Neda Al-Hilali
| Neda Al Hilali | |
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| Born |
1938 Cheb, Czechoslovakia |
| Known for | Fiber art |
Neda Al Hilali (born 1938 Cheb, Czechoslovakia) is an American fiber artist.
Biography
Al Hilali was born in Czechoslovakia and has lived in Baghdad.[1] She moved to southern California in 1961. She trained as an artist in Europe, and extensively at the University of California Los Angeles.[2]
Her early works in the 1960s consisted of flat weavings and knotted hangings. These were followed by large, room-filling installations and a series of giant brown-paper "Tongues" installed on Venice beach.[2][3]
Al Hilali has described her work as "foot tracks of prolonged attention and energy," as each requires many hours of intensive handiwork.[1][2]
Her work is in the collections of various museums, including the Renwick Gallery,[4] Museum of Art and Design,[5] and Utah Museum of Fine Arts.[6] Her papers are at the Archives of American Art.[7]
Exhibitions
- 1971-72 Deliberate Entanglements: An Exhibition of Fabric Forms, UCLA Art Galleries[3]
- 1985 Neda Alhilali: selected works, 1968-1985, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park
- 1985, Fiberworks: an invitational exhibit of contemporary fiberworks, University of Texas at El Paso Department of Art
- 1985 Artists Select Artists, Modern Master Tapestries.[8]
- 1986 Legends in fiber, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa
- 1988 Current works in fiber, Georgia State University Art Gallery[9]
References
- 1 2 Kieffer, edited by Susan Mowery (2004). Fiberarts design book. (1st ed.). New York: Lark Books. pp. 2–3, 11. ISBN 1579905218.
- 1 2 3 Muchnic, Suzanne (May 2, 1985). "Art Review : Alhilali Is Elevating Fiber Art". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Rope Art: A New Form Fit to Be Tied". LIFE magazine. December 1, 1972. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Granadias, 1984". Search Collections. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Amazi, 1984". Museum of Arts and Design. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Neda Al Hilali". Utal Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Neda Al-Hilali papers, 1960-1995". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ Betty Freudenheim (October 24, 1985). "Intergenerational Fiber Arts Show". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Subject: Al-Hilali, Neda". Worldcat.org. OCLC. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
External links
- Oral history interview with Neda Al-Hilali, 2006 July 18-19, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
- Neda Al-Hilali papers, 1960-1995, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
- Artworks by Neda Al-Hilali, American Craft Council Library Digital Collections
- "Al-Hilali, Neda", Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)
- Judith Kitchen (1996). In short: a collection of brief creative nonfiction. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-03960-3.
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