Selected Past Exhibitions

2009_044_0003 Princess Feather variation — Princess Feather variation, Circa 1860, Linda Giesler Carlson and Dr. John V. Carlson Collection, IQSCM #2009.044.0003

Red, White and Green All Over: Traditions and Variations of 19th Century Appliqué . Holly Zemke, Option II Thesis Project

Monday, November 23, 2015 to Friday, February 5, 2016

Note: The Gallery will be closed November 26-29, 2015 (Thanksgiving); December 24, 2015 - January 3, 2016 (UNL closedown); and January 19, 2016 (Martin Luther King holiday).

A new exhibition opening on November 23, at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery will explore red and green quilts just in time for the holiday season. “Red, White, & Green All Over: Traditions and Variations of 19th-Century Red & Green Applique” features the elegant genre of red and green applique quilts that American quiltmakers made in large numbers between 1840 and 1880.

"Monopoly Money Dress" by Cheyenne Ruhnke, Age 12, Lindsay, NE

Celebration of Youth XXII: Work by 4-H Youth

Monday, October 12, 2015 to Saturday, November 14, 2015

Extended gallery hours on Saturday, November 14, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., followed by public presentation from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Celebration of Youth XXII: Work by 4-H Youth

The presentations will take place in Room 11, in the lower level of the Home Economics building.

Creative Work by Nebraska 4-H Youth

Apparel Design by Breanne Reiss - Option II Thesis Project

Monday, September 14, 2015 to Friday, October 2, 2015

Breanne Reiss, graduate student in UNL’s department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, will exhibit a collection of original garments, completed as part of her thesis work. Reiss was inspired by Japanese folktales to explore themes of womanhood and identity in dress through experimentation with silhouette, texture, and surface design.

Installation View. 2015. Jan Myers-Newbury: A Touch of Kismet

Jan Myers-Newbury: A Touch of Kismet - Quilts, Color, Pattern, Chance

Monday, June 1, 2015 to Friday, September 4, 2015

Jan Myers-Newbury Essay Jan Myers-Newbury BIO

In conjunction with the International Quilt Study Center and Museum’s expansion grand opening on Friday, June 5, the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery will remain open until 8:00 p.m for a special viewing of the exhibition.

Modernism and Romanticism: an American Design Approach

Monday, April 20, 2015 to Friday, May 22, 2015

The work of three American designers, Bill Blass, Geoffrey Beene and Oscar de la Renta will be the substance of this costume exhibition that will establish the mood of American fashion in the latter half of the 20th century. Beginning in the late 1960s, these designers emerged on the global fashion scene with fresh talent, energy and sophistication that marked women's changing position in society. Extant costumes from the UNL collection along with pieces from Indiana University and Ohio State University will adorn the gallery and deliver a message about American ingenuity.

Top left: Friends Best of Show Graduate Award Winner, B. Reiss; Mary Mitchell Fashion Excellence Award Winners: O. Borer, Best of Show Undergraduate; Awards of Distinction - M. McPherson & K. Coufal; and Awards of Merit - B. Perchal & A. Naco.

Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design Biennial Juried Student Exhibition

Monday, March 16, 2015 to Friday, April 10, 2015

Twenty-four pieces of some of the finest work produced by UNL’s fashion and textile design students will be on display at the Biennial Student Juried Exhibition at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery in the Department of Textiles Merchandising and Fashion Design in the College of Education and Human Sciences. The work will be on display in the gallery on the second floor of the Home Economics Building between March 16 and April 10, 2015.

Left: "Ohelo Refractions", in collaboration with Jihyun Kim, 2012; top right to bottom right: "Amber Refraction, in collaboration with Jihyun Kim, 2013; "Magma Shrouds", 2014; and Azure Striations, 2014. Photo credit: David Hahn.

Optical Meshing: Apparel Design by Kim Hahn

Monday, February 9, 2015 to Friday, March 6, 2015

Visiting Artist Kim Hahn, Associate Professor and Associate Director, The Fashion School, Kent State University, TMFD Alumna, Ph.D. in Textile and Apparel Design 2005.

Unraveling: Camille Hawbaker, M.F.A.

Monday, November 17, 2014 to Friday, January 30, 2015

Congratulations to Camille Hawbaker for the very positive review in the Journal Star this weekend by L. Kent Wolgamott claiming "Unraveling" is, simply, one of the best Lincoln exhibitions of 2014. Read L. Kent Wolgamott's review here.

Celebration of Youth XXI- Elegant Solutions: Works by 4-H Youth

Monday, October 20, 2014 to Saturday, November 8, 2014

Celebration of Youth XXI: Elegant Solutions Creative Work by Nebraska 4-H Youth October 20 - November 8, 2014 Celebration and Reception: Saturday, November 8, 2014, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Program begins in Room 11, lower level, Home Economics Building, East Campus. Public reception immediately follows on the second floor outside the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery.

Doors Across Time, Weifang Gong, TMFD Alumna, M.A. in Textile Deisgn 2014

Monday, September 15, 2014 to Friday, October 10, 2014

“Doors Across Time” opens on Monday, September 15, 2014 and continues on exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery through Friday, October 10, 2014. A reception with the artist will be held at the gallery on Friday, October 10, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and the public is invited.

Special Open Hours: September 27, 2014, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.