Expanded Textiles
Expanded Textiles is a group exhbition investigating contemporary textile and fibre practices beyond their conventional boundaries, reflecting the growing intersection of sustainability, environmental awareness and contemporary textile and bio-textile art.
Exhibiting artists: Nqa Blayed, Jane Bodnaruk, Julia Boros, Sadhbha Cockburn, Elizabeth Day, Ellen Ferrier, Joanna Fowles, Kath Fries, Agnieszka Golda, Sylvia Griffin, Cecilia Heffer, Waihan Lee, Madeline McGregor, Julie Paterson, Sue Pedley, Catriona Pollard, Venessa Possum, Rhonda Pryor, Jane Richens.
Curators: Kath Fries & Sylvia Griffin. Exhibition assistant: Annie Lu.
Expanded Textiles: 5 – 27 Sept 2026
Articulate Project Space: 497 Parramatta Road, Leichhardt NSW 2040
Gallery hours: Friday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm
Public Program
Opening Drinks with the artists and curators: 3-5pm Saturday 5th Sept
Workshop: ‘Stitch-in’ with Julie Paterson: 12-2pm Sunday 6th Sept. Bookings essential.
Workshop: ‘Plant Portals’ with Joanna Fowles: DIY kits available during the exhibition.
Artists Talks: 2pm Sunday afternoons during the exhibition –
6/9/26 Jane Bodnaruk, Ellen Ferrier, Agnieszka Golda, Julie Paterson, Waihan Lee
13/9/26 Sadhbha Cockburn, Joanna Fowles, Jane Richens, Sylvia Griffin, Nqa Blayed.
20/9/26 Rhonda Pryor, Kath Fries, Madeline McGregor
27/9/26 Julia Boros, Catriona Pollard, Sue Pedley, Cecilia Heffer
Closing Drinks with the artists and curators: 3-5pm Sunday 27th Sept