Everybody Champions
Everybody Champions is a community-led art project produced in collaboration with Wimbledon Foundation and London-based charity Katherine Low Settlement (KLS) to celebrate equality and diversity in sports and tennis. Adalberto Lonardi designed four mixed-media embroidery wall hangings combining elements from 40 drawings made by 60 young and older members of the KLS community. The project enlisted the expertise of four professional female textile artists (Chloe Rochefort, Livia Papiernik, Kate Amix, Vidushi Chenna) leading the production of the wall hangings during community workshops. These artworks have been exhibited at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum and Battersea Power Station.
Year: 2024
Commissioner: Wimbledon Foundation
Location: Wimbledon, London, UK
Materials: mixed media textiles
Dimensions: 2000 x 1260 mm (each wall hanging)
Collaborators: Katherine Low Settlement
“Tennis fans can see Lonardi’s work at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, where they will discover his series of four tapestries “celebrating the beauty of equality and diversity in tennis”
The Wick Culture
“The “Everybody Champions” project is a testament to the power of community collaboration and artistic expression, fostering unity and celebrating diversity through the medium of textile art.” Sarah Gibb, CEO Katherine Low Settlement
Olay Gazete
