A contemplative textile exhibition gently explores grief, environmental stewardship, and human connection
November 4, 2025
Minneapolis—The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is pleased to present “Amy Usdin: After All,” an immersive textile exhibition, as part of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP). Through handwoven sculptures, loom-woven objects, and net-based installations, artist Amy Usdin threads memory, place, and emotion into a narrative that is both intimate and expansive. Usdin uses fiber as a vehicle to reflect on the interconnectedness of humans and the land—and the care required to sustain both.
On view from November 22, 2025, through February 22, 2026, in the U.S. Bank Gallery, the exhibition is free and open to the public.
“Amy Usdin: After All” will feature 17 works, including new pieces created during recent residencies in Cleveland and Chicago. At the center of the exhibition is a hanging panel installation inspired by Dead Horse Bay in Brooklyn, New York, a site where the detritus of a mid-century landfill surfaces with each tide. Loom-woven objects echo these forms, offering tactile expressions of displaced lives and disrupted histories.
Personal narrative and ecological reflection converge at the center of the exhibition, with four new works. Mother/Earth is a sculptural centerpiece inspired by the artist’s grief following her mother’s death and a restorative artist residency in Iceland. Usdin found solace and inspiration during her international residencies and travels, which also informed three wall-mounted weavings.
After All portrays a decaying Portuguese forest floor illuminated by rays of light, echoing the beauty and hope the artist experienced in that moment. In the Falling explores the delicate sheet moss that tumbles from sheer Icelandic cliffs, burdened by the weight of water and gravity. The In-Between, created in Italy, emphasizes the importance of being present in the moment, reminding us that we may miss the world around us if we are not fully engaged.
These works, along with others throughout the gallery, consider the body as landscape and vice versa, prompting viewers to reflect on what is inevitable and what is imposed.
Other featured works include Passages, a series of digitally woven textiles inspired by anthropomorphic patterns discovered in an airport floor during reconstruction—here, airports, as human-built landscapes, offer an alternate, image-based point of shared humanity.
“Amy Usdin’s work transforms fiber into a language of reflection,” says Nicole Soukup, MAEP supervisor. “Usdin’s practice elevates textile traditions while confronting contemporary anxieties—economic, ecological, and emotional. Her exhibition invites visitors to slow down, to sit with loss, and to imagine a practice of care—not just for one another, but for the environments that sustain us.”
Mia Exhibition Details
- Exhibition Title: “Amy Usdin: After All”
- Dates: November 22, 2025–February 22, 2026
- Location: U.S. Bank Gallery
- Cost: Free
For more information on this and other upcoming exhibitions, visit www.artsmia.org.
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About the Artist
Amy Usdin is a Minneapolis-based artist who began her studio practice in 2018 after a career as an art director. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Usdin has shown widely in contemporary craft and fiber exhibitions. Her honors include multiple Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grants and fellowships from both the Minneapolis College of Art and Design–Jerome Foundation and Jerome Foundation.
About the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP)
The Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program (MAEP) is an artist-led program at Mia. Founded in 1975 as a yearlong partnership between the museum and regional artists, it has become a unique, ongoing relationship lasting 50 years. Today, the MAEP presents exhibitions in the 2,500-square-foot U.S. Bank Gallery. Support for MAEP is provided by RBC Wealth Management.
About the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Home to more than 100,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) inspires wonder, spurs creativity, and nourishes the imagination. With extraordinary exhibitions and one of the finest art collections in the country—from all corners of the globe, from ancient to contemporary—Mia links the past to the present, enables global conversations, and offers an exceptional setting for inspiration. Learn more about Mia in our latest Impact Report.
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