Members Only Tour Daughter/ Mother/ Ancestor: Threads of Connection

Join Newfields' Curator of Design and Decorative Arts, Shelley Selim, for a thought-provoking tour of the newly opened exhibition Daughter / Mother / Ancestor: Threads of Connection. Attendees will get an insider's perspective on Shelley's curatorial process while learning about women artists and the preservation of textile work across generations. 

For centuries, women across cultures and generations have passed down textile-making skills to their daughters, granddaughters, nieces, cousins, and other chosen kin. Now rich with symbolism and meaning, the materials and formal qualities of fiber art are employed by many women artists today to honor their female ancestors and the noble role of motherhood. 

Featuring historic and contemporary works from the IMA at Newfields' global collections, Daughter / Mother / Ancestor: Threads of Connection explores the ways that women artists preserve intergenerational skill-sharing, manifest acts of care, and materialize familial love through longstanding traditions in textiles.