Neda Al-Hilali

Neda Al-Hilali
Neda Al-Hilali at "Sculpture in Fiber" exhibition, 1972
Born	1938 Cheb, Czechoslovakia
Died	September 2025 aged 86
Known for	Fiber art

Neda Al-Hilali (1938 - 2025) was an American fiber artist.

Biography

Al-Hilali was born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia and has lived in Bavaria Germany, Baghdad Iraq, ^[1] Houston TX. and Los Angeles CA. She moved to southern California in 1962. She trained as an artist in Europe, and extensively at the University of California Los Angeles. ^[2]

Her early works in the 1960s consisted of flat weavings and knotted hangings. These were followed by large, room-filling installations and a series of outdoor installations including giant brown-paper "Tongues" installed on Venice beach. ^{[2] [3]}

Al-Hilali has described her work as "foot tracks of prolonged attention and energy," as each requires many hours of intensive handiwork. ^{[1] [2]}

Her work is in the collections of various museums, including the Renwick Gallery, ^[4] Museum of Arts and Design, ^[5] Utah Museum of Fine Arts, ^[6] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Her papers are at the Archives of American Art. ^[7]

Exhibitions

• 1971-72 Deliberate Entanglements: An Exhibition of Fabric Forms, UCLA Art Galleries ^[3]
• 1985 Neda Alhilali: selected works, 1968-1985, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park
• 1985, Fiberworks: an invitational exhibit of contemporary fiberworks, University of Texas at El Paso Department of Art
• 1985 Artists Select Artists, Modern Master Tapestries. ^[8]
• 1986 Legends in fiber, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa
• 1988 Current works in fiber, Georgia State University Art Gallery ^[9]
• 2024–2025 Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women, Smithsonian American Art Museum

References

1. Kieffer, Susan Mowery, ed. (2004). Fiberarts design book (1st ed.). New York: Lark Books. pp. 2–3, 11. ISBN   1579905218. OCLC   53178302.
2. Muchnic, Suzanne (May 2, 1985). "Art Review : Alhilali Is Elevating Fiber Art". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
3. "Rope Art: A New Form Fit to Be Tied". LIFE magazine. December 1, 1972. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
4. "Granadias, 1984". Search Collections. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
5. "Amazi, 1984". Museum of Arts and Design. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
6. "Neda Al Hilali". Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
7. "Neda Al-Hilali papers, 1960-1995". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
8. Betty Freudenheim (October 24, 1985). "Intergenerational Fiber Arts Show". The New York Times.
9. Cook, Lia; Itter, Diane; Knodel, Gerhardt; Seelig, Warren; Spear, Shikego; Al-Hilali, Neda; Bassler, James W (1988). Current works in fiber: Neda Al-Hilali ... [et al. Atlanta, Ga.: Georgia State University Art Gallery. OCLC   48472494.

External links

• Oral history interview with Neda Al-Hilali, 2006 July 18-19, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
• Neda Al-Hilali papers, 1960-1995, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
• Artworks by Neda Al-Hilali, American Craft Council Library Digital Collections
• "Al-Hilali, Neda", Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS)
• Artworks by Neda Al-Hilali at the Washington State Arts Commission
• Judith Kitchen (1996). In short: a collection of brief creative nonfiction . W. W. Norton & Company. p.  77. ISBN   978-0-393-03960-3. Neda Al-Hilali.
• Neda AlHilali - Smithsonian American Art Museum