Art by Medium: Thread

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...

Bold contemporary form and striking bright colours define the unique artistic style of Aron Hill. The Calgary-based artist often uses the sun and rocks as central images in their wor...

Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. With exhib...

Pink Pleasure (Textile Inspired Abstract Wood Wall Sculpture in Pink and Yellow), made by Susan Stover in 2024 wood, oil paint, varnish, waxed linen thread 54 x 72 inches Lightweight...

Mnemonic Rhythm (Bright, Multicolored Textile Inspired Abstract Wall Sculpture), made by Susan Stover in 2025 wood, oil paint, varnish, waxed linen thread 30 x 30 inches Lightweight,...

Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. She has garnered recognition with exhibitio...

These calendula flowers seem to whisper that they can help heal humanity. They aren’t imagined or artificial — they hold life itself, remembering both our fragility and our strength....

Linda Kamille Schmidt plays with emotional connections and memory in her smaller, framed works. In their encasements, each collage appears as a portal; a...

Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...

The Shape of Memory embodies Lisa Pressman’s long investigation into how memory lives within the body, surface, and time. This sculptural mixed media work is both painting and object...

"Cobalt Haze" Jo Barker, woven on cotton warp using wool, cotton, linen, silk, embroidery threads, 15" x 33.5" x 1.5", 2010 This colorful contemporary abstract tapestry was is by Br...

Minimal Biomorphic Abstract Sculpture in Hemp Fiber, Contemporary Organic Art By Silvana Ilieva This work was selected for the curated exhibition Artists in Focus at Sofia Art Fair...

Lisa Pressman has a deep relationship with materiality, made more profound by a family loss in 2019. The "Messages" series, made between 2020-2025, contain burned marks, red-thread s...

Thin Green Horizon, sisal, linen and flax, 45.5” x 55.5”, 2017. Gudrun Pagter is a Denmark-based artist that is known for creating exquisite woven tapestries. Pagter creates strong...

Linda Kamille Schmidt plays with emotional connections and memory in her smaller, framed works. In their encasements, each collage appears as a portal; a...

Palisades, wool and sisal, 55" x 70", 1992. Contemporary Abstract Textile Wall Sculpture, Woven Tapestry. Anna Urbanowicz-Krowacka (b 1938, Poland) gra...

Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...

Pair, sisal, wool, stilon, 125" x 77", 1989. This large figurative, abstract tapestry was done by textile artist, Lilla Kulka (b. 1946, Krakow, Poland). Artist Statement: "I creat...

This vibrant textile collage is composed of layered sheer fabrics in a luminous palette of jewel tones and saturated brights. Carefully both hand-stitched and machine-stitched, the w...

Experimentation with different materials, textures and techniques in each of his paintings has been a point of discovery and a major part of Raul de la Torre’s artwork. In his Fils I...

Merging Styles and Cultures, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Installation, 2021 Digital images printed on transparency, hand-stitched Utili...

Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...

This fibers, drawing, and sculptural work titled "Soft Swirl" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand-embroidery, colored pencil, and acrylic paint on paper. The artist us...

Delicate and layered collotype on both sides of heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype. Gold leaf, treated in a varie...

This fabric work titled "Time Warp" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery, colored pencil & acrylic paint on paper. The piece measures 15”h by 15”w framed...

A metaphor for emotions, experiences and memories, Power Play, 2022 by a.muse is a contemporary abstract acrylic mixed-media painting․ The acrylic canvas p...

In this striking piece, Calgary artist Aron Hill explores the bold architectural form of the arch. Rendered in a subdued palette of slate gray, teal, white and soft black, an archway...

Experimentation with different materials, textures and techniques in each of his paintings has been a point of discovery and a major part of Raul de la Torre’s artwork. In his Poemes...

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels. This kite entitled "Boro" is patterned with Japanese indigo-dyed fabric scraps, sewn together to form a patchwork of contrasting patterns and shades of blue. The kite's design recreates the traditional practice of Boro stitching...

Pathways of Desire (2009) - block printed, manipulated, stitched, heat-set polyester, cotton thread. This contemporary abstract tapestry is by UK-based contemporary textile artist, Caroline Bartlett...

Memory, Kyoko Kumai, stainless steel filaments, 41” x 19” x 19”, 2017. This steel thread woven wall sculpture was constructed by Japanese fiber artist, Ky...

Adela Akers (b. 1933, Santiago de Compostela, Spain) is a Spanish-born textile and fiber artist. She is Professor Emeritus (1972 to 1995) at the Tyler Scho...

Kristy Chettle (American, born 1968) "Untitled No. 27" 2022 Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Mesh, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the artwork. "Untitled No. 27" showcas...

This abstract boat wall sculpture by Danish artist, Jane Balsgaard, is constructed with iron, bamboo, willow, fishing line and handmade plantpaper...

Acrylic, oil, thread, and fabric on canvas Eozen Agopian (b.1960), is an artist of Armenian descent born in Athens, Greece. She has received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Pratt...

Linda Schmidt’s fabric sculptures intertwine public and private, luxury and common. There is a sense of egalitarianism present in both the way Schmidt sources and arranges her fabric...

Åse Ljones’ hand-embroidered tapestry Sound on the Fjord reflects Ljones’ upbringing on a small rural farm, where sea and nature were close by. Ljones start...

OYV-19 is part of Eric Mack's ongoing body of work utilizing multi-media, complex compositions, and a grid centered around urban design. Using a grid to create the framework of the painting, Mack has re-purposed an old Lenny Kravitz album cover as the structure of the piece. On the edges of the piece you can see a complex edge consisting of a faux leather album cover, nylon mesh, and torn paper. As imagery, Mack has chosen musical notes, tape measure, and other music composition elements through Zerox copy adhered by matte medium to the surface. Mack then creates his own color to further tweak and personalize the piece. Eric Mack (b.1976, Charleston) creates mathematically based renderings with a distinct post-modern twist. Works are informed with super imposed grids, patterns, and portals. Layered surfaces are created with paint, found objects, natural fibers, and synthetic substrates that explore the systems of our visual world. His most recent show “Charting the Terrain” is on view now at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles was covered by the Los Angeles Times, KCRW, and LALA Magazine. His last solo exhibition was titled "Impossible Architectures" at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2017. Recent group shows include "Abstract Mind" at the Czong Institute of Contemporary Art, South Korea, "Small Works 2017 at Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, "Checkered History", Outpost Artist Resources, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2015; Collections include High Museum Atlanta, Ing Investments, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport - Atlanta + Atlanta Gas & Light Co. Pepsi Cola, Tate Properties, Heath Gallery, Harold Dawson Properties, Turner Field/Atlanta Braves...

Acrylic, oil, thread, and fabric on canvas Eozen Agopian (b.1960), is an artist of Armenian descent born in Athens, Greece. She has received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Pratt...

"Window IV" captures the sun peering in behind sheer curtains. This painting is is part of an on-going series that explores the light and landscape in T...

"Summer's End " captures the soft patterned shadow of the leaves. This painting is is part of an on-going series that explores the light and landscape in Tennessee. Hartman creates a...

Oil, thread, and fabric on canvas Eozen Agopian (b.1960), is an artist of Armenian descent born in Athens, Greece. She has received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institut...

This abstract geometric mixed media piece was done by fiber artist, Jin-Sook So (b. 1950, Korea). So grew up in Seoul, Korea where she received a master's degree in textile art, afte...

The work of Sam Gilliam is included in over fifty public collections, including those of the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Tate Modern, London; the Museum of Modern Art, ...

Meeting Point by Caroline Bartlett, Mono-printed, stitched and manipulated linen, cotton threads 60” x 16.5,” 2020. UK fiber artist, Caroline Bartle...

Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Red is one in a three part series. “In the refin...

"Circle" is an artwork created by Gianluca Patti in 2019. This piece is the biggest of the Floating Series, which Patti created in 2019. Made using natu...

Linda Schmidt’s fabric sculptures intertwine public and private, luxury and common. There is a sense of egalitarianism present in both the way Schmidt so...

Same style different execution. Italian copper leaf and fluorescent thread sewn on Splendorlux Black Gloss

Untitled Steel Mesh I 2012, Jin-Sook So, steel mesh, painted, electroplated silver and gold leaf, 31.5" x 52.75" x 6.25", 2012. This abstract geometric wall sculpture was done by fi...

This abstract geometric mixed media piece was done by fiber artist, Jin-Sook So (b. 1950, Korea). So grew up in Seoul, Korea where she received a master's degree in textile art, afte...

B'Still Life, Anda Klancic, hand-controlled, machine-embroidered lace, cotton, synthetic, metal threads, 23" x 42", 1996-2020. "The tactility of the interweaving in the fibrous wor...

Acrylic, graphite and thread on canvas - Unframed. The threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a tra...

Artist Commentary: Transitioning is part of my sculptural dress series. I was interested in experimenting with open and closed spaces and colors transitioning from yellow to pink. ...

Lime Glow, Jo Barker, woven on cotton warp using wool, cotton, linen, silk, embroidery threads, 29" x 30.75" x 1.5", 2010 This colorful contemporary abstract textile is by British...

Born in Valencia, Spain, Andrés Ferrandis studied at the University of La Laguna and received his MFA in painting from the University of Seville in 1997. Ferrandis is known for his e...

Linda Kamille Schmidt plays with emotional connections and memory in her smaller, framed works. In their encasements, each collage appears as a portal; a...

Andresen’s work focuses on the art of repair; more specifically how such actions have consequences both intended and unintended. Using a variety of materially driven processes the wo...

Monoprint with screenprint, collage, acrylic, stitching and embossing in colors on handmade paper, 1994, signed, dated, titled, and numbered 10/40 (each unique) in black and silver i...

Lisa Pressman has a deep relationship with materiality, made more profound by a family loss in 2019. The "Messages" series, made between 2020-2025, contain burned marks, red-thread s...