NICOLE SALIMBENE
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MENDING

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MENDING, Flashpoint Gallery 2016
Mending, an interactive installation that explores meditation and mending as art medium, metaphor, and practice. Contemplative environments positioned throughout the gallery invite audiences to sit or stand in meditation with sculptures and paintings constructed from ordinary materials associated with mending. Thousands of threaded needles, tangled sculptural masses of thread, and stitching offer opportunities for reflection on the work of reparation.

My interdisciplinary approach begins with an investigation into the poetics of materiality and the desire to create public and private engagements as a way for the viewer to embody metaphor. By drawing attention to the art of mindfulness practice and to the act of threading a single needle, Mending encourages us to contemplate the stitch-by-stitch process that may lead to transformations in our lives and in the world.
PRESS: 
Sculpture Magazine, Reviews, Washington, D.C., Flashpoint Gallery, Sarah Tanguy (May2017)
AL Tashkeel Magazine, ​Mending... an interpretation of the works of the fourth solo exhibition of American artist Nicole Salimbene, Ebtisam AbdulAziz (N.27 2016 Dubai,UAE)
The Washington Post, In the galleries: Nicole Salimbene, Mark Jenkins (October 1, 2016)
The Art Newspaper, What to see in DC this autumn, from rare Korans to durational performance: Our insider’s guide to the top exhibitions and events in the US capital: Locals choose their can't-miss shows, Sarah Tanguