Layla Khoo
@laylakhoo.bsky.social
Artist and Practice Based PhD Researcher, primarily interested in (creating and experiencing) art, (encouraging and facilitating) participation and (exploring, interpreting and celebrating) heritage. Easily distracted by an awful lot of other things though
Huge thanks to everyone who has supported both publicly and privately during a very difficult time.
If you took part and wish to have an image of your completed piece, let me know and I'll do what I can
#avirtuouswoman
#participatoryart
#HardwickHall
If you took part and wish to have an image of your completed piece, let me know and I'll do what I can
#avirtuouswoman
#participatoryart
#HardwickHall
August 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who has supported both publicly and privately during a very difficult time.
If you took part and wish to have an image of your completed piece, let me know and I'll do what I can
#avirtuouswoman
#participatoryart
#HardwickHall
If you took part and wish to have an image of your completed piece, let me know and I'll do what I can
#avirtuouswoman
#participatoryart
#HardwickHall
and the issues they raise, mean for freedom of creative expression.
There will be an opportunity to see the original artwork in Leeds next year at the completion of my PhD on the subject of participatory arts in heritage settings...
There will be an opportunity to see the original artwork in Leeds next year at the completion of my PhD on the subject of participatory arts in heritage settings...
August 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
and the issues they raise, mean for freedom of creative expression.
There will be an opportunity to see the original artwork in Leeds next year at the completion of my PhD on the subject of participatory arts in heritage settings...
There will be an opportunity to see the original artwork in Leeds next year at the completion of my PhD on the subject of participatory arts in heritage settings...
back to see it complete this year, but there doesn't seem to be a way around this.The compromise is that there is now a projection of the original artwork alongside interpretation explaining to visitors what took place and asking them to consider what these acts...
August 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
back to see it complete this year, but there doesn't seem to be a way around this.The compromise is that there is now a projection of the original artwork alongside interpretation explaining to visitors what took place and asking them to consider what these acts...
Sadly the original textile work cannot be displayed due to continued risk of further activism. This is a huge shame for all of the donors of meaningful fabric, and for the many, many participants who took part in creating the work and were hoping to come...
August 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Sadly the original textile work cannot be displayed due to continued risk of further activism. This is a huge shame for all of the donors of meaningful fabric, and for the many, many participants who took part in creating the work and were hoping to come...
Already added this to my list of things to do while in the area this summer!
July 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Already added this to my list of things to do while in the area this summer!
I will not be responding to bullying and harassment to comment further on this matter on social media platforms
July 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I will not be responding to bullying and harassment to comment further on this matter on social media platforms
I loved it, it was everything I want a Jurassic park film to be
July 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I loved it, it was everything I want a Jurassic park film to be
All panels now incorporated into the final textile artwork A Virtuous Woman
Sadly, following recent events the completed artwork has been taken down from public display.
The team are currently working on ways the artwork can be displayed, along with further details on the events leading to this.
Sadly, following recent events the completed artwork has been taken down from public display.
The team are currently working on ways the artwork can be displayed, along with further details on the events leading to this.
June 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
All panels now incorporated into the final textile artwork A Virtuous Woman
Sadly, following recent events the completed artwork has been taken down from public display.
The team are currently working on ways the artwork can be displayed, along with further details on the events leading to this.
Sadly, following recent events the completed artwork has been taken down from public display.
The team are currently working on ways the artwork can be displayed, along with further details on the events leading to this.
Anna Mae Wong - American Actor
Pink - American Singer Songwriter and Activist
Personally Esteemed:
OMA
Annie
Carol Mary
Mummy
Mya
Izzy
Esther
Aunty Jude
Grannie
Louise
Ella
Mary
Taylor
Dada
Zofia K
Nasim
Aishah
Nanny
Georgia
Mane
Mummy
Kathy
Chloe
Pink - American Singer Songwriter and Activist
Personally Esteemed:
OMA
Annie
Carol Mary
Mummy
Mya
Izzy
Esther
Aunty Jude
Grannie
Louise
Ella
Mary
Taylor
Dada
Zofia K
Nasim
Aishah
Nanny
Georgia
Mane
Mummy
Kathy
Chloe
June 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Anna Mae Wong - American Actor
Pink - American Singer Songwriter and Activist
Personally Esteemed:
OMA
Annie
Carol Mary
Mummy
Mya
Izzy
Esther
Aunty Jude
Grannie
Louise
Ella
Mary
Taylor
Dada
Zofia K
Nasim
Aishah
Nanny
Georgia
Mane
Mummy
Kathy
Chloe
Pink - American Singer Songwriter and Activist
Personally Esteemed:
OMA
Annie
Carol Mary
Mummy
Mya
Izzy
Esther
Aunty Jude
Grannie
Louise
Ella
Mary
Taylor
Dada
Zofia K
Nasim
Aishah
Nanny
Georgia
Mane
Mummy
Kathy
Chloe
Kamala Harris - American Democratic Politician, Former Vice President of USA 2021-2025
Grace Petrie - British Singer songwriter
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
Grace Petrie - British Singer songwriter
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
June 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Kamala Harris - American Democratic Politician, Former Vice President of USA 2021-2025
Grace Petrie - British Singer songwriter
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
Grace Petrie - British Singer songwriter
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
Emmeline Pankhurst - British Political / Women's Rights Activist - Suffragette
