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Thu 03 Sept
|St John's College, Kendrew Barn Gallerie
Critical Threads Exhibition
Sixteen ESEA artists show contemporary textile work for East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month, from embroidery and quilting to sculptural fibre pieces. Free entry at St John's College, Oxford, with a launch party on 3 September. Organised by Daisy J. Hung and funded by besea.n.
Time & Location
03 Sept 2026, 17:30 – 13 Sept 2026, 17:00
St John's College, Kendrew Barn Gallerie, St Giles, London WC2H 9AU, UK
About the event
C R I T I C A L T H R E A D S
contemporary textile art exhibition
celebrating East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month
3-13 September 2026
St John’s College, Kendrew Barn Exhibition and Studio Galleries, Oxford
Free entry
Launch event: 3 September, 5:30-7pm.
Exhibition opening times:
4th - 5th September: 12-5pm
10th -13th September: 12-5pm
For East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month in September, 16 talented artists come together to showcase evocative textile-based artworks that materialise cultural identities and memories, telling powerful stories of migration, language, climate change, food and family. Individual creativity coalesces into a collective call for recognition, marking a refusal to be overlooked, and transforming textile art into a communal statement of care and renewal.
Artists
Kim Sacay Chin, Youngye Cho, Maggie Chun, Yunqi Huang, Daisy J. Hung, Seeun Kim, Little Egg Crafts, Mei Lock, Sue Man, Megumi Ohata, Cassy Oliphant, Sanandha Prabu, Eileen Pun, Anushka Tay, Lian Wilson, Lisha Zhong
Organised by Daisy J. Hung, author of I am Not a Tourist
Funded by besea.n
Note: the galleries will be closed during St Giles’ Fair from 7-8 September.
Questions? Contact eseatextileart@gmail.com
Find out more info or book your tickets on https://www.daisyjhung.com/art
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