by Amy Meissner at the Anchorage Museum
On display until August 26
Artist Amy Meissner explores domesticity and motherhood. She describes herself as a memoirist, whose preferred medium is textiles and preferred language is the stitch. Her materials are vintage, discarded or found linens used to shape a narrative or myth for each artwork.
Amy Meissner has shown her work internationally, most recently in Karachi, Pakistan, with work in the permanent collection at the Anchorage Museum and commissioned public art installed in three Alaska libraries. Her background is in clothing design, children's book illustration and creative writing.
These pieces need to be seen to appreciate the creativity of a current artist respecting the history of our mothers and grandmothers. This show honors the traditional while incorporating the dimensionality of contemporary installations. It is well worth a visit this summer. (P.S. the other exhibits are very amazing also)