JOAN & WALTER
MONDALE GALLERI
UPCOMING EXHIBIT
Follow the thread of memory in a reflection woven through fiber and form.
TRÅDAR/ THREADS
an Exhibition by Amy Sands
THU 05.15 – SUN 07.06
Original photo: Susan_Jackman | Getty Images
IN HER
WORDS
Amy Sands | Original photo:
@bygretchen on Instagram
THE STORY BEHIND:
TRÅDAR/ THREADS
In this exhibition, I have created new artworks reimagined with inspiration from the textile collection of the Osterøy Museum, combined with historical photographs from the Tekstilindustreet Museum.
These works developed out of years of research exploring handwork from my personal collection of handmade textiles, passed down through my family heritage in Minneapolis, MN. That journey expanded through further exploration with the collections of Scandinavian museums.
With a special focus on women’s work, this exhibit draws meaning from the word thread—both as a literal material and as a powerful symbol of cultural heritage and family lineage.
— Amy Sands
Join Amy on her artistic journey at:
@printmaker on Instagram
THE BUNAD SERIES
Inspired by her first journey to Norway on Constitution Day, Sands’ Bunad series reflects on the legacy of Norwegian folk dress and handcraft. Drawing from her documentation of bunad textiles at the Osterøy Museum, she creates black-and-white photogravure prints that emphasize wear, detail, and lived history. Through subtle embroidery and beading, she reanimates each piece—revealing the human stories stitched into every thread.
THE PORTAL SERIES
A tribute to the hands behind the loom, Portal merges historical photographs from Norway’s Tekstilindustreet Museum with lace patterns from the Osterøy Museum. Sands transforms archival imagery into immersive, fisheye perspectives, embellished with hand-drawn borders, embroidery, and beading. The result is a poetic homage to women’s labor—at once intimate and industrious—that carried generations through change, tradition, and survival.
Original photo: photocluster
JOAN AND WALTER
MONDALE GALLERI
General Admission: $5
Norway House Members: Free
(excludes Gingerbread Wonderland)
Free to all during Hygge Happy Hour
(Thursdays, 4PM–8PM)
