The Vault Gallery in Cambria, California, has announced its representation of textile artist Lori Shocket. Shocket, who studied graphic design and advertising at Art Center College of Design and worked as an art director and creative director, creates mixed-media textile works through an entirely hand-stitched process. Her art has been displayed in museums and collections including the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and the Jewish Museum of Baltimore, and she recently won Best of Show among 250 exhibitors at the Beverly Hills Art Show for a series of abstract textile painting collages.
This representation matters because it brings attention to a textile artist whose work engages with underserved and marginalized communities, highlighting the growing recognition of fiber and textile art within the fine art world. The Vault Gallery, a long-standing venue on California's Central Coast, is expanding its roster to include Shocket's hand-stitched works, which art critic Peter Frank has described as "banners of and for every and all humans."