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The mission of non-profit Textile Study Group of New York Inc. is to educate and promote a wider appreciation of fiber art among the larger art community and the public in general and to inspire and support artists who share a mutual commitment to fiber as a medium for artistic expression.
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NEXT MEETING
May 20, 2026 – 7pm
Amy Meissner
Anchorage Alaska artist, Amy Meissner, combines traditional handwork, found objects and abandoned textiles to reference the literal, physical and emotional labor of women. Manipulating discarded household cloth to create 2-dimensional quilt-like forms and 3-dimensional objects serves as a cultural nod to the embroidery created by generations of Scandinavian women in her family, and confronts societal disregard and erasure of women’s handwork.
Amy’s work is traditional, fine and craft-based, relying on the repetitive nature of hand stitching to relay a manic and confrontational subject matter. The work is approachable and tangible, its components even familiar, but challenges the viewer’s emotional history to convey layered messaging around femininity, motherhood, and the value of women’s labor.
NEXT PRE-MEETING
May 20, 2026 – 6pm
Cheryl Patton Wu & Diane Koppisch Hricko
Cheryl Patton Wu
Cheryl resides in New Jersey, specifically in Cape May - Exit 0 on the Garden State Parkway. Surrounded by water and wetlands, Cheryl creates vibrant fiber pieces inspired by the natural world of land, sea and sky around her. After earning art degrees in the 1970s, Cheryl’s creative journey led her down a winding path through dance, African drumming, drum circle facilitation, costume design, and motherhood—not necessarily in that order. More than four decades later, in 2018, she returned to fiber/fabric art—proving that it’s never too late to begin again. Cheryl describes her process as “painting with fabric and drawing with stitch.” Her bold, expressive collages are built with layers of vivid color, dynamic shapes, rich patterns, and textured surfaces. In her work, personal memory and emotion guide the creation of abstract elements, resulting in pieces that feel both intimate and expansive.
Diane Koppisch Hricko
Dianne is a printmaker and painter currently working with dyes on fabrics and paper. She employs deconstructed silk screening, direct painting, discharge and shibori to produce both yardage and images. She exploits the layered transparency possible in this medium building rich and ambiguous surface. Color has always been a driving force in her work. Dianne maintains a studio in the Crane Arts building, lives in Philadelphia with the printmaker Richard Hricko and has taught at the University of the Arts, Tyler School of Art and Fleisher Art Memorial. She is delighted to being putting her thirty-five plus years of teaching art in the public schools into her own work.
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