About the Exhibition
Wence and Sandra Martinez
Woven Together
Past Exhibition
August 6–November 13, 2016
MOWA | West Bend
About the Exhibition
August 6–November 13
State Gallery
Born in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, a village famous for its woven rugs and tapestries, Wence Martinez learned the family textile trade as a young boy and then attended the Taller Nacional de Tapiz (National School of Tapestry) in Mexico City. In 1988, Wisconsin artist Sandra Hackbarth serendipitously commissioned him to transform her artwork into a tapestry. The project spurred a remarkable thirty-year collaboration that marries traditional textiles with modern design.
Image: Wence and Sandra Martinez, Flechas Terra, 2014 (detail)