Tag: Miami Fiber Triennial 2026

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Extended in Miami

I’m excited to share that I’ve been invited to extend my installation Polyurethane Paradise: Rainforest Rhapsody in the Miami Fiber Triennial: Weathered Structures. My work will remain on view through the end of 2026.

Miami Fiber Triennial: Weathered Structures
Extended through: December 31, 2026
Location: 5900 NW 74th Avenue, Miami, FL 33166

Presented as part of Threading the City: America250, with support from the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Division of Arts and Culture through a National Endowment for the Arts grant.

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Current and Upcoming Exhibitions: From Miami to St. Croix

This season, my work moves between Miami, St. Croix, and an international online gathering exploring material, memory, landscape, connection, and the invisible forces that shape our lives.

Miami Fiber Triennial: Weathered Structures

I’m pleased to share that my installation in the Miami Fiber Triennial has been extended through the end of the year.

Presented as part of Threading the City: America250, the exhibition brings together fiber-based works that speak to endurance, transformation, and the stories held within materials.

On view through December 31, 2026
5900 NW 74th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33166

Sponsored by the Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Office and the Florida Arts and Culture National Endowment for the Arts Grant.

Bridges

Now on view at Cane Roots Art Gallery, Bridges explores connection—between people, places, histories, and ways of seeing.

I’m especially excited to have this exhibition active in St. Croix as I prepare for my upcoming solo show, The Offering, in the same gallery.

July 17–October 16, 2026
Cane Roots Art Gallery
24 Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix

Hypnosis: Beyond Science and Magic

On October 17, I will present a live weaving performance during the Hypnosis: Beyond Science and Magic panel at the Bridging the Invisible Conference.

The performance considers weaving as a focused, repetitive, and embodied practice—one capable of shifting attention and creating space for reflection, connection, and transformation.

Live Online Performance: October 17, 2026, 9:00–10:20 a.m. EST
Conference: October 15–17, 2026
Hosted online by UNC Charlotte

Learn more about Bridging the Invisible

The Offering

My solo exhibition, The Offering, explores the evolving relationship between artist, landscape, and community through work created from materials the land has already released.

Fallen palm fronds, weathered sticks, seed pods, chaney, and rope washed ashore become collaborators rather than resources. Each carries the marks of wind, salt, drought, and time.

At the center of the exhibition is a simple question:

What does the land offer, and what do I owe it in return?

Rather than presenting finished artworks alone, The Offering will unfold through sculpture, guided Field Studies, artist talks, and community participation. Visitors are invited not only to view the work, but to practice attention and witness new work emerge through shared acts of noticing.

November 19, 2026–January 9, 2027
Cane Roots Art Gallery
24 Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix

Exhibition Programs

  • Opening Reception: November 19, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
  • Field Study: November 21 at 9:00 a.m.
  • Field Study: December 5 at 9:00 a.m.
  • Artist Talk: December 5, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
  • Artist Talk: December 11, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
  • Field Study: December 12 at 9:00 a.m.
  • Art Thursday: December 17, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
  • Artist Talk: December 18, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
  • Field Study: December 19 at 9:00 a.m.
  • Field Study: January 9 at 9:00 a.m.
  • Closing Reception: January 9, 4:00–6:00 p.m.

I look forward to sharing this evolving season of work and to meeting you in Miami, online, or here in St. Croix.

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Last Chance, Miami…

If you’re in Miami, there’s still time to catch Weathered Structures, part of the Miami Fiber Triennial, before the exhibition closes on July 23.

I’m honored to have my work included in Threading the City: America250, alongside an incredible group of fiber artists. The exhibition is sponsored by the Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Office and the Florida Arts & Culture National Endowment for the Arts Grant.

Exhibition Dates: June 11 – July 23, 2026
Location: 5900 NW 74th Ave, Miami, FL 33166

I won’t be able to make it to Miami before the show closes, so I’m asking for a small favor.

If you visit, I’d love to see the exhibition through your eyes. Take a few photos of my work (or your favorite pieces), tag me on social media or send them my way. Seeing where my work lands and how people experience it is one of the great joys of being an artist.

If you go, let me know what caught your attention. I always love hearing what you see.

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Weathered Structures at the Miami Fiber Triennial 2026

Theda Sandiford Polyurethane Paradise: Rainforest Rhapsody Woven bottlecaps vines on blue and white polyurethane rope and paracord draped on rolling Z rack 79 x 12 x 72 in 2023

I’m honored to share that my work has been included in Weathered Structures, part of the inaugural Miami Fiber Triennial 2026 at Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA) in Miami, Florida. The exhibition opens on Thursday, June 11, 2026, with an Opening Reception from 6–9pm, and remains on view through July 24, 2026.

Weathered Structures brings together artists whose outdoor fiber works engage the body, the environment, public space, and the shifting conditions of weather and time. Through suspended forms, woven interventions, and repurposed materials, the exhibition considers how textile practices transform when exposed to the elements.

I’m especially grateful to be included alongside such thoughtful artists and within a city where I continue building connections, visibility, and community around my work. Miami has long felt like an important cultural crossroads for conversations around diaspora, materiality, climate, and layered histories, themes deeply connected to my practice.

My installation, Polyurethane Paradise: Rainforest Rhapsody, was inspired by the lush vegetation surrounding my rainforest home in St. Croix, USVI. Using woven single-use bottle caps, I created sprawling vines and floral forms that reflect the vibrant colors and tangled beauty of heliconias, orchids, and Birds of Paradise.

This moment feels especially meaningful. To participate in the first Miami Fiber Triennial and to have my work included in an outdoor exhibition centered around environmental response and transformation is both humbling and affirming.

Thank you to the Fiber Artists Miami Association (FAMA), MIFA, curator Pamela Solares, juror Sophie Bonet, and everyone helping bring this ambitious project to life.