About this Event
The Imperfecta Gallery is proud to host Mapping the Cloth, a discussion with Sonja Dahl & Michael Hoeye that will dive into textiles from the Collection of Martha Banyas.
This event is part of Imperfecta's Inter/Dependent programming part of Portland Textile Month - PTXM2026.
Beginning in 1980 Martha Banyas bought, sold and collected the traditional textiles of Southeast Asia for more than 30 years. She visited the major markets and weaving and dying centers of every country in the region. She built a collection that includes works from Bali, Java, Sulawesi, Lombok, Borneo, Sumatra, Sarawak, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and the tribal regions of South China.
During this wondrous, intimate event, we will look at examples from her collection and Sonja Dahl & Michael Hoeye will discuss weaving and dying techniques as well as try to decipher some of the rich history of craft and culture that the pieces embody. We'll also look at how these works, these makers and these traditions influenced Martha's own work as an artist, particularly the pieces of her Valley & Shadow series which are currently in the permanent collection of the Metal Museum in Memphis.
Event detail: October 9, 4pm at the Imperfecta Gallery
The gallery is located at 809 NW Flanders st, Portland OR.
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm – EXCEPT first Wednesdays (closed) and first Thursdays (open 5-8pm only).
About the presenters
Michael Hoeye is the author of the Hermux Tantamoq Adventures, a series of children's mystery novels about a watchmaker mouse. Michael has taught in the MBA program at Maryhurst University in Portland as well as working in New York as a textile designer, stagehand, fashion photographer, photographer’s assistant, and high school teacher.
Sonja Dahl is an artist, writer and lecturer of contemporary art at the University of Oregon. She is a founding member of Craft Mystery Cult, a member of Ditch Projects artist-run space in Springfield, OR, and a continuing collaborator with Babaran Segaragunung Culture House in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sonja’s artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and her writing is published in peer-reviewed journals and printed and online arts publications.
About Imperfecta Art & Design Gallery
imperfecta is an art & design gallery focused on elevating the work and voices of women artists and minority
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