Liam MacAloney

Liam MacAloney is a Toronto-born artist with a BFA in Photography from Concordia University and an MFA from NSCAD, where he focused on textile art. He is a lifelong knitter and crocheter and has adapted his practice to include making his materials. MacAloney’s current work involves handspun fibre used to create cloth through various techniques, as well as the use of natural dyes and foraging for wild colours.

He is interested in conceptualizing processes and materials, and his current work explores the tension between the horror genre and the medium of textiles. He has participated in several group shows organized by his peers and curated several of his own, most notably String & Wire (curated alongside metalsmith and jeweller Qiuchen “Echo” Ji) and his solo exhibition Scary Yarn, which showcased the results of the artistic research conducted during his MFA.

MacAloney was awarded and began his full-time role at Harbourfront Centre’s Craft and Design Residency in the Fall of 2025, where he will focus on textile art and continue to explore the relationship that craft has with human lived experiences.