Visions Museum of Textile Art

Visions Museum of Textile Art VMOTA is an international museum dedicated to increasing the appreciation of textiles as fine art.

Visions Museum of Textile Art began as Quilt San Diego, a non-profit arts organization founded in 1985 to promote contemporary quilt making as fine art. The organization’s mission was to present the prestigious, international, juried Quilt Visions biennial which was hosted at various museums in the San Diego area. In 2007, volunteers organized a community build and created our permanent location i

n the arts district at Liberty Station in San Diego, California. The mission of Visions Museum of Textile Art is to create an international community of quilt and textile artists, collectors and the public through exhibitions, education, and engaging programs that increase the appreciation of quilts, textiles and fiber as fine art. VMOTA now features 20 exhibitions per year including Online Exhibits, Member Challenges, and our biennials; Quilt Visions and Interpretations biennials. The museum also presents lectures and workshops by noted quilt and textile artists. Admission to the Visions Museum of Textile art is free and open to the public.

Explore the work of Mônica Lóss  in the San Diego Textile Scene exhibition through June 20.Mônica Lóss is a Brazilian-bo...
05/28/2026

Explore the work of Mônica Lóss in the San Diego Textile Scene exhibition through June 20.

Mônica Lóss is a Brazilian-born multimedia visual artist based in San Diego, CA. She holds a PhD in Arts and Education from the Universitat de Barcelona, along with advanced degrees in Education and Surface Design from the Federal University of Santa Maria in Brazil. Her work has been exhibited internationally across Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Europe.

Don’t miss the opportunity to experience her striking textile and multimedia pieces while they’re here.

Step into the vibrant, intimate world of Bailey Macabre ✨A q***r, disabled, neurodivergent agender Nêhiyaw Michif Ukrain...
05/23/2026

Step into the vibrant, intimate world of Bailey Macabre ✨

A q***r, disabled, neurodivergent agender Nêhiyaw Michif Ukrainian artist from Nanaimo, BC, Bailey’s interdisciplinary work spans illustration, textiles, sculpture, writing, and media arts — exploring Indigenous joy, q***r passion, healing, and sovereignty.

Their work has appeared in HarperCollins novels, children’s books, and exhibitions across Canada, and now you can experience these powerful pieces in person.
Come spend time with the work, connect with the stories it carries, and see the exhibit up close. 💫

✨ Now on view: Unsettled Artifacts by Jill Marie HolslinThrough photography, archival documents, and woven materials, Ji...
05/22/2026

✨ Now on view: Unsettled Artifacts by Jill Marie Holslin

Through photography, archival documents, and woven materials, Jill Marie Holslin explores how family histories, land ownership, and memory are shaped by systems of belonging and erasure. Drawing from her family archives in rural Minnesota and photographs made on Dakota and Ojibwe lands, the exhibition invites viewers to reconsider the stories we inherit—and the histories that archives leave out.

Holstein’s layered works disrupt the authority of maps, deeds, and photographs to reveal deeper relationships between land, memory, and Indigenous histories.

Join us this Saturday for Jill Marie Holslin's lecture:
📍 “Unsettling the Archive: Reweaving the Stories We Inherit”
🗓 Saturday, May 23

Come experience this powerful exhibition and conversation in person.

LAST CHANCE — Sacred Threshold closes today.Don’t miss your final opportunity to experience Bibiana Badia’s powerful exh...
05/10/2026

LAST CHANCE — Sacred Threshold closes today.

Don’t miss your final opportunity to experience Bibiana Badia’s powerful exhibition, a body of work where textile transcends materiality to become a language of spiritual exploration and generational dialogue.

The exhibition orbits around concepts of inner vision, origin, and healing. Sculptural eyes with embroidered pupils invite expanded perception, while a rhomboid portal framed by snail-like forms guides viewers toward a “cosmic egg” — a nucleus of pure potential and rebirth.

At the heart of the exhibition is a profound material dialogue with artist Zulema Ruiz, transforming embroidery into a meditative act of heritage and remembrance.
These works weave an intimate geography mapping the journey from inherited memory toward reconstructed inner vision.

Today is your final chance to step inside Sacred Threshold before it closes.

05/07/2026

✨ The 2026 Quilt Visions artists are here! ✨

Visions Museum of Textile Art is excited to announce the talented artists featured in our upcoming Quilt Visions exhibition. These remarkable creators represent the innovation, artistry, and imagination that make contemporary quilt art so powerful.
We can’t wait to share this extraordinary exhibition with you. Make plans to visit and experience the beauty, detail, and creativity of these works in person.

Follow along for updates, sneak peeks, and exhibition news!

Image Credit: My Pacific by Julie Reuben

05/03/2026

✨ GIVEAWAY ALERT ✨

Don’t miss your chance to win a pair of tickets to “Patchwork Salon: An Afternoon of Textile Art” at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego — a $360 value! 🧵🎨

Immerse yourself in an inspiring afternoon celebrating textile art, creativity, and community.

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Meet Blue Lady (2022) by Nancy Lemke of Bonita, California.What began as a painted chicken on a horizontal canvas transf...
04/30/2026

Meet Blue Lady (2022) by Nancy Lemke of Bonita, California.

What began as a painted chicken on a horizontal canvas transformed into something entirely unexpected. By turning the canvas vertically, Nancy discovered the outline of a woman emerging—an intuitive moment that guided the rest of the piece. She cut the figure out, layered her onto rich fabric, and brought her to life with intricate appliqué details.

This mixed-media work features canvas, acrylic paint, commercial fabric, antique doilies, buttons, and turquoise beads—combined through painting, hand and machine stitching, and embellishments like artificial flowers and netting.
A beautiful example of letting the process lead the story. 💙

TO GIVE FORM (2025) by Bibiana Badia (Tijuana, Mexico)This work is a material dialogue between generations. Beginning wi...
04/29/2026

TO GIVE FORM (2025) by Bibiana Badia (Tijuana, Mexico)

This work is a material dialogue between generations. Beginning with an original stroke by acclaimed Baja California artist Zulema Ruiz, Bibiana responds through embroidery—each stitch an act of healing, presence, and connection.

What emerges is more than collaboration. It is a shared language of intimacy, where drawing and thread meet to create a space of beauty and reparation.

Materials: Fabric, embroidery, wood

Technique: Assemblage

Flourish II / Florecer II (2025)by Vanessa FreitagSanta Rosa, Brazil / León, Guanajuato, México“I Find Little Treasures ...
04/25/2026

Flourish II / Florecer II (2025)
by Vanessa Freitag
Santa Rosa, Brazil / León, Guanajuato, México

“I Find Little Treasures – Encuentro Pequeños Tesoros”

Second-hand clothes are transformed—cut, sewn, and reimagined—into intertwining branches that cradle forms of different natures. The result suggests a kind of invented flora, where memory, material, and imagination meet.

La ropa de segunda mano se transforma—se corta, se cose y se reimagina—en ramas que se entrelazan y acogen formas de distintas naturalezas. El resultado sugiere una flora inventada donde se encuentran la memoria, el material y la imaginación.

Materials / Materiales: Recycled fibers and clothes; ceramic / Fibras y ropa recicladas; cerámica
Technique / Técnica: Sewing, ceramic / Costura, cerámica

Address

2825 Dewey Road Ste 100
San Diego, CA
92106

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 2pm
Thursday 10am - 2pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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+16195464872

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