CURRENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS of Salley Mavor’s art.
Read ahead for exhibition details.
MY BED: Enchanting Ways to Fall Sleep Around the World – Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA
Oct. 31 , 2026 – April 4, 2027
Artist Talk on Sat., Nov 14, 10:30 – 11:30 am. Register Here
Weaving Words: Fiber Arts and Picture Books
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
November 21, 2026 – May 2, 2027
Natural Wonders: The Art of Salley Mavor
Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, MA
July 21 – December 19, 2027
I’m excited to announce the opportunity to see Birds of Beebe Woods in person. The original framed piece is on display at Eight Cousins Bookshop (199 Main St.) in my hometown of Falmouth, MA, on Cape Cod. It will be there for an extended time, until its next scheduled exhibition at another location in 2027.
MY BED: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World.
Experience the original bas-relief embroidered illustrations featured in Salley Mavor’s picture book, MY BED.
Mingei International Museum
San Diego, CA, Oct. 31 , 2026 – April 18, 2027
Artist Salley Mavor will give a talk about her creative process
on Sat., Nov 14th, 10:30 – 11:30 am. Register Here.
MY BED: Enchanting Ways to Fall Asleep Around the World
This exhibition takes the viewer on an international journey, showing where children sleep in varying cultures and living environments around the world. Along with the framed embroidered pieces reproduced in the picture book, My Bed, interpretive boards give a background peek at the artist’s process. Since its debut in 2020, this exhibition has traveled around the country, allowing thousands of viewers the opportunity to see the detail and 3-dimensional quality of Salley Mavor’s artwork in person.
Weaving Words: Fiber Arts and Picture Books
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
November 21, 2026 – May 2, 2027
Weaving Words: Fiber Arts and Picture Books explores the connection between fiber arts and picture books. Focusing on the past sixty years of illustration history, the exhibition takes an intimate look into how artists have experimented with materials to replicate intricate textures. Among the 30 featured artists will be Salley Mavor.
Natural Wonders: The Art of Salley Mavor
Cahoon Museum of American Art – Cotuit, MA
July 21 – December 19, 2027
Natural Wonders: The Art of Salley Mavor brings together the remarkable breadth of Salley Mavor’s artistic life, from rarely seen early works to selections from her children’s books and signature pieces spanning more than five decades. At its center are the four seasonal landscapes – Frosty Morning, Mossy Glen, Harvest Time, and Summertime – a celebration of nature, imagination, and the passage of time.
What people are saying about Salley Mavor’s exhibitions:
“I expected to be delighted to view your work in person. I wasn’t prepared for how powerfully your voice and approach would resonate.”
Liz-Anne Platt, Concord, NH
“It’s a whole other thing to see your work in person. We came all the way from Canada to see it and I’m so glad we did.”
Anna, Montreal, Canada
“I’m blown away and my husband reacted like he did to the Grand Canyon.”
Sally, Glen Ridge, NJ
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