Miami International Airport has opened a new art exhibition titled "Curious Geometries" at the Gate D31 Gallery, featuring large-scale quilted artworks by local textile artist Regina Durante Jestrow. The exhibition, on view until March 9, 2026, showcases sewn compositions and free-form art quilts made from repurposed fabrics sourced from various Miami locations, including the airport itself. Jestrow employs improvisational dyeing and piecing techniques inspired by Gee's Bend quilters, Anni Albers, Rosie Lee Tompkins, and Gego, blending organic geometry with tropical color palettes to explore the relationship between craft and fine art.
This exhibition matters because it transforms a transit space into a reflective cultural encounter, connecting travelers with Miami's local material culture and textile heritage. By repurposing fabrics from the airport and surrounding community, Jestrow highlights urgent issues of textile waste while elevating quilting—often marginalized as craft—into the realm of fine art. The show also underscores a growing trend of airports commissioning site-specific art that engages with local identity and environmental concerns, making art accessible to a broad, non-traditional audience.