“Vital Forms” Opens at Textile Art Gallery NYC in Chelsea This June

Textile Art Gallery NYC presents Vital Forms, a group exhibition featuring six artists united by a single conviction: cloth is capable of far more than most people assume. The show opens with a public reception on Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 3–5 pm and remains on view through June 27, 2026 at 529 West 20th Street, sixth floor, in Chelsea.

Vital Forms opens in conversation with Jennifer Fons’ concurrent solo exhibition Hiraeth, creating a rare opportunity to experience two distinct visions of contemporary textile art simultaneously. The six artists work in strikingly different languages, each expanding the possibilities of cloth as a medium for serious contemporary practice.

Sandra Giunta constructs intricate three-dimensional ecosystems from felted and sculptural cloth, conjuring coral reefs and living organisms with extraordinary precision. Susan Else builds figurative sculptures from collaged and quilted cloth over armature, darkly witty works that examine mortality and the quiet drama of everyday existence. Sherri Lipman McCauley transforms hundreds of collected coffee cozies into an immersive hanging installation that confers dignity on the discarded and overlooked. Émilie Trahan works in explosive botanical abstraction, building dense layered surfaces that pulse with color and organic energy. Lenny van Eijk‘s large-scale abstract textiles command space with bold biomorphic forms, while Carol Paik works with repurposed textiles and found materials, finding unexpected tension between the domestic and the cosmic.

Together the six artists make a compelling case that textiles have been long underestimated in the contemporary art conversation. Vital Forms is an exhibition that rewards both close looking and a step back.

Exhibition Details
Show: Vital Forms
Artists: Sandra Giunta, Susan Else, Sherri Lipman McCauley, Émilie Trahan, Lenny van Eijk, Carol Paik
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 3–5 pm
On View: June 2–27, 2026
Venue: Textile Art Gallery NYC | 529 West 20th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–6 pm
Website: textileartnyc.com