Leisa Rich, Remaining Behind After Humans Have Gone, 2024 [detail]

Material Flux — Selections Exhibition Fall 2024

THEME

Material Flux delves into the transformative potential of fiber and textile art by emphasizing the processes of reconstruction. Much like how humans engage with and manipulate the environment around them—shaping landscapes, modifying ecosystems, and adapting to challenges—these artists interact with their materials, reshaping them into entirely new forms. Many of the artists in this exhibition reimagine their materials through the integration of unexpected and recycled elements. In this way, textile and fiber art become metaphors for human ingenuity: just as we repurpose, adapt, and rework what we have in our environment, artists breathe new life into materials that might otherwise be discarded, forging fresh narratives from what was once considered obsolete.


CURATOR

Laura Augustin Fox

Laura Augustin Fox is a museum professional and curator working in Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC. As Curatorial Collections Coordinator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, she manages the museum’s acquisitions program and permanent collection installations. She recently co-curated the exhibition “Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women” presented at the Renwick Gallery. Fox holds a BA in American History from SUNY Purchase College and a MA in Museum Studies from the George Washington University.


ONLINE GALLERY

SDA’s biannual Online Exhibition series, Selections, supports and celebrates the work of our premium members. SDA members with Premium Membership are automatically included for consideration in Selections exhibitions. If you would like to upgrade your membership to be eligible for future exhibitions, please contact us at info@surfacedesign.org.