Colombian artist Olga de Amaral (b. 1932) is one of the most groundbreaking figures in fiber art. Amaral was trained in architectural drafting in Bogotá and weaving at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Upon her return to Colombia in 1955, she began to develop experimental woven forms that would eventually blur the boundaries between weaving, sculpture, and painting. She simultaneously established the commercial design studio Telas Amaral to produce clothing and fabrics for interiors. For five decades she has pursued a fiber arts practice marked by material exploration, technical innovation, and an architectural scale.
This exhibition traces Amaral’s evolution from her early weavings of the 1950s to her monumental textiles of the 2000s, bringing together celebrated and rarely seen works. The first presentation to include fabric and samples from her design studio Telas Amaral, Olga de Amaral: 1954–2019 also features works on paper and historic and contemporary weavings collected by Amaral. These reflect her deep engagement with global and local textile traditions.
