A Common Thread 2026
Thursday, July 30 – Saturday, October 10, 2026
Artist reception: Thursday, August 6, 2026, 5 – 7 pm
As part of Minnesota Handwork, and with Textile Center in it’s 32nd year, we’re celebrating with the A Common Thread member biennial!
A beloved tradition for 25 years, this exhibition highlights the remarkable creativity of Textile Center’s member artists and the versatility of fiber art.
More than 130 works throughout Textile Center’s galleries will showcase techniques including stitching, quilting, knitting, crochet, sewing, weaving, dyeing, felting, needlework, hand construction, polymer clay, lacemaking, basketry, beading, sculpture, mixed media and more – creating an exhibition rich in diversity and expansive in scope and perspective.
Pictured: Accumulation, Judy Smith; Flowers from a painting by Marsden Hartley, Nancy Gehrig; And Another Door Opens, Emily Chesick
EXHIBITING ARTISTS
Laura Albertson
Rose Allen
Susan Allison-Hatch
Karen Altenhofen
Kim Baird
Peggy (Margaret) Baldwin
Sue Banning
Terry Banovetz-Gerst
Linda Bardes
Karen Bartig
Jane Bassuk
Carol Becker
Martha Bird
Nancy Birger
Sandy Bot-Miller
Debbie Boyles
Sandra Brick
Susan Brown
Leslie Bruch
Christina Buelow
Brenna Busse
julie Caffey
Candace Campbell
Danielle Carlson
Emily Chesick
Barbara Cobb
Lynn Collins
Kasia Cymerman
Susan Day
Seven Delgado
Natalie Draper
Melaura (Meg) Duncan
Vicky Edzelstein
MaryLee Eischen
Cynthia Ericksmoen
Laura Euller
Marjorie Fedyszyn
Mia Finnamore
Diane Fitzgerald
Kathie Simon Frank
Nancy Fulton
Nancy Gehrig
Scotty Gillette
Cynthia Gipple
Georgia Greeley
Michelle Greenhouse
Linda Gridley
Amanda Grimm
Jean Hainlen
Welling Hall
Carolyn Halliday
Kia Hammill
Roxanne Hardy
Jan Marie Hayman
Jeanne Hilpisch
Maribeth Hite
Kim Hondel
Tina Hughes
Kathryn Jahnke
Debbie Johnson
Kristin Jones
Dyann Judy
Riley Kleve
Susan Koefod
Candy Kuehn
Phillippa Lack
Lisa Lamb
Lisa Larson
Susan Larson-Fleming
Kimberly Laudert
Angela Laughingheart
Renay Leone
Julie Liming
Peg Lindberg
Kris Livingston
Mary Lofgren
Mary Logue
Jane Lonnquist
Dawn Lovig
Gabrielle M Bliss
Karen Mallin
Nancy Mambi
Alice Markey
Laura McCullough
Cass Moiser
Gail Mollner
Helane Monsour
Laura Murray
Diane Muse
Melissa Nellis
Reina Nielsen
Lori Norvell
Chiaki O’Brien
Eleanna Pehrson
Dawn Marie Perault
Sarah Peterson
Ann Poulson
Debora Pritchett Gilson
Linda Raether
Ella Ramsey
Giselle Restrepo
Wendy Richardson
Kathryn Robinson
Chloe Russell Chang
Laurie Schafer
Karen Searle
Lori Sebastian
Sandi Shapiro
Amanda Shopa
Shelley Shreffler
Judy Smith
Syndie Sorensen
Robyn Spencer-Beck
Terryl Steen
Julie Steller
Liz Stensland
Ruth Stephens
Gail Steward
Bonnie Swierzbin
Katherine Tilton
Dawn Tomlinson
Alexandria Treziok
Wendy Tully
Rachel Veenker
Katherine Waymire
Bonnie Wedge
Barbara Whitney Askew
Stella Williams
Lisa Wolfe
Rebecca Yaker
Wendie Zekowski
Deborah Zionts
Mary Zweber
This exhibition is a part of Minnesota Handwork — a year-long series of programming at Textile Center celebrating the importance of fiber art and the handmade.
Minnesota Handwork is a part of a national celebration called Handwork 2026, organized by Craft in America, with more than 250+ participating organizations. Learn more: minnesotahandwork.org
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Exhibitions are supported in part by funds from the Joan Mondale Gallery Endowment.