'Unraveling' exhibit opens Nov. 17 at Hillestad Textiles Gallery

            "Unraveling," an exhibition of mixed media work by Lincoln artist Camille Hawbaker, opens Nov. 17 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery.

            Hawbaker combines her knowledge of etching, drawing and textile design techniques to create dynamic and meditative works in paper and fiber. Through expressive line work in thread and ink, she builds a vocabulary of organic forms which speak of the duality between structure and chaos, creation and destruction, intuition and deduction -- resulting in what she describes as "reflections of inherent principles of design governed by natural growth."

            Hawbaker is a visiting faculty member in UNL's Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design. She earned her M.F.A. in 2014 from UNL's distinguished printmaking program under the direction of Karen Kunc and Francisco Souto.

            The exibition runs through Jan. 30 and will include a free reception honoring Hawbaker 5-7 p.m. Jan. 16.

            The Hillestad Gallery is part of the Department of Textiles, Merchandizing and Fashion Design in the UNL College of Education and Human Sciences. The gallery is on the second floor of the Home Economics Building on East Campus, on 35th Street north of East Campus Loop. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Admission is free. Guest parking is available near the building and metered stalls are located in the Nebraska East Union lot. For more information, call 402-472-6370 or visit http://textilegallery.unl.edu.

Writer: Leah Sorensen-Hayes, Hillestad Textiles Gallery