Liz Collins: Motherloade

Book cover – Liz Collins: Motherloade (2025)

Liz Collins: Motherlode
July 19, 2025 – January 11, 2026
at RISD Museum, Rhode Island, USA

Liz Collins: Motherlode celebrates the richly varied career and work of the New York-based Queer feminist artist known for her bold abstract patterns, inventive use of materials, and radical experiments with fiber. Over the past three decades, Collins (b. 1968) has excavated deep below the surface of established ways of making, bringing to light eye-dazzling creations that disrupt the boundaries between art, design, and craft.

The exhibition is accompanied by the monograph:

Liz Collins: Motherlode
Edited by Kate Irvin
With Contributions by Octavia Bürgel, Zoe Latta, and Eileen Myles
With Essays by Glenn Adamson, Julia Bryan-Wilson, and Kate Irvin
Queer feminism, fine art, and fashion: the fascinating dynamic textile world of Liz Collins.

This groundbreaking volume positions Liz Collins as a singular figure who not only synthesizes fine art, craft, and fashion and textile design, but also fiercely advocates for queer and feminist politics. This book complements the first major survey of the artist’s work in an American museum.