Rabbit Hole [installation], DIFC Art Night, Dubai, 2019, Nedaa Elias

SDA Exhibits

Surface Design Association hosts exhibits throughout the year:

  • Annual Juried Member show
  • Annual Exhibition in Print – juried for the Surface Design Journal
  • Premium Member Exhibit – online exhibit juried from the Premium Member Gallery
  • Student Exhibits: Future Tense and Outstanding Student Award
  • Regional Exhibits organized and hosted by local regional group

Please use the following links to explore Calls for Entry, Current Exhibits and Past Exhibits. Interested in seeing artwork by our members? Visit the Premium Member Gallery.

Current Exhibits
Life Lines
Selections Exhibit
November 1, 2023 — January 1, 2024

Calls For Entry
The Dairy Barn Arts Center's O’Bleness Gallery Solo Show
Solo Show Open Call
August 15 — November 30, 2023

Past Exhibits - 2023
Safekeeping
Juried Member Exhibit
June 2 — July 23, 2023
Afterlives
Selections Exhibit
May — August 2023
2023 Outstanding Students
Student Exhibit
July — September 2023
(EM)power (EM)brace (EM)body
Selections Exhibit
November 2022 — February 2023
Forecast // Recast
SDA Juried Member Exhibition
December 6, 2023 — January 27, 2024
Future Tense 2023
February 23 — April 23, 2023

Past Exhibits - 2022
Being With
Premium Member Exhibit
January — April 2022
Current Threads 2022
Vancouver Island Surface Design Association (VISDA), British Columbia and Yukon Regional Exhibition
June 2 — 30, 2022
Traditions Evolve
Northern California Regional Exhibition
August — December, 2022
Outstanding Students 2022
Student Exhibit
2022
Future Tense 2022
June — September, 2022
SDA Southwest Regional Exhibition
September 30 — November 13, 2022
The Fusion of Fiber Arts, Fashion, & Design
Exhibition in Print
Fall 2022 Journal

Past Exhibits – 2021
The Bones of Building
Premium Member Exhibit
April - July 2021
2021 Exhibition in Print
Annual Exhibition in Print
Fall 2021
EARTH MATTERS
Annual Juried Member Show
September - October 2021
Future Tense 2021
Student Exhibit
June - July 2021
Outstanding Students
Student Exhibit
International Fiber Arts X
July 31, 2021
Beyond Boundaries
EU/UK Regional Exhibit
May - August 2021
Surfacing - Washington Regional Online Exhibition
Washington Regional Exhibit
October - November 2021
Tension: Process in the Making
New Hampshire Regional Exhibit
Dreaming of the Future
New Zealand Regional Exhibit
Hidden Messages: Old & New
Vermont Regional Exhibit

Past Exhibits - 2020
Current Threads
Premium Member Exhibit
February — May 2020
Archive
Premium Member Exhibit
July — November 2020
Below, Through, Above, & Beyond the Datum Level
Premium Member Exhibit
November 2020 — January 2021
Mandatory Color
Annual Juried Member Show
November — December 2020
2020 Outstanding Student Award
Student Exhibit
2020
Future Tense 2020
Student Exhibit
August — October 2020
Devotion: Sewing the Sacred
Exhibition in Print
2020
Threaded: Contemporary Fiber in New England
New England Regional Exhibit
February — March 2020

Past Exhibits 2016 – 2019
Embodiment
Premium Member Exhibit
March — June 2019
Home:Holding On & Letting Go
Premium Member Exhibit
August — October 2019
Beyond the Surface
Annual Juried Member Show
September 20 — October 23, 2019
Small Works 2019
October 1 — December 15, 2019
Soft Borders
Exhibition in Print
2019
Future Tense 2019
Student Exhibit
September 6 — October 11, 2019
Order/Chaos
Premium Member Exhibit
August — October 2018
Pattern
Premium Member Exhibit
April — June 2018
The Art of Labor
Annual Juried Member Show
July 22 — October 14, 2018
Future Tense 2018
Student Exhibit
November 5 — 29, 2018
Future Tense 2017
Student Exhibit
August 1 — August 26, 2017
A Space to Enter
July 6 — August 6, 2017
Fiber Arts VIII
July 28 — September 3, 2017
Crafting Community
Exhibition in Print
2016
Shifting Landscapes
Annual Juried Member Show
2016 — 2017
Transgressing Traditions
Annual Juried Member Show
June 3 — August 21, 2016
SDA at 40
Small Works Exhibit
2016