Tabitha Arnold


Tabitha Arnold is an American artist and labor organizer specialized in textile art, particularly tapestries and punch needle embroidery. Her work is inspired by the history of the labor movement, as well as her own direct experiences as a worker and organizer.
Tabitha is a 2023 MacDowell fellow in Visual Arts, and her work has been acquired by and displayed in different institutions internationally such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Dom Museum in Vienna. She was also the recipient of the 2025 Southern Prize for Visual Arts.

Exhibitions

Labor Organizing

Tabitha was involved with the labor organization Philly Workers for Dignity from 2019 to 2022.