Interwoven: Yonnie, Samara Weaver, Tish Williams

Group Exhibition

Curated by John William Gallery’s Emerging Curators, Jillian Pini and Sasha-Kay Thompson

October 4 – December 19, 2024

John William Gallery is pleased to announce the fourth Emerging Curatorial Platform exhibition, Interwoven: Yonnie, Samara Weaver, and Tish Williams, curated by Jillian Pini and Sasha-Kay Thompson.

Interwoven is a group exhibition featuring the intriguing textile works of Yonnie, Samara Weaver, and Tish Williams. Using various textile mediums, including yarn, cloth, and felt, their pieces tell the story of the complex woof and weft that connects us all. This exhibition highlights each artist’s unique interpretation of this connection.

The three artists boast distinctive styles that come together and play with one another to form a genuinely affecting exhibition. Yonnie’s expressive pieces highlight individuality and self-exploration using fabrics, yarn, and photographs. Samara Weaver uses hand-spun wool, felt, and porcelain to create gorgeous organic pieces that examine the unique properties of her materials. Tish Williams, too, uses various textile materials to uncover deeper connections between herself and the world around her. Tish finds a spiritual connection with her work and feels that the act of creating unlocks higher levels of thought. By exhibiting the three artists together, you can experience each narrative and explore the fabric of creativity.

Yonnie is a Delaware-based multimedia artist who has exhibited in a solo show, The Floating Stinging, in Wilmington, DE, and several other Wilmington-based group shows. With a Master of Architecture from the Tyler School of Art, Samara Weaver is also a Wilmington-based artist featured in several group shows at the Winterthur Museum, DE, Rockwood Museum, DE, The Delaware Contemporary Art Museum, DE, Delaware Art Museum, DE, among others. With a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Delaware, Tish Williams is also a Wilmington-based artist featured in several shows at the University of Delaware, DE, Chris White Gallery, DE, Artscape, DE, and Frederick Arts Center, MD.

The exhibition opens Friday, October 4th, 2024, from 5:30 – 8:00 PM during October Art Loop, with a curator and artist talk at 6 PM. Come and join us for light refreshments, wine, free parking, and a whole lot of fantastic art!