The Fine Art of Textile
Coach House Gallery, Dublin, June-September 2025
The Office of Public Works in Ireland presented ‘The Fine Art of Textile’, an international exhibition of contemporary textile crossing artistic genres – painting, sculpture, drawing and sewing. Curated by Irish artist Nuala Goodman, with the collaboration of Maria Luisa Caffarelli.
The last two Venice Biennales have definitively sanctioned textile’s shift from the marginal confines of ‘low art’ to a phenomenon that travels to the heart of the art system.
The core of this exhibition is the Milan based collective ‘Fringe’, founded in 2022 by four female artists from different coutries, a vibrant force exploring the expressive potential of textile. Artists Sanchita Ajjampur, Colomba Leddi, Lisa Farmer and Nuala Goodman invited a selection of Irish and International artists to participate in ‘The Fine Art of Textile’.
Wild Tapestry 24 and Wild Tapestry coat 2 (2025). Ecoprint on cupro, silk, cotton, polyester, preloved fabrics, gold lamé dress. Tapestry 120 x 90 cm
Wild Tapestry 21 (2021) and Wild Tapestry unisex coat 1 (2023). Cupro, cotton, wool, preloved textiles, couture dress, coat, same minus couture dress. Tapestry 120 x 90 cm.
Wild Tapestry 21 (2021). Cupro, cotton, wool, preloved textiles, couture dress. 120 x 90 cm
At opening, with Wild Tapestry 23 and Wild Tapestry Coat 2
Speech at opening
Coloba Leddi and Nuala Goodman's installations
Installation of Lisa Farmer, Franco Raggi, Francesco Ballestrazzi, Colomba Leddi, Nuala Goodman
Work by Franco Raggi, Paolo Giordano, Colomba Leddi, Nuala Goodman