Millefleur (detail)
2019
Salvaged textiles with mixed media
78 inches diameter
Across_1
2018
Handspun and industrially spun wool, acrylic, cotton, metallic thread, novelty yarn, rayon, wool rug mill ends, roving, polyurethane tape, coaxial cables, plastic tubing, nonmetallic conduit, stranded copper wire, digital-hand loomed jacquard fabric, wood and plastic loom bars and posts, nylon rope, zip ties
96 x 212 x 10 in.
Courtesy of Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Senninbari {1000 stitch knot belt} (detail)
2016
Hand-dyed & tied cotton rope, 122 x 299 x 4 in.
Courtesy of Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard
February 25 - June 25, 2023
From micro artworks the size of your hand to mammoth room-sized installations, the national roster of women artists in A Beautiful Mess push the boundaries of their textile-based medium. Using rope, yarn, clay and wire, this group of conceptual artists knot and twist their media into sculptures that range from minimal and hyper-organized to utter pandemonium. They explore personal and political ideals — order and chaos to the extreme — and freely break the rules to create their beautiful artworks. Serious about making a strong cultural and intellectual impact, this group deftly weaves their message into works that demonstrate extraordinary technical skill.
Artists include: Windy Chien, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, dani lopez, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Katrina Sánchez Standfield, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon and Jacqueline Surdell.
A Beautiful Mess: Weavers & Knotters of the Vanguard was organized by Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA.
This exhibition is made possible, in part, with generous support from:
Platinum Sponsors
Shari and John Hicks
Silver Sponsors
Isabel Becker
Gerald and Sondra Biller
Keith Monda and Veronica Brady
