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25 of 2025: 5 Groundbreaking Fiber Artists You Need to Know

Artnet News profiles five groundbreaking fiber artists as part of its "25 of 2025" series, highlighting Diedrick Brackens and Melissa Joseph among them. Brackens, born in 1989, has seen his textile works exhibited at major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, and LACMA, with a solo show "the shape of survival" at the SCAD Museum of Art and a U.K. debut at the Holburne Museum in 2025. Melissa Joseph, who only began working with felt in 2020, has rapidly gained attention through solo exhibitions and major public commissions, including a 2024 installation at Rockefeller Center and the 2025 UOVO Prize-winning work "Tender" at the Brooklyn Museum.

Fairfield University Art Museum Exhibition to Commemorate 250th Anniversary of the U.S., Opens Jan. 23

Fairfield University Art Museum will open a major loan exhibition titled "For Which It Stands…" on January 23, 2026, running through July 25, 2026, as part of the university's commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. The exhibition features over 70 works by diverse artists from the early 20th century to the present day, all centered on depictions of the American flag, including pieces by Jasper Johns, Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Shepard Fairey, Julie Mehretu, Childe Hassam, and a new textile sculpture by Maria de Los Angeles commissioned for the show. Works are lent by private collectors, artists, galleries, and institutions such as the Delaware Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, and the Gordon Parks Foundation.

art dominique fung high line commission

Dominique Fung, a 38-year-old artist known for painting and sculpture, created her first site-specific outdoor performance piece, "A Leaf's Pilgrimage," for the High Line in New York in early September 2025. The three-day performance traced the life of a tea leaf through scenes of growth, withering, and packaging, led by a guide from the ancient past and a present-day assistant. Fung, who has previously created large-scale murals for Rockefeller Center and installations for the Armory Show, will debut new paintings at Massimo de Carlo in Paris in January.

Art in Focus: New Public Exhibit by Julia Chiang Presented by Art Production Fund

Julia Chiang has unveiled a new public art exhibition titled "This Way That Way, Here" at Rockefeller Center in New York City, presented by Art Production Fund as part of the Art in Focus series. The show features a trio of glass cases with 18 glazed ceramic vessels at 45 Rockefeller Plaza, a diorama-like window display at 10 Rockefeller Plaza created through a children's workshop called Art Sundae, murals throughout the campus reproducing excerpts from Chiang's 2021–2025 works, and a 125-foot mural on the Rink Level. The exhibition runs through the end of October and includes paintings and ceramics that explore themes of the human body and natural phenomena.

4 artistes sami, peuple autochtone d’Europe du Nord, à découvrir avant tout le monde

Four Sámi artists, representing the Indigenous people of Northern Europe, are being highlighted in Finnish museums as Oulu, the European Capital of Culture, hosts exhibitions showcasing their work. The article introduces these artists and their practices, emphasizing their unique perspectives rooted in Sámi culture and traditions.