74 1/4 x 81 1/8 x 2 in (188.6 x 206.1 x 5.1 cm) framed
Inman Gallery is pleased to present BLUE, a solo exhibition by Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson, on view November 7, 2026–January 9, 2027. Please join us for an opening reception on Friday, November 6 from 5:00–7:00pm. An artist talk between Jónsson and Elizabeth Essner, Associate Curator of Craft at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will take place the following day on Saturday, November 7 at 1:00pm.
Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson (b. 1963 in Reykjavík, Iceland) creates woven paintings capturing the natural phenomena and evolving landscape of her native Iceland. Jónsson spends a significant part of each year in her native country, observing her surroundings and collecting imagery. Her chosen source material is often photographic, but she also engages in a regular practice of painting watercolors of her country’s dynamic and extreme landscape.
Returning to her studio in Cleveland, Ohio, Jónsson references the imagery she has collected for her final compositions, meticulously painting onto silk. Her hand-painted warp threads are woven with their horizontal weft counterparts to produce vibrant and visually shifting scenes. Existing in the space between painting and textile-making, Jónsson blurs the boundaries of both to create evocative abstractions that explore color, memory, and the wonderous awe of the natural world.
BLUE is Jónsson's first exhibition with Inman Gallery.
Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson (American, b. 1963 in Reykjavík, Iceland) lives and works between Reykjavík, Iceland, and Cleveland, OH. She received an MFA in 1995, and a BFA in 1991 from Kent State University. Upcoming and recent solo exhibitions include Inman Gallery (Houston, TX), ANDREW RAFACZ (Chicago, IL), Kent State University (Kent, OH), Tibor de Nagy Gallery (New York, NY), The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (Charlotte, NC), Abattoir Gallery (Cleveland, OH), Frederic R. Weisman Museum of Art (Malibu, CA), Hafnarborg (Hafnarfjörður, Iceland), and Reykjavík Art Museum (Reykjavik, Iceland). Recent group exhibitions include Tibor de Nagy (Miami Beach, FL), Scandinavian House (New York, NY), Uppsala konstmuseum (Uppsala, Sweden), Wasserman Projects (Detroit, MI), Kent State University (Kent, OH), Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (Little Rock, AK), Tibor De Nagy (New York, NY), Central Museum of Textile (Lodz, Poland), and The Rose Art Museum (curated by Katy Siegel) at Brandeis University (Waltham, MA). Her work has been written about in NewCity Art, The New York Times, Hyperallergic, SCAN Magazine, The Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, and The New Yorker, amongst many others. Her work is included in numerous private and public collections.