Armoring

The Kranzberg Gallery presents a new exhibition, Armoring, by Greta Coalier, on display from April 24 through August 2, with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 24. Armoring is an immersive installation of fiber sculptures and paintings that reclaims textile traditions to confront the quiet violences embedded in the experience of womanhood.

Through an interplay between fiber-based forms and traditionally framed works, Armoring brings materials like bedsheets and yarn into direct dialogue with gold leaf and canvas. Techniques such as French knots, soft, light-sensitive palettes, and the repetitive rhythm of knitting expand the language of painting beyond the flat surface, elevating domestic materials as sites of meaning and value.