Tia Keobounpheng: Gas’kal (In the Space Between)

Tia Keobounpheng’s exhibition Gas'kal takes its title from the Northern Sámi word meaning “In the Space Between”. The exhibition will feature abstract tapestries in various scales.  

Keobounpheng's work bridges the natural world and structured order through complex geometry. Using visual forms that examine connection and diversity, her work invites viewers to imagine a world shaped by these interwoven relationships. Eschewing conventional methods like weaving and embroidery, she builds dense warp threads as a foundational symbol of time and heritage. Each piece is entirely handcrafted through the detailed and laborious processes of measuring, drafting, drilling, coloring, and threading, transforming her work into an exploration of ancestral and cellular memory.

Tia Keobounpheng (American, born 1977) is a multimedia artist drawing from historic, ancestral, and epigenetic influences. Her art reflects a journey of personal reconciliation with her Finnish and Sámi heritage. Keobounpheng holds a BA in Architecture from the University of Minnesota. Her work has been widely exhibited nationally, including a recent solo exhibition, Revealing Threads, at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in 2023. This will be her first solo exhibition with Weinstein Hammons Gallery.