TEXTILES X ART

Contemporary artists are increasingly turning to textiles, transforming traditional techniques like weaving, embroidery, and quilting into powerful expressions of identity, gender, migration, and environment. Authors Ramona Barry and Beck Jobson explore this vibrant resurgence, showing how textile art is shedding its domestic associations and redefining craft and fine art. This global survey of forty-four artists reveals textiles as a site of resistance, storytelling, and innovation, highlighting the shifting boundaries between art forms. Textile art is not just having a moment, it’s reshaping the conversation.