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Canary Concepts and the Hidden Danger of Ubiquitous Things
Monday, April 11, 2016 to Friday, April 22, 2016
(Canary Concepts and the Hidden Danger of Ubiquitous Things is in partial fulfillment of Stacey Skold’s doctoral studies. It is a dissertation research study.)
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Detail of custom designed gown, late 1920's donated by Avery Woods.
Stories in Fashion, a Nebraska Perspective
Monday, February 15, 2016 to Friday, April 1, 2016
Seventy years of fashion are represented in the upcoming exhibition, “Nebraska: State of Fashion I” at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery on UNL's east campus. From the closets of former Nebraska governor Kay Orr, from Avery Woods, and from the late Lincoln dressmaker Ilona Berk come vibrant examples of fashion worn in the state of Nebraska between 1920 and 1990. The exhibition opens February 15, 2016 and tells the story of the connoisseurship and skill that went into the creation of women’s dress in the mid- to late-20th century.
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
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Installation view
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.
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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.
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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.Read more about: Modernism and Romanticism: an American Design Approach
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.
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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.Read more about: Optical Meshing: Apparel Design by Kim Hahn
Orbiting Path, 2014, etching on silk
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.