Marya Lowe "Peeper Season" (detail), 2017

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.

Calls For Entry

Traditions Evolve
Northern California Regional Exhibition Call for Entry

Current Exhibits

Future Tense 2022
June - September 2022
Current Threads 2022
Vancouver Island Surface Design Association (VISDA), British Columbia and Yukon Regional Exhibition
June 02 - 30, 2022

Past Exhibits - 2022

Being With
Premium Member Exhibit
January - April 2022

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
EARTH MATTERS
Annual Juried Member Show
September - October 2021
Future Tense 2021
Student Exhibit
June - July 2021
Beyond Boundaries
EU/UK Regional Exhibit
May - August 2021
Surfacing - Washington Regional Online Exhibition
Washington Regional Exhibit
October - November 2021
New Hampshire Regional Exhibition - Tension
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
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
Crescent City Blues (detail) by Taylor Painter-Wolfe
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 logo
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
2016/17
Transgressing Traditions
Annual Juried Member Show
June 3 – August 21, 2016
SDA at 40
Small Works Exhibit
2016