Undergraduate and graduate student work from apparel and textile design courses over the past two years.

Opening reception and awards announcement, Friday, January 16, 2009, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (awards presentation at 6:30 p.m.)

Juror: Dr. Jean Parsons, Associate Professor, Department of Textiles and Clothing, Iowa State University.

Awards generously provided by The Friends of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery.

An exhibition of design collections from Prague, Czech Republic that span the last 15 years. Two designers will present their work and reveal how they helped catapult this dynamic city into becoming a fashion center.

Annual meeting of the Friends of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery

Lia Cook uses an electronic Jacquard hand loom to weave faces that dissolve into continuously changing maze like patterns. As the faces fragment, a perceptual shift occurs, moving through a place of transition and ambiguity to reveal the physical, tactile nature of the constructed image. Lia Cook uses a detail, often rephotographed, layered and re-woven in oversize scale, to intensify an emotional and/or sensual encounter.

Saturday, April 4, 4:00 p.m.
Public lecture, Home Economics Building
Lia Cook: Faces and Mazes
Reception following

Combining art and fashion through a series of head and neck wear, this work engages the viewer's five senses with a curious and playful exploration of color, sculptural, textural and high craft techniques.