Textile Tales of SHEILA HICKS

A focus on the amazing work of the American artist, known for her innovative and experimental weavings and sculptural textile art.

From SheilaHicks.com

“As the needle and thread travels, your thoughts travel with it”

From SheilaHicks.com

Cordes Sauvages, 2011, courtesy of Alison Jacques gallery

Lianes Magistral, 2021

Echantillon: Medallion, 1967, Seen at MoMa & Masonry Wall, 1981, seen here

I Wish I Were a Wave, 2019-20, seen here

“Each material speaks its own language”

2019 Sheila Hicks exhibit at the Demisch Danant Gallery in New York City

Forêt de Lin Wall Hanging (c. 1968, reconstructed 1983), seen here

From Alison Jacques gallery

both rows, Seen here

Bamian (Banyan) (1968-2002) and portrait, seen here

“My works need to be touched”

Portrait next to one of her epic works, from SheilaHicks.Com

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If anyone is lucky enough to live in the north of England there is a Shelia Hicks exhibition on in the Hepworth in Wakefield until September. This whole newsletter is because I’m sad I’m too far away and will probably miss it.