Queen Elizabeth II x 2 - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Boudica - British Queen of Iceni Tribe
Valentina Tereshkova - Russian Engineer and Cosmonaut, First Woman in space
Queen Elizabeth II x 2 - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Boudica - British Queen of Iceni Tribe
Valentina Tereshkova - Russian Engineer and Cosmonaut, First Woman in space
June 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Emmeline Pankhurst - British Political / Women's Rights Activist - Suffragette
Queen Elizabeth II x 2 - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Boudica - British Queen of Iceni Tribe
Valentina Tereshkova - Russian Engineer and Cosmonaut, First Woman in space
Queen Elizabeth II x 2 - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Boudica - British Queen of Iceni Tribe
Valentina Tereshkova - Russian Engineer and Cosmonaut, First Woman in space
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Maya Forstater - British Gender Critical Activist
Marie Curie - Polish-French physicist and chemist (pioneering work in radioactivity) Nobel Prize
winnner
Malala - Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Female Education Activist, Film and TV Producer
Maya Forstater - British Gender Critical Activist
Marie Curie - Polish-French physicist and chemist (pioneering work in radioactivity) Nobel Prize
winnner
Malala - Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Female Education Activist, Film and TV Producer
June 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Cleopatra - Egyptian Queen 51-30BC
Maya Forstater - British Gender Critical Activist
Marie Curie - Polish-French physicist and chemist (pioneering work in radioactivity) Nobel Prize
winnner
Malala - Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Female Education Activist, Film and TV Producer
Maya Forstater - British Gender Critical Activist
Marie Curie - Polish-French physicist and chemist (pioneering work in radioactivity) Nobel Prize
winnner
Malala - Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Female Education Activist, Film and TV Producer
JK Rowling – British Author and Philanthropist
(once intact and once crossed out)
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
Amy Johnson - British Pioneer Pilot
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
(once intact and once crossed out)
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
Amy Johnson - British Pioneer Pilot
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
June 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
JK Rowling – British Author and Philanthropist
(once intact and once crossed out)
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
Amy Johnson - British Pioneer Pilot
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
(once intact and once crossed out)
Florence Nightingale - British Nurse, Statistician, Social Reformer and Founder of Modern
Nursing
Amy Johnson - British Pioneer Pilot
Mary Anning - British Fossil Collector and Palaeontologist
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Dolly Parton - American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Queen Elizabeth 1st
– Queen of England 1533 - 1603
Mary Shelly - British Author
Publicly Recognised:
Dolly Parton - American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Queen Elizabeth 1st
– Queen of England 1533 - 1603
Mary Shelly - British Author
June 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Panel of visitor embroidery on the dress of A Virtuous Woman
Publicly Recognised:
Dolly Parton - American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Queen Elizabeth 1st
– Queen of England 1533 - 1603
Mary Shelly - British Author
Publicly Recognised:
Dolly Parton - American Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
Queen Elizabeth 1st
– Queen of England 1533 - 1603
Mary Shelly - British Author
I will go into further detail on this later this week, but would first like to feature each piece, and the women nominated, in the same way as all other panels have been shown in this series.
June 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I will go into further detail on this later this week, but would first like to feature each piece, and the women nominated, in the same way as all other panels have been shown in this series.
This panel, like all of the previous panels, was photographed prior to being sewn onto the finished textile, and so is shown in the state it was originally displayed.
June 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This panel, like all of the previous panels, was photographed prior to being sewn onto the finished textile, and so is shown in the state it was originally displayed.
All panels now incorporated into the final textile artwork A Virtuous Woman
#embroidery
#avirtuouswoman
#textileart
#participatoryart
#hardwickhall
#embroidery
#avirtuouswoman
#textileart
#participatoryart
#hardwickhall
June 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
All panels now incorporated into the final textile artwork A Virtuous Woman
#embroidery
#avirtuouswoman
#textileart
#participatoryart
#hardwickhall
#embroidery
#avirtuouswoman
#textileart
#participatoryart
#hardwickhall
Personally Esteemed:
Pauline
Lyra
Sister Mary Adrian
Mummy
Veronica Andre
Amelia
Bronze
Veren_a
Slyvia
Norma
Mum
Pauline
Lyra
Sister Mary Adrian
Mummy
Veronica Andre
Amelia
Bronze
Veren_a
Slyvia
Norma
Mum
June 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Personally Esteemed:
Pauline
Lyra
Sister Mary Adrian
Mummy
Veronica Andre
Amelia
Bronze
Veren_a
Slyvia
Norma
Mum
Pauline
Lyra
Sister Mary Adrian
Mummy
Veronica Andre
Amelia
Bronze
Veren_a
Slyvia
Norma
Mum
Mel B - British Singer, Songwriter, TV Personality
Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Mary Robinson- Irish President 1990-1997, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 1997-2002
Matilda - Fictional Character
Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Mary Robinson- Irish President 1990-1997, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 1997-2002
Matilda - Fictional Character
June 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mel B - British Singer, Songwriter, TV Personality
Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Mary Robinson- Irish President 1990-1997, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 1997-2002
Matilda - Fictional Character
Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms 1952-2022
Mary Robinson- Irish President 1990-1997, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 1997-2002
Matilda - Fictional Character