Piece by Piece: Recent Work from Regional Fiber Artists

The Stamelos Gallery Center is proud to share Piece by Piece: Recent Work from Regional Fiber Artists with the campus and greater community. Fiber lends itself to an exploration of the potency of being human. The familiarity of a frayed edge, a softness to comfort us, or a thickness to protect us; fabric reminds us of how we need to be held. It takes us back to the ways we care for each other, the ways our ancestors have blended need and beauty by weaving, knotting, spinning, dyeing, and making for centuries.

This medium is not only artistic in practicum, but holds a necessity in its utility in our lives. How can we learn from textiles to weave our communities more strongly? In a place like Southeast Michigan, where so many holes have been torn, threads left frayed, reaching for a hand without the tools to stitch us back together - fiber art is helping piece together a vibrant community, reminding ourselves that we all hold vibrancy in our individuality. Piece by Piece explores what contemporary fiber making in the area looks like today, and where it will take us in the future. The exhibition features work by Yeager Edwards, Taylor Jenkins, Shaina Kasztelan, Bella Kiser Kit Parks, Kayla Powers, Jessie Rice, Leslie Rogers, Katie Schulman, Melissa Webb, and Maggie Wiebe.

This exhibition will be on display until August 18. For further information and disability accommodation, please contact Laura Cotton, Art Curator and Gallery Manager at lacotton@umich.edu and check the website www.umdearborn.edu/stamelos.