June 3, 2025 - September 6, 2025
Carole Harris: Time and Memory
June 3 – September 5, 2025
Carole Harris expands the boundaries of quilting, transforming traditional fiber arts into bold, layered compositions that explore time, memory, and history. Working with fabric, paper, and mixed media, Harris employs the Japanese techniques of Boro, the process of piercing and patching recycled clothing to extend the life of materials, alongside the structural rhythm found in African American quilting, such as the work of the Gee’s Bend quilters.
Harris embraces the expressive potential of fiber, allowing color, texture, and form to tell stories. Harris’ practice, shaped by her Midwest roots, reflects a distinct regional voice—one that values resilience, craft, and reinvention. Her use of Sashiko-style stitching and cut-paper layering techniques creates dynamic surfaces that reference both personal and collective histories. In contrast to the contemporary artist Bisa Butler or late Faith Ringgold who take a figurative approach to working with quilts and fibers, Harris creates abstractions of her environment to stimulate thought and emotion.
Time and Memory marks an evolution in Harris’ practice, incorporating a greater emphasis on mixed media. Alongside her signature quilted tapestries, she experiments with layered paper, cut-outs, and translucent elements, expanding the material language of her work. The holes in the paper and fabric reveal the layers and color creating an interplay of texture, light, and negative space allowing Harris to explore fragmentation and continuity. The complexity of this layering mirrors the ways memory is pieced together over time and may be recalled through small windows even as the present moment maintains dominance. This exhibition highlights her ability to push fiber arts into new territories while maintaining a deep connection to tradition.
Opening reception June 3, 2025 5:30pm
This is a free all ages event. Registration is requested but not required
You can help support this exhibition and have your name listed on our Exhibition Patrons Board by making a contribution through the link below. Contribution for inclusion in the listing must be made by May 28, 2025.
