Surface, Structure, String

Hudson Valley Textile Art Now

May 8 - July 12, 2026

Portia Munson, ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ, ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ, 2025, found figurines, string, thread, rope and wire support

Curated by Richard Saja
Opening Reception:
Friday, May 8, 2026 from 5-7 PM

Artist Talk:
Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 11 AM
With Richard Saja, art critic Matt Moment, and Stella Yoon, Executive Director of CREATE Council on the Arts
Free, reservations recommended

Surface, Structure, String celebrates the remarkable diversity of textile practices throughout our region. Featuring hand-dyed fabrics, conceptual embroidery, fiber-based sculpture, and immersive large-scale installations, this exhibition honors longstanding textile traditions while spotlighting artists who are redefining the medium as conceptually rigorous, socially engaged, and deeply connected to place.

The exhibition features work by:

Paolo Arao
Margot Becker
Melissa Dadourian
John DeSousa
Erika deVries
Christine Domanic
Matthew Gilbert
Hilary Gluck
Jessica Goehring
Valerie Hammond
Kat Howard
Ellen Jouret-Epstein
Laleh Khorramian
Jessica Ludwicki
Maeve McCool
Will McLeod
Portia Munson
Courtney Puckett
Padma Rajendran
Claudia Renfro
Richard Saja
Katharine Umsted
Becca Van K
Hanna Washburn


Hudson Hall thanks its Warren St. business neighbor Hudson Wine Merchants for generously donating wine to the opening reception of this exhibition.


Hudson Hallโ€™s programs are made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.


This project has been supported by a grant from the Fund for Columbia County, a fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

Additional support for Hudson Hall Community Art Programs include The Dyson Foundation, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation, Childrenโ€™s Foundation of Columbia County, and the Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts