The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery

Devoted to the Exhibition of Textiles
 
Summer 2016 installation of artist Elin Noble’s Vox Stellarum exhibition.
Photo Credit: Larry Gawel

The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery educates and increases awareness of the rich traditions of art, craft, design, and material culture expressed through the exhibition of all forms of textiles and apparel.

The gallery is dedicated to Dr. Robert Hillestad, an internationally renowned fiber artist and Professor Emeritus of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design.

Current Exhibition


Installation View.

Merchandising competition/installations - To See and Be Seen

Monday, April 9, 2018 to Friday, May 18, 2018

Visual merchandising is as much art as commercial enterprise. Strong design strategies interpreting imaginative themes bring excitement and wonder to fashion retailing. For the first time, TMFD students will team up with several local retailers to plan and execute thematic visual merchandising displays in the Hillestad Textiles gallery.

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Upcoming Exhibition


Jatin Sharma at work, Nathdwara, December 2016.

Pigment on Cloth: Tradition, Family, and the Art of Indian Pichvai Painting

Monday, June 4, 2018 to Friday, August 31, 2018

This special exhibition introduces our audiences to the historic Indian practice of pichvais, devotional paintings on cotton cloth made as temple hangings in Nathdwara, Rajasthan. The exhibition presents work from one contemporary family of Nathdwara pichvais painters, including family patriarch Charturbhuj Sharma, his sons Shyam Sunderji, Mahesh, and Yugalkishor, and Shyam's son Jatin. They represent the fifth, sixth and seventh generations of pichvais painters in their lineage.

Read more about: Pigment on Cloth: Tradition, Family, and the Art of Indian Pichvai Painting

 

 



Visit the Gallery

The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery is in Lincoln, Nebraska on the UNL East Campus. It is located on the second floor of the Home Economics building at 35th and Holdrege Streets.

HOURS: The Gallery is open to the public without charge Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and weekends by special request. Call (402) 472-2911, to request weekend opening. It is closed University holidays and between shows.

PARKING: Visitors to the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery are welcome to park on East Campus in areas marked "Visitor Parking." Parking passes for these areas can be obtained at the time of your visit in Room 105 or Room 234 of the Home Economics Building.