Artist’s work had been withdrawn from gift shop over comments about sex and gender made in 2019

The Royal Academy of Arts has apologised to Jess de Wahls after the textile artist’s work was withdrawn from its gift shop over comments she made about sex and gender in 2019.

De Wahls creates intricate embroideries and, according to her official website, “tackles subjects as wide ranging as feminism, misogyny & fetishism combined with creative textile recycling in her prolific output”.

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