Miami Fiber Triennial 2026
FAMA and MIFA Announce Miami Fiber Triennial 2026, a Citywide Cultural Event Reframing Fiber as a Language of Memory, Labor, Identity, and Belonging
Presented during the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Triennial brings together exhibitions, performances, public programs, and satellite activations across Miami to explore how textile practices shape personal histories, national narratives, and collective futures.
Miami, FL — May 9, 2026 — Fiber Artists Miami Association (FAMA) and Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA) are proud to announce the Miami Fiber Triennial 2026, a citywide cultural event dedicated to the expanded field of fiber, textile, and material-based contemporary art.
Opening on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA), the Triennial’s main exhibition program will be on view through July 24, 2026. The event will activate MIFA’s galleries, performance room, printshop, outdoor spaces, and resident artist gallery while extending across Miami through satellite exhibitions and public programs at Red Thread Studios, P71, Mundo Arte Gallery, and Outer Space.
Presented in dialogue with the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Miami Fiber Triennial 2026 arrives at a moment of national reflection on civic memory, migration, labor, identity, and belonging. Rather than approaching fiber as a decorative or secondary medium, the Triennial positions textile practices as critical artistic languages through which artists examine the structures shaping contemporary life: the home, the body, the city, the border, the archive, ritual, and the nation itself.
“This Triennial recognizes fiber as one of the most urgent and expansive artistic practices of our time,” said the organizers. “Through weaving, stitching, knotting, dyeing, and material experimentation, participating artists transform textile traditions into contemporary forms of cultural memory, resistance, and collective imagination.”
OPENING NIGHT AT MIFA
Thursday, June 11, 2026
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Exhibitions On View (June 11 – July 24, 2026)
Room A
American Fiber: Threads of Labor, Memory, and Belonging
Group Exhibition · 24 artists
Curated by Tayina Deravile
Room B
Movement in Suspended Time
Patricia Calero
Curated by Katherine Chacón
Room C
Textile, Intimate Matter
Mayra Alpízar
Curated by Katherine Chacón
Room D
Encoded Threads: Weaving Memory, Data, and Identity
Emilio Vavarella & Doro Seror
Curated by Olga García-Mayoral
Juried by Bernice Steinbaum
Room E
Memories Woven into the City
Group Exhibition · 27 artists
Curated by Shirley Moreira
Juried by Carol Damian
Outdoor Spaces
Weathered Structures
7 artists · Site-responsive outdoor works
Curated by Pamela Solares
Juried by Sophie Bonet
Residents Room
Holding the Thread of Reality
MIFA Artists-in-Residence · 5 artists
Curated by Adriana Zubikarai
Printshop Room
Imprinted Selves
William Alonso · Lina Linkimer · Helio Salcedo · Marilyn Valiente
Curated by Shirley Moreira
Performance Program
MIFA Performance Room
Embracing the Knot
June 20, 2026 · 11:00 AM
Performance by Ana Sofia Ruiz Cavero
Juried by Monica Czukerberg
In addition to exhibitions and performances, the Miami Fiber Triennial 2026 will feature artist talks, family programs, workshops, screenings, and public activations designed to engage audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The Triennial emphasizes Miami’s unique position as a crossroads of diasporic cultures and material histories, creating a platform for artists whose practices connect local experiences to broader global conversations.
By bringing together emerging and established artists from across disciplines, the Miami Fiber Triennial 2026 redefines fiber not simply as medium, but as method: a way of thinking through interconnection, repair, storytelling, and collective futures.
SPECIAL PROGRAMMING · AT MIFA
June 11, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM
OFFICIAL OPENING NIGHT
Miami Fiber Triennial 2026 — Triennial Opening
The official launch of the Miami Fiber Triennial 2026. All eight exhibitions open simultaneously. Free and open to the public.
MIFA
5900 NW 74th Ave, Miami, FL 33166
June 13, 2026 · 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
ARTIST TALK · EMILIO VAVARELLA
Weaving Together Old and New Media
A conversation exploring how DNA becomes textile form — where art, science, and industry converge. The talk examines identity, nature, and technological processes through the language of weaving.
MIFA
Free admission
July 11, 2026 · 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
KIDS & FAMILY DAY
Fiber, Texture, and Storytelling
Guided artist tours, hands-on fiber activities, demonstrations, and interactive learning experiences for children and caregivers. Includes refreshments, prizes, and a welcoming environment for all ages.
Led by Aurora Molina and Alina Rodríguez-Rojo
MIFA
Free admission · All ages welcome
ACROSS THE CITY · SATELLITE PROGRAM
Friday, June 5, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM
THREADING SILENCE: CONDITIONED TO BE QUIET
Film Screening by Cynthia Passavanti
Red Thread Studios
283 Catalonia Ave, Coral Gables, FL
Friday, June 12, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM
SOFT ARCHITECTURE: TEXTILE AND THE TECHNOLOGIES OF LIVING
Featuring works by Rodríguez-Rojo, Caridad, Lopera, Molina, Politzer, Tsalikis, and Valiente
P71 Gallery
230 NW 71st St, Miami, FL
Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 3:30–5:30 PM
RETURNING THE COLORS TO THE SEA
Participatory Installation & Poetry
Marisol Torruella & Nidia Baquero / Ocean Ink
P71 Gallery
230 NW 71st St, Miami, FL
Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM
THRESHOLDS OF RITUAL
Featuring Pilar Tobón, Ọmọlará Williams McCallister, and Joaquín Ponzzinibio
Mundo Arte Gallery
1746 NE 163rd St, North Miami Beach, FL
Saturday, June 27, 2026 · 3:30–6:30 PM
CURATOR-LED WALKTHROUGH: SOFT ARCHITECTURE
Led by Sophie Bonet
P71 Gallery
230 NW 71st St, Miami, FL
