The second edition of the Northern Ireland Linen Biennale’s headline group exhibition, where flax and linen—whether as story, medium, or substrate—serve as the common thread across a range of fine and applied art practices.  Curated by artist and creative producer Meadhbh McIlgorm, the exhibition celebrates the slow, considered, and skilful labour of artist-makers. A theme of weaving runs through much of the work, highlighting interdependence over fragmentation: as in a weave, no thread stands alone. Instead, something is formed collectively through a series of crossovers and junctions. Weaving echoes life—our common ground, shared heritage, and collective material future are all interwoven with the politics of fibre and fabric.

Participating artists:

Helen O’Hare & Wilma Kirkpatrick, Heidi McKenzie (Canada), Zoe Gibson, Lucy Moore (RoI), Maya Todd, Jude Fenton, Margaret B. Russell (USA), Andrea Dickson, Sharon Adams, Karen Hamilton, Kathy Kirwan (RoI, Alison Pascoe, Emily McIlwaine, Claudia Rose