The Center of Southwest Studies (Center) at Fort Lewis College (FLC) is pleased to present From the Fringes: Diné Textiles that Disrupt, an exhibition that will feature weavings from the Center’s weaving collections, alongside a range of pieces by Diné weavers Venancio Aragón, his mother Irveta Aragón, and Aragón’s students from Diné College’s Navajo Cultural Arts Program. The exhibition, which is guest curated by Aragón, highlights a range of technical and aesthetic oddities that disrupt and complicate traditional perspectives and interpretations of Diné textiles by Western scholarship. By showcasing historical work alongside contemporary pieces, From the Fringes seeks to celebrate those techniques within the Diné textile repertoire that have been overshadowed and understudied, while emphasizing their artistic innovation, experimentation, and the cultural, personal, and intergenerational significance of weaving within Diné communities—past, present, and future.

The exhibit will be on view in the Center’s exhibition gallery through November 13, 2025.