Fiber Art Now

08/02/2025

I must say that artist residencies have had a significant impact on my artistic practice. The experience of collective production and incorporating the cultural characteristics of the geography I’m in into my work always feels exciting and full of energy.

Thanks to the support of the Goethe-Institut and Basis e.V., I had the chance to embark on a truly unforgettable and creative journey with women and local artisans during my two-month stay in Bangalore, India.

The project is titled “Pride, Wisdom, and Garden” and consists of four parts: two of them depict interpretations of a garden, one focuses on the peacock, and the last one is inspired by Şahmaran, the female figure in Turkish mythology.

These works were created collectively in Bangalore, in collaboration with women’s communities and local artists. The Peacock and Şahmaran pieces were produced through collective workshops with women. One of the Garden representations was created using eco-printing a sustainable technique by directly pressing local plants and flowers onto silk fabric. The other Garden piece was produced in collaboration with master artisans at one of Bangalore’s oldest traditional woodblock printing studios, using archival blocks from their collection.

I’ll be sharing more details about the process in the next posts so stay tuned!


@1.shanthiroad

08/02/2025

In my practice, I bring together traditional techniques such as textile work, embroidery, and sewing with contemporary media including video, moving images, and sound. I would like to share with you two video-based works that embody this interdisciplinary approach: “I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OUR FUTURE WILL BE WITH YOU” and “TO MEHTAP”

“I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OUR FUTURE WILL BE WITH YOU” is built upon lacework created by the women in my family around 40 years ago as part of their bridal trousseau. These pieces had been carefully preserved in chests until now. They are not merely textile objects, they carry the traces of labor, love, and generational memory. Moving images projected onto these laces consist of wedding photographs from my family archive. Accompanying this visual motion is a sound installation composed of audio recordings from within my own home. The work aims to weave a sensory bridge between the past and the present, inviting viewers to reflect on both personal and collective memory.

“TO MEHTAP” follows the traces of a different kind of memory. In this piece, once again projected onto lace, are found photographs I came across in a secondhand bookshop in Istanbul. All of the photographs belonged to a single person; a woman named Mehtap. Handwritten notes on the back of each photo revealed that they were given to her as mementos from her friends. Mehtap herself never appears in the photographs, but her presence lingers in the dedications, in the gazes, in the captured moments.
What happened to Mehtap that her personal memories ended up for sale in a secondhand shop? This work, inviting viewers to explore the fragile terrain of forgotten women, fragmented archives, and anonymous histories.

I DO NOT KNOW WHAT OUR FUTURE WILL BE WITH YOU Video and Sound Installation on Laces
2023, 400 x 300 cm

TO MEHTAP...
Video and Sound Installation on Laces 2024, 200x200 cm

08/01/2025

Please share with your textile community.

Open Call - August 1-September 10

This Excellence In Fibers is our 11th anniversary exhibition, bringing the best of current international fiber and textiles to a growing global fiber art community. Artists are encouraged to push the boundaries in the areas of installations, sculpture, vessels, wall/floor works, and wearable art. The exhibition will be featured in the winter 2025–2026 issue of Fiber Art Now to be released in early January 2026. Selected artwork will be eligible for the on-site exhibition at one of our partner venues.

Fiber Art Now invites you to show us your most innovative art in one of our Calls for Entry. Selected artworks will appear in Fiber Art Now and are eligible for onsite exhibits at our world-class partner venues. All exhibitions include cash awards. Calls for Entry are discounted for Fiber Art Now su...

08/01/2025

Hey everyone! I’m Gözde Ju, a Frankfurt based visual artist from Turkey. I’m so excited to be invited by Fiber Art Now for this week’s Instagram takeover! Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing parts of my artistic journey, creative process, and the themes that inspire my work. 🤍

I work across disciplines like sewing, embroidery, found objects, video, and photography. Through these mediums, I explore the complexity and ambiguity of women’s memories, pasts, and inner landscapes. My practice often questions the roles women take on in visual culture especially in photography and investigates themes like identity, gender, memory, feminism, belonging, culture, and nostalgia.

A little background about me: I graduated from a Fine Arts High School in 2009, then pursued my studies at Anadolu University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, where I completed a double major in Printmaking and Painting. In 2018, I earned my master’s degree with a thesis titled “Spatial Searches in Contemporary Printmaking Art,” which examined how printmaking can be reconsidered through the lens of space and contemporary art. I also completed the course phase of a PhD in Proficiency in Art.
Currently, I continue my practice at AtelierFrankfurt e.V. an art hub here in Frankfurt. Over the years, I’ve participated in exhibitions and residencies in various countries, including BangaloResidency supported by Goethe-Institut Bangalore (India), the “Bien” Textile Art Biennial 2023 in Kranj (Slovenia), Supermarket Independent Art Fair in Stockholm (2023–2024), the Three Seas Art Festival in Krakow (Poland), and the SIS Artist Residency Program in Ordu (Turkey).

Excited to take you along this week! Thank you for being here!

07/31/2025

Material Memory: Twisted Lines, Rooted Forms -Opening Reception: August 1st | 5-8pm

Closing Reception: September 5th | 5-8pm

Artist Talks by Lisa Belsky & Barbara Straussberg: August 1st & September 5th @ 6:30pm

Gravers Lane Gallery is pleased to present “Material Memory: Twisted Lines, Rooted Forms”, a joint exhibition by Philadelphia-based artists Barbara Straussberg and Lisa Belsky, on view July 24th through September 6th, 2025.
Click here for more details.
https://www.graverslanegallery.com/material-memory

07/31/2025

Featured Artist: Lisa Cooperman ✨️ 'Should' was selected into Fiber Reimagined III!⁠
Website: https://www.lisacooperman.com/coming-soon-01
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lacooperman/?hl=en

See the whole exhibit in the Summer issue of Fiber Art Now: https://www.fiberartnow.net/summer-2025/

07/31/2025

Featured Artist: Anna Carll ✨️ Urban Grid #227, was selected into Fiber Reimagined III which you can see in our recent issue, Summer 2025!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annacarllart/?hl=en
Website: https://www.annacarll.com/

See the whole exhibit in the Summer issue of Fiber Art Now: https://www.fiberartnow.net/summer-2025/

07/30/2025

Looking to up your fiber game, add new skills and inspiration? Or maybe you are looking to challenge yourself?

Look no further. The team at Fiber Art Now has curated a wonderful mix of workshops for you with both online and in-person options. Now is the time to take that class you have been dying to try. Whether you are a beginner or just looking to try something new, you have come to the right place.

Have a workshop you’d like to share? Submit one here
https://www.fiberartnow.net/workshops/

07/30/2025

Submission Guidelines Open- August 1

This Excellence In Fibers is our 11th anniversary exhibition, bringing the best of current international fiber and textiles to a growing global fiber art community. Artists are encouraged to push the boundaries in the areas of installations, sculpture, vessels, wall/floor works, and wearable art. The exhibition will be featured in the winter 2025–2026 issue of Fiber Art Now to be released in early January 2026. Selected artwork will be eligible for the on-site exhibition at one of our partner venues.
https://www.fiberartnow.net/calls/