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September 29, 2022 In Art

100 Days of Amazing Textile Art week 2

Well it has been a busy week over on Textile Curator’s Instagram and Facebook channels with 100 Days of Amazing Textile Art. I’ve featured knit, needle felting, quilting, tapestry weaving and textile installations. Here’s the list of whom has been featured this week.

Hand weaving from Iranian artist Afsaneh Modiramani @afsanehmodiramani

http://afsanehmodiramani.com

Knit by British textile artist Jen Cable @jencableart https://jencableart.weebly.com

needle felting by American textile artist Dani Ives @begoodnatured https://www.daniives.com

quilts by American artist Regina Durante Jestrow @reginajestrow https://www.reginajestrow.com

tapestry and tufting by British artist Becky Dodman Wainwright @beckydodmandesign https://beckydodman.work

Becky was also our Inspirational Monday interview. Check it out here

textile installations by French artist Cluca @clucakunst https://www.cluca.org

See you back here next week.

September 22, 2022 In Art, Textile Art

100 Days of Amazing Textile Art

The annual showcase of global textile artists has started on Textile Curator’s Instagram and Facebook.

This is who has been featured in week one:

Spanish artist using a variety of techniques Julia Martin Gonzalez Instagram @Julia.m_martin

British artist whose practise focuses on conceptual textiles Shelly Goldsmith. Instagram @shellytippingoldsmith

Swedish weaver Terese Molin. Instagram @teresemolin

British artist Maria Wigley who uses hand and machine stitch on silk painting. Instagram @mariawigley

American embroiderer Courtney Cox. Instagram @courtneycoxart

American artist Shelley Gardner who creates textile sculptures from reclaimed denim. Instagram @shelleygardnerartwork

May 16, 2022 In Art, Textile Art

Heallreaf 4 exhibition

Clockwise from top left: Whispering Tales by Jilly Edwards, Georgia by Trish Graham, Constellation by Hanna Zabudska.ㅇ+ ㅁ + ㅣby Soon Yul Kang.

Heallreaf is an old English word meaning ‘a tapestry hung in a public place.’ I was lucky enough to be a juror for Heallreaf 4. The tapestry exhibition aims to promote excellence in this handwoven medium and I had the pleasure of looking at tapestries large and small, figurative and abstract. The exhibition will travel to three venues in the UK and features 37 artists from 11 countries. I’ll share the winner with you next week but in the meantime here are the dates. Whether you are a weaver, an art student or would simply like to see the complexity and textures of this beautiful art form, it is well worth a visit.

Farfields Mill, Sedbergh. 19th May – 6th July 2022.

Oxmarket, Chichester. 13th – 24th September 2022.

RBSA, Birmingham. 1st – 12th November 2022.

For more information visit https://www.heallreaf.com

February 28, 2022 In Art, Textile Art

First solo show for Mulyana in New York

Installation images from Mulyana: Fragile Ecologies as exhibited in Sapar Contemporary gallery, New York.

Indonesian artist Mulyana creates dynamic installations using crochet and knit, and his first solo show is currently exhibiting in New York. The exhibition is named after his reoccurring theme examining fragile ecologies. Curator John Silvis highlights that the work can be viewed on two levels. “On a macro level, Mulyana’s profound concern for the eroding environment and our collective lack of care for the natural world, parallels the importance of self-care on a micro level.”

From the vibrant colours reflected in living coral, to desolate grey which is so prevalent in our oceans. Mulyana’s work gives a pause for thought, and makes the viewer appreciate what we have and the desolation of what the planet could be left with.

Mulyana: Fragile Ecologies is exhibiting until March 4, 2022 at Sapar Contemporary, 9 N Moore Street, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10013

To read our interview with Mulyana visit here

February 21, 2022 In Art, Textile Art

Textile Artists at Collect 2022

Jacqueline James and Amélie Crepy The Alchemy of Blue detail part of Collect Open

Christian Ovonlen Botanical Silk Group

Cecilia Charlton Dawn of a New Day, Yellow and Purple

Laura Thomas Captured Space detail. Photo by Diana Oliveira. Part of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust

Valerie Wartelle A Rainy Walk. Photo by Mark Radcliffe Photography. Part of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust

Line Nilsen weaving part of Collect Open

Collect is one of the best international fairs for contemporary craft and design and a haven for textile art. Now in its 18^th year it is being held in London later this week at the beautiful location of Somerset House as well as virtually.

Organised by the UK Craft Council, galleries representing artists from around the world are carefully chosen by a panel making the standard incredibly high. It also features Collect Open a platform for ‘pioneering craft installations,’ by 12 emerging artists.

A wide range of craft disciplines and materials are included from glass to lacquerware. Although naturally it’s the textile artists that I’m interested in. Here is a small selection of what to expect.

Private Viewing is by invite and ticket only on Thursday 24^th February.
Public Opening is Friday 25^th – Sunday 27^th February.

Tickets are available at https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/collect-art-fair

February 13, 2022 In Art, Textile Art

Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child Exhibition

Installation views of Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child at Hayward Gallery, 2022. © The Easton Foundation/DACS, London and VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Mark Blower/© The Hayward Gallery

Louise Bourgeois had a fascinating catalogue of work over her career which lasted for decades. This new exhibition at London’s Hayward Gallery is the first retrospective of her work with fabric and textiles constructed from the mid 1990s until her death in 2010.

Featuring almost 100 works Louise said ‘I have always had a fascination with the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair the damage. It’s a claim to forgiveness.’

As I haven’t yet visited the exhibition I don’t want to go into too much detail. But her installations, concepts and the culmination of a lifetime of creating art promise to be both thought provoking and dynamic.

Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child Exhibition is exhibiting until 15th May 2022 at The Hayward Gallery in London