Currently on View 

FIRST FLOOR

Detail from Swallows Nest quilt. Circa 1885. Maker Unknown. Hand pieced and appliqued. Gift of John and Helen (Nobles) Gurtner

The Comfort of Home 
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Selections from the Permanent Collection 

October 29, 2025-January 18, 2026 

Beautifully preserved quilts and tapestries from the 1800s through the early 1960s from our permanent collection of historic textiles. 

THIRD FLOOR

Carla Stehr "Moonglow."

Sea Unseen​
Carla Stehr
December 10, 2025-March 22, 2026

Colorful anemones, nudibranchs crawling on eel grass, and stunning microscopic patterns are part of Carla’s Stehr's stunningly detailed fiber art. She is a retired marine biologist, and her art is often inspired by features of marine life that may not be easily noticed or can only be seen with a microscope. Her detailed representations range from Pacific Northwest intertidal life to natural surface patterns of diatoms, amphipods, fish, and shark skin based on images she photographed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) as a scientist. 

SECOND FLOOR
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Blair Treuer, "To Become a Flower," 2021. Fabric and thread.  
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Becoming
The Transition from Girlhood to Womanhood​

Blair Treuer  
November 11, 2025-February 22, 2026
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Blair Treuer is a textile artist from rural Minnesota. A storyteller who paints with fabric and draws with thread, Treuer made an unusual entrance into the craft. Her children's participation in an Ojibwe ceremony required her to make blankets for their spiritual offering. 
Becoming is a fantastical story that celebrates Treuer's 13-year-old-daughter's journey and ceremonial rite of passage into womanhood, and thus into her power. Treuer states, "As a white woman, I am incredibly grateful that my daughter’s Native American culture gave her such a beautiful and meaningful experience. This exhibition is about the powerful impact her experience had on me as her mother, and what it showed me about my own cultural experiences."

​Exquisitely collaged portraits in jewel tones tell stories of a meaningful, and magical journey. 

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Upcoming Exhibitions 

Crane by Glenda Mah

Birds of A Fiber  
January 21-March 29, 2026
First Floor Galleries

Thank you to all who submitted artwork to our Birds of a Fiber call for entries. We had a record number of submittals and are so pleased with the response from the quilt & fiber arts community.   

Acceptance notifications were sent by email on December 19 & 20. If you did not receive an email, and have checked your spam folder, please contact us at [email protected]