fiber art Archives — Colossal

a vibrant fiber work evoking corals, molds, and other organic forms

Isabelle D’s Lush Crocheted Landscapes Intertwine Pain and Pleasure

May 6, 2025

a colorful, abstract textile sculpture with different textures, primarily a tall rectangle with a sac-like shape on top

Architectural Textiles by Sarah Zapata Explore Material Culture and Intersecting Identities

May 1, 2025

a pictorial quilt with nine frames showing people and animals in everyday activities, surrounded by a blue border and geometric patterns

‘Of Salt and Spirit’ Celebrates the Legacy of Black Southern Quilters

April 23, 2025

blue tulle spills from a brick wall in two places

With 60 Artists, ‘The Golden Thread’ Weaves Together a Survey of Contemporary Fiber Art

April 17, 2025

Tomoko Kubo’s Hiragana Embroideries Double as Japanese Language Learning Devices

April 7, 2025

a small sculpture of a slice of layer cake on an ornate pink plate, next to a gold fork, with realistic frosting details and embroidery on that looks like the texture of fluffy sponge

Delight in Heather Rios’s Delectable Cakes Made from Polymer Clay and Embroidery

March 17, 2025

a sunset peeks over a green fence with a red flowering tree in the foreground

Melissa Calderón Preserves Neighborhood Memories in Bold Textured Thread

March 13, 2025

a hand-tufted embroidery composition of a Black woman with a scarf on her head, surrounded by butterflies

Regal Portraits Evoke Myth and Power in Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ Hand-Tufted Textiles

March 12, 2025

an embroidery of a cartoon figure cutting rope from a tied barge

Join Us for a Colossal x Joy Machine Workshop with Peter Frederiksen

February 11, 2025

detail of a an abstract, bright weaving radiating fiber in other colors into a puffy form, with long fibers gathered and draping long at the bottom

Signe Emdal’s Chromatic Weavings Manifest Wonder and Joy

February 10, 2025

a ceramic sculpture of a face with a small flower with a face on its hair. a blue ceramic worm sits in front

Announcing Joy Machine, a New Art Gallery in Chicago

February 10, 2025

a detail fo a colorful abstract embroidery on blue fabric

Order and Chaos Entwine in Abstract Embroideries by Kristine Stattin

February 5, 2025

a view looking up at the atrium of a white snake net swirling upward and a square brown net hanging over

Ernesto Neto Crochets an Enormous Snake to Slither Inside Le Bon Marché

January 31, 2025

a realistic relief textile work of a dog lounging on a tiled floor, made via rug hooking

Lifelike Canines Lounge in Emily O’Leary Uncanny Hooked Rugs

January 13, 2025

a wall installation made using blue-and-white fiber and blue-and-white glazed ceramic plates with the fiber connecting through holes in the plates and draping elegantly

Nicole McLaughlin’s Mixed-Media Sculptures Celebrate Craft, Heritage, and New Life

January 8, 2025

an embroidery hoop with numerous embroidered icons in different colors, each icon representing a day of the year

Sophie O’Neill’s Detailed Embroidery Journals Chronicle All 365 Days of the Year

January 8, 2025