Textile Art Gallery NYC Announces Founding Exhibition: SURFACE TENSION

NEW YORK, NY — Textile Art Gallery NYC is pleased to present its debut exhibition, Surface Tension: Founding Artists of Textile Art Gallery NYC, opening March 3, 2026. Featuring 25 works by the gallery’s founding members, this first exhibition serves as an introduction to the gallery’s vision: a commitment to rigorous, thoughtful curation that places textile-based art firmly within the landscape of contemporary fine art.

The works in Surface Tension uphold fiber art as a critical visual language. Moving beyond traditional grouping by technique, the exhibition is installed as a conversation across the gallery space. Individual artistic voices remain distinct, yet thematic resonances emerge through proximity and scale.

Visitors will encounter a range of practices where meaning is built slowly over time—as elemental form and thoughtful content support each other to create visual delight and introspection. Each exhibition piece engages viewers in a unique, undeniable manner.

“This exhibition sets the tone for what is to come,” says Textile Art Gallery’s Co-Director, Ellen Piccolo “We are moving through relationships of color, line, and shape to show that fiber is a way of thinking. Surface Tension reflects how we, as artists, use textiles as a medium to contemplate and express our world view.”

Surface Tension will be on view from March 3 to May 1, 2026.