For the month of April we are hosting a pop-up boutique in the gift shop for Fashion as Art, in partnership with @fralinmuseumuva
We are excited to offer a selection of handwoven earrings and jewelry by our most recent artist in residence, @lisa.waup who handcrafted these pieces using found and recycled materials. The fabric in her woven earrings are from remnant fabric from her fashion collection with designer Ingrid Verner. Lisa Waup's solo-exhibition "close to the wind" is on view in our Focus Gallery through June 30th.
Lisa Waup is a mixed-cultural First Nations artist and curator who was born in Narrm (Melbourne). Her multidisciplinary practice encompasses a diverse range of media, including weaving, printmaking, photography, sculpture, fashion, and digital art. With a deep connection to the symbolic power of materials, her work reflects her personal experiences, family history, Country, and broader historical narratives. Through her practice, Waup weaves together threads of lost history, ancestral relationships, motherhood, and the passage of time that culminates in contemporary expressions that speak to her past, present, and future.
In her words, “As a multidisciplinary artist, I’m guided to utilize so many different mediums—they really talk to me—and in turn they’re able to explain my story in different ways, they all connect with each other. Material diversity is a big part of what I do in my practice—I’m happy to move across various media and am always open to exploring new materials and approaches that connect to the work I am making at the time."
Stop by the Kluge-Ruhe gift shop to see these beautiful pieces and so much more.
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