The Ely Center for Contemporary Art is thrilled to present Body’s First Architecture, a group show curated by the artists Tamar Ettun and Leeza Meksin, exploring the various ways in which fabric and clothing are being employed by contemporary artists.
Jane Lombard Gallery is pleased to present Soft Structures, a group exhibition of new work by ten artists whose primary medium is textile. Curated by Jen Wroblewski.
Ebb and Flow and Radiate, by Rachel B. Hayes, uses vibrant fabrics that respond to the changing light and winds of the day, creating an environment to explore and meander.
ALONG THE WAY
SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART + CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
February 2025–Ongoing
Eight custom panels made from industrial sunshade fabric, installation hardware, dimensions variable
Along the Way is an installation on view in the Garden Street Alley downtown San Luis Obispo. Garden Street Alley has served as a vital service corridor for the businesses fronting on Higuera Street since the 1870’s. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based artist Rachel B. Hayes created eight vibrant and textured textiles to custom fit in the historic alley, creating an environment in which to explore and meander. Each panel was lovingly made in the artist’s studio, and installed in SLO with a collaborative team of contractors and designers. Inspired by modern quilts, abstract paintings and covered open air bazaars around the world, this handmade artwork both intimately responds to the changing light of the day, while boldly scaling to the surrounding architecture.
This project is supported by the City of San Luis Obispo’s Public Art Program.
THE SPACE BETWEEN
Permanent installation at International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, NE. Several sewn panels are installed throughout the light filled stairwell, and also outdoors.
Horizon Drift is a newly commissioned, textile-based public art installation by Tulsa artist Rachel Hayes. Designed specifically for the Plaza of the Americas and in response to Colorado’s colorscape, Horizon Drift will canopy the Plaza with a series of large, vibrant, and handmade textile panels that attach to and play off the space’s surrounding structures. This temporary artwork is presented by the Biennial of the Americas with artistic direction by Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum.
BravinLee Programs is very pleased to present The Golden Thread: A Fiber Art Exhibition. The exhibition includes 61 artists and over a 100 artworks, including 10 site-specific installations.
GROUP EXHIBITION CURATED BY HILMA’S GHOST.
BRILLIANT CUT SKY
The Rockwell Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate in Corning, NY. This installation coincided with a residency at the Corning Museum Of Glass.
Tulsa Urban Core Art Project will be installed in Downtown Tulsa through January 2024.
A site-specific installation of 9 sewn panels were carefully installed among the Agora of Izmir. Originally built by the Greeks in 4th century, now a World Heritage Site as part of ‘The Historical Port City of Izmir’.
EDGE OF BECOMING
FRUITLAND MUSEUM + deCORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM
JUNE 21, 2023 - FALL, 2024
‘Edge of Becoming’, two panels span 100 feet on the grounds of Fruitlands Museum for ‘Platform 31’ a project with deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum.
KINDRED SPIRITS
POWELL GARDENS, KANSAS CITY, MO
APRIL 21, 2023 - JULY 4, 2023
Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s Botanical Garden, is in Kingman, MO close to where Rachel was raised.
ROUND THE BEND
KLYDE WARREN PARK, DALLAS, TX
April 19, 2023 - April 30 2023
"Round the Bend," a textile banner of abstract geometric forms, was created by artist Rachel Hayes. It will be on display April 19-30 as part of the park's celebration of Dallas Arts Month. In collaboration with Keijsers Koning of Dallas, TX.
These 14 commissioned pieces were part of “A Moment in Time” presented by the independent Turkish arts and cultural platform Istanbul’74.
AWAKE IN EVERY SENSE
CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDENS
June 25, 2022 - September 18, 2022
Someday When We’re Dreaming, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV, 2022
1 of 21 works exhibited outdoors in Istanbul, Turkey, presented by the independent Turkish arts and cultural platform Istanbul’74.
Flurry, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY 2021
All That Shimmers, Color Factory, Houston, TX 2021
Round Top, Texas 2021
New Works
Lowell Ryan Projects, OVR
November 28 - December 19, 2020
In the Flow
Nevada Museum of Art
September 12, 2020 – January 10, 2021
Land Lines
Lowell Ryan Projects
May 16 - June 27, 2020
