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The �鶹��ѡ Museum is pleased to announce its winter exhibition, “Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson: Micro/Macro,” a solo exhibition by Ohio-based artist, Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson. Consistent with the museum’s mission to showcase exceptional textile art and to inspire the next generation of artists, the exhibition includes over 30 large-scale works by �鶹��ѡalumna Jónsson. 

The exhibition is curated by Sara Hume, Ph.D. and will be open to the public from Fri., Jan. 24 through Aug. 3, 2025. A public opening reception and artist talk will be held on Thurs., Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. at the museum. 

This exhibition of the weavings of Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson is a fitting return of the artist to her Alma Mater. Jonsson received her B.F.A. and M.FA. from the textile program at the �鶹��ѡ School of Art in the 1990s. Under the mentorship of Janice Lessman-Moss, Jónsson developed her innovative technique of painting on the warp and weft. In the years since, she has continued to live and work in Cleveland. However, despite her years in the United States she still feels that her native Iceland is home. Born in Reykjavík, Jónsson regularly returns to Iceland where she finds the inspiration for her work. On these trips she takes photographs of the stunning landscape. The subjects of these photographs reflect the ephemeral beauty but also the awesome force of the Icelandic terrain. Jónsson’s work varies in scale from the intimacy of a rock or lichen to the nearly infinite expanse of nebulae in outer space. 

Once she returns to Cleveland following her travels to Iceland, she traces the photographs onto transparencies which she projects onto large paper on the wall to create a drawing. She then places the drawing below the silk threads which will serve as the warp. She wets the threads then paints them with dye. She paints the weft threads using a similar technique. The wet-on-wet process creates a diffuse quality surrounding the edges of the colors, an effect reinforced by the fact that the painting occurs before the weaving. Once the warp and weft threads are brought together through weaving on the loom, the slight misalignment of the adjacent threads enhances the softness of the edges. Jónsson creates the vibrant color palette very deliberately through the painting process, drawing inspiration from the colors of Iceland. These weavings warrant examination up close to appreciate the optical mixing of colors along the intersections of warp and weft, as well as appreciation from a distance to fully take in the scale and drama of the compositions. 

This exhibition is supported by Ken Robinson. The �鶹��ѡ Museum receives generous operating support through a sustainability grant from the Ohio Arts Council.