an RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden.
Tori’s prints are held in private collections in the UK, Europe, USA and Australia, and the public collection of the Hampshire Cultural Trust. When not creating her own designs, Tori works as a freelance textile and surface print designer for fashion and interiors.
Her contemporary, appealing designs have won numerous awards, including the International Grand Prize at DesignNext® (New York), B&Q/Elle Decoration British Talent Search (Textiles) and Purvaai Textiles Award. Her commitment to printmaking and skilled craftsmanship won her the prestigious Society of Designer Craftsmen Award 2015 and election as a full member of the Society.
BIOGRAPHY
Education
2024 - 2025 MA Print
Royal College of Art, London
2016 - 2017 Diploma in Printmaking
Red Hot Press, Southampton
2015 - 2016 Foundation in Printmaking
Red Hot Press, Southampton
2011 - 2014 BA Hons Fashion & Textile Design (1st) Winchester School of Art
2007-2010 Foundation in Garden Design (Distinction)
Sparsholt College/Portsmouth Uni
1993-1998 PhD Marketing & Applied Economics Nottingham Trent/Solent University (1993-1998)
1992 BSc Business Information Technology (1st) Kingston University (1988-1992)
Professional Memberships
2015- 2025 Society of Designer Craftsmen - Elected Member
2021 - 2024 East London Printmakers
2021 - 2024 Ochre Print Studio
2022 - 2023 Artful Collective - Selected Member
2016 - 2023 Cowprint Artist' Group
2022 - 2023 Portsmouth Printmakers
2016 - 2021 British Print Making Society
2016 - 2021 Red Hot Press
2016 - 2019 Trustee & Council Member of SDC
2014 - 2018 Member of Textile Institute
Awards
2016 Top 10 Finalist - Become a Hillarys Designer
2015 Society of Designer Craftsmen New Licentiate Award
2015 Society of Designer Craftsmen Distinction Award
2014 International Grand Prize Winner, Designext, New York
2013 Winner of Purvaai Textile Design
2013 Textile Category Award, B&Q/Elle Decoration British Talent Search
2013 Graduate Fashion Week - Winner of George Competition
2013 Textiles Winner, Royal Collection Scarf Design
Selected Collaborations
2020 David Watson Scarves, Arts & Crafts Scarf Designs
2018 David Watson Scarves, Arts & Crafts Scarf Designs
2017 Hampshire Cultural Trust, Designs for Creative Collections
2016 British Museum, London CityScape Scarves
2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Textile Tree Wraps for Show Garden
2014 B&Q, Textile Designs for Limited Edition Deckchairs
2012 Royal Collection, In Fine Style Scarf Collection