In the exhibition, Ragna Fróða invites us into an alluring world of patterns, colours, forms and textures. Her visual language is at once familiar and foreign, nostalgic and new. The starting point for the works in the exhibition is a series of ink drawings created in a state of flow, in direct dialogue between the subconscious and the hand. Through a multi-layered process, the uninhibited line of the drawing is transformed into digitally embroidered works that exist on the threshold between the abstract and the figurative. Ragna’s work centres on the creative process itself – the interplay of colour, texture and the narratives embedded in the patterns and symbols of textiles. By combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary technology, Ragna seeks to expand the boundaries of craft, textile design and visual art.

Ragna Fróða (b. 1970) is an Icelandic artist, curator and educator. Ragna studied fashion and textile design in Paris in 1992-1995 and later attended the textile department of the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts in 1996-1998. She has worked extensively abroad and, over the past fifteen years, has lived alternately in New York, Berlin and Reykjavík, engaging in a wide range of projects related to art and design. For many years, she served as Head of the Textile Department at the Reykjavík School of Visual Arts and as Chair of the Icelandic Textile Association. In recent years, she has been based in New York, where she runs her own studio alongside her role as Executive Director of Edelkoort Inc. and New York Textile Month. She has received numerous grants in recognition of her work and contributions to art and culture. Her work has been exhibited in Iceland, across Europe and in the United States.