Contemporary Voices: Helena Hernmarck

 
Join tapestry artist Helena Hernmarck for a presentation on her recent  explorations in color, material and form. Hernmarck will discuss how these themes have evolved throughout her six-decade career, including her monumental, commissioned tapestries for architectural settings. Known for her innovative technique that harnesses the lustrous qualities of wool to render light and shadow, Hernmarck has also developed distinctive approaches to weaving paper and punchinella, the residue from sequin-making. In this presentation, Hernmarck will trace these artistic lineages and share the personal explorations that informed her contributions to The Textile Museum’s 2012 exhibition, Sourcing the Museum, as well as Lloyd Cotsen’s The Box Project.  

This program is part of The Textile Museum’s centennial celebrations in 2025.

About the Artist 
Helena Hernmarck (b. Stockholm, 1941) is a tapestry artist and weaver recognized for revolutionizing tapestry as a medium suited to modern architectural environments. Active since the 1960s, Hernmarck has worked with architects including Philip Johnson, I. M. Pei, George Nelson, Chuck Bassett and Kevin Roche. Her tapestries are in numerous museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.    

How to Participate

This program will be in a hybrid format. Join us in person at the museum or register to watch the livestream online via Zoom. When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.

About Contemporary Voices 
Meet innovative artists and scholars whose practice draws on textile materials, techniques or knowledge. This series is supported through the museum's Cynthia and Alton Boyer Fund for Education.