Works by Salley Mavorival

September 9 through December 31, 2025

“My aim is to create universal and playful narratives that offer people of all ages a way to experience the brilliance of nature.”

–Salley Mavor

This exhibition is a unique opportunity to take in the exceptional detail and 3-dimentional quality of Salley Mavor’s bas-relief embroideries. It consists of a wide selection of seasonal landscapes that capture the wonder and magic of the natural world. Rarely seen early works on loan from private collections are included, as well as recent pieces, including her Four Seasons series.

The award-winning artist has spent four decades developing her signature style and working methods, carving out her own niche within the children’s book world and the fiber art community. Seeing her artwork up close is like being immersed in an enchanting miniature world full of characters, props, and scenery, all created by hand with stitching, fabric, beads, wire, and found objects.

On view are framed tableaus, original picture book illustrations, and sculptural objects from the past 40 years, including dioramas inhabited by wee folk characters set up in display cases.