Exhibition Openings & Special Events

Lenore Tawney (1907–2007) ranks among the most influential, though under-recognized, artists of the postwar fiber movement. Given her … [Read more...] about IN POETRY AND SILENCE: THE WORK AND STUDIO OF LENORE TAWNEY

  Button blankets by Westshore Colwood Campus studentsCurated by UVic Art History and Visual Studies students Button blanket robes are textile … [Read more...] about Urban Regalia: Westshore Stories

A new exhibit on display at 80 Washington Square East Galleries explores how the tuxedo has been conceptually and formally incorporated into women's … [Read more...] about The Tuxedo Redefined: Formality, Fluidity, and Femininity

A prolific collector, Lloyd Cotsen (1929–2017) assembled thousands of textile fragments, garments, and other artworks that reflected his … [Read more...] about Delight in Discovery: The Global Collections of Lloyd Cotsen

As the San Francisco Tribal & Textile Art Show enters its 34th year in 2020, we are proud to present the premier show of its kind in the United … [Read more...] about SAN FRANCISCO TRIBAL & TEXTILE ART SHOW 2020

With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985 is the first full-scale scholarly survey of this groundbreaking American … [Read more...] about With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985

About the Exhibition   Born and raised in Detroit, educated and discovered in New York, Anna Sui reinvented pop culture fashion with her … [Read more...] about The World of Anna Sui

Five hundred years ago, the Islamic world ruled much of North Africa, Persia, and Eastern Europe. Protestant Christian England, newly estranged from … [Read more...] about Turkish Rugs on Tudor Walls: 16th-Century Trade between England and the Islamic World

In 1955, the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) launched the first commercial venture of his long and eminent career, designing a … [Read more...] about Frank Lloyd Wright Textiles: The Taliesin Line, 1955–60

Events & Exhibitions Man & Boy: Male Dress 1730-1930 16th January 2020 to 16th February 2020 On loan from the Private Collections of … [Read more...] about Man & Boy: Male Dress 1730-1930