FABRICation: Textiles for Pleasure

FABRICation is a touring exhibition featuring the work of seven artists, based in America all of whom ‘incorporate a textile sensibility’ in their practice.

FABRICation is a touring exhibition featuring the work of seven artists, based in America all of whom ‘incorporate a textile sensibility’ in their practice.

Slow living, optical illusion, costume, femininity and the cycle of life are just some of the huge themes tackled in a wide ranging variety of colourful, mixed media tapestries, collages, creations and installations. All of the visually appealing works share a mutual respect for the repetitive process of the kind that are affiliated with textiles, and which invoke introspection and reflection. Exhibiting artists are: Erin E. Castellan, Kristy Deetz, Virginia Derryberry, Reni Gower, Rachel Hayes, Susan Iverson and Valerie Molnar.

“I knit for pleasure, happiness, goodness, authenticity, and hopeful affirmation.” – Valerie Molnar (artist, FABRICation)

“For me, looking (when it is done slowly and with attention) is pure pleasure.” – Erin E. Castellan (artist, FABRICation)

The exhibition will show at the A.D Gallery, University of North Carolina, Pembroke 22 September – 31 October 2014. It was at Theatre Arts Galleries (TAG), High Point last year, and it will be shown at the Cummings Art Galleries , Connecticut College, New London 28 January – 4 March 2015, and at the Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis 13 January – 19 February 2016.

Virginia Derryberry, Janus IV, 2013, 92 x 54”, Fabric, embroidery, paint

Virginia Derryberry, Janus I, 2013, 96 x 66”, Fabric, embroidery, paint

Valerie Molnar, Count Tyrone Rugen’s Run, 2007, 180 x 120”, Hand knit acrylic yarn

Valerie Molnar, Where’s the Sport?, 2010, 96 x 74”, Hand knit acrylic yarn

Valerie Molnar, Track a Falcon on a Cloudy Day, 2009, 53 x 53”, Hand knit acrylic yarn

Susanne Iverson, Beyond, 2012, 61 x 67” x 8”, Wool and silk tapestry

Susanne Iverson, The Surface, 2010, 57 x 72 x 10”, Wool tapestry

Susanne Iverson, Verdant, 2010, 51 x 88 x 6”, Wool tapestry and glass

Rachel Hayes, Sympathy Falls, 2013, 102 x 192”, Burlap, vinyl, embroidered tunic, polyester

Rachel Hayes, Making Modern, 2013, 96 x 96”, Fabric and vinyl

Rene Gower, Fragments: CC, 2009, 59 x 65”, Mixed media

Rene Gower, Fragments: Entwined, 2013, 62 x 65”, Mixed media

Rene Gower, Fragments: Encircled, 2013, 62 x 65”, Mixed media

Kristy Deetz, Relativity Veil #1, 2007, 40 x 74 x 2”, Oil on wood panels

Kristy Deetz, Relativity Veil #2, 2007, 40 x 74 x 2”, Oil on wood panels

Erin E. Castellan, Hang, 2011, 66 x 24”, Acrylic/latex paint, thread, fabric

Erin E. Castellan, A Sinking / Afloat, 2012, 7 x 65”, Acrylic/latex paint, thread, fabric

Erin E. Castellan, Window, 2013, 59 x 46”, Acrylic/latex paint, yarn, thread, fabric