Gallery Reception - From the Fringes: Diné Textiles that Disrupt

From the Fringes: Diné Textiles that Disrupt features a selection from the Center’s collections, as well as contemporary Diné weavings from Venancio Aragón, his mother Irveta Aragón, and Aragón’s students from Diné College’s Navajo Cultural Arts Program. The exhibition highlights a range of technical and aesthetic oddities that disrupt and complicate regional typology. By showcasing historical alongside contemporary pieces, From the Fringes seeks to celebrate those techniques within the Diné textile repertoire that have been understudied and emphasize artistic innovation, experimentation, and the cultural, personal, and intergenerational significance of weaving within Diné communities—past, present, and future.