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Al-Hilali, Neda (Alhilali, Neda) [1938-. Czechoslovakia/USA. Fibre/Paper Artist/Painter]
Al-Hilali, Neda (Alhilali, Neda) [1938-. Czechoslovakia/USA. Fibre/Paper Artist/Painter]
Neda Al-Hilali [also known as Neda Alhilali] was born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia, on 26 November 1938. After leaving Czechoslovakia she studied at Saint Martins School of Art [now Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of Arts London] in London, England; the Kunst Akademie in Munich, Germany, and in Baghdad, Iraq, before, in 1961, emigrating to the USA, where she continued her studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1965; M.A., 1968). She did not begin to work seriously with fibres until she attended UCLA and came under the influence of Bernard Kester.
She has taught at various institutions including the UCLA Extension Dept. (assistant professor of art, 1970-77); and Scripps College and Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, California (assistant professor and associate professor (from 1971); and chairman of the art department (from 1981)
Solo exhibitions of Al-Hilali’s work have been held at Sharadin Gallery, Kutztown State College in Kutztown, Pennsylvania (1974); Riverside Art Center in Riverside, California (1974); Allrich Gallery in San Franisco, California (1977, 1979); Vanguard Gallery in Los Angeles, California (1977); North Galleries, University of Washington in Seattle (1978-79); and at Hunsaker Gallery in Los Angeles (1980, 1982). She has also participated in many group exhibitions including ‘Objects: USA’ at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC (1969, toured 1969-72); ‘Fiberworks’ at Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio (1976); ‘Fiber Arts: The Americas and Japan’ at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan (1977); The Art Fabric: Mainstream’, an American Federation of Arts national touring exhibition (1981-83).
She has worked on fibre commissions for the Blue Cross Headquarters in Los Angeles (1977); Hyatt Regency Hotels in Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus, Maui, and Palm Beach (1977-78); Prince Kuhio Hotel in Hawaii (1980); and elsewhere.
In the early 1970s she began experimenting with handmade paper, and in the late 1970s began to weave fabrics from recycled and found materials, bunched and interlaced paper, sometimes painted with gestural patterns.
She was awarded National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants in 1974 and 1979.
Examples of Al-Hilali’s work are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City; Banff Art Centre in Banff, Calgary, Canada; the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California; the Central Museum of Textiles in Lodz, Poland; the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC; and elsewhere.
Al-Hilali was interviewed by Mija Riedel in 2006 for the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art Oral History Program. Her papers for the years 1960-95) are held at the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art in Washington, DC.
She has taught at various institutions including the UCLA Extension Dept. (assistant professor of art, 1970-77); and Scripps College and Claremont Graduate School in Claremont, California (assistant professor and associate professor (from 1971); and chairman of the art department (from 1981)
Solo exhibitions of Al-Hilali’s work have been held at Sharadin Gallery, Kutztown State College in Kutztown, Pennsylvania (1974); Riverside Art Center in Riverside, California (1974); Allrich Gallery in San Franisco, California (1977, 1979); Vanguard Gallery in Los Angeles, California (1977); North Galleries, University of Washington in Seattle (1978-79); and at Hunsaker Gallery in Los Angeles (1980, 1982). She has also participated in many group exhibitions including ‘Objects: USA’ at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC (1969, toured 1969-72); ‘Fiberworks’ at Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio (1976); ‘Fiber Arts: The Americas and Japan’ at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan (1977); The Art Fabric: Mainstream’, an American Federation of Arts national touring exhibition (1981-83).
She has worked on fibre commissions for the Blue Cross Headquarters in Los Angeles (1977); Hyatt Regency Hotels in Chicago, Los Angeles, Columbus, Maui, and Palm Beach (1977-78); Prince Kuhio Hotel in Hawaii (1980); and elsewhere.
In the early 1970s she began experimenting with handmade paper, and in the late 1970s began to weave fabrics from recycled and found materials, bunched and interlaced paper, sometimes painted with gestural patterns.
She was awarded National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants in 1974 and 1979.
Examples of Al-Hilali’s work are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City; Banff Art Centre in Banff, Calgary, Canada; the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California; the Central Museum of Textiles in Lodz, Poland; the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC; and elsewhere.
Al-Hilali was interviewed by Mija Riedel in 2006 for the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art Oral History Program. Her papers for the years 1960-95) are held at the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art in Washington, DC.
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Bibliography
1. Colchester, Chloë. The new textiles: trends and traditions. London: Thames & Hudson, 1991
2. Constantine, Mildred and Larsen, Jack Lenor. The art fabric: mainstream New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981
3. Nordness, Lee. Objects: USA New York, NY: Viking Press, 1970
1. Colchester, Chloë. The new textiles: trends and traditions. London: Thames & Hudson, 1991
2. Constantine, Mildred and Larsen, Jack Lenor. The art fabric: mainstream New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981
3. Nordness, Lee. Objects: USA New York, NY: Viking Press, 1970
