iWhere to see Sheila Hicks now
Born 1934
Sheila Hicks is an American artist and a pioneering figure in fiber art. Across six decades, she expanded textile practice from small hand-woven works to monumental hanging columns of vibrant fibers that occupy architectural space. Her work crosses the boundaries between art, architecture and site-responsive installation.
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iPAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea
Project Room - Sheila Hicks / Piero Dorazio. Interlacing Colours
17 November 2026 – 14 February 2027
Archival show on Hicks's 1960 Milan meeting with Piero Dorazio: three Dorazio paintings from 1960, a site-specific tribute and Hicks works he inspired.
iPAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea
Sheila Hicks - In the thread of love
17 November 2026 – 14 February 2027
Italy's first retrospective of Sheila Hicks: 200+ fibre works on identity, feminism and colour, curated by Diego Sileo.
Museums with work by Sheila Hicks
Works in a museum's collection are not always on display.
Image credits
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- Sheila HicksW. Punt for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Project Room - Sheila Hicks / Piero Dorazio. Interlacing ColoursCourtesy of PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea
- Sheila Hicks - In the thread of loveCourtesy of PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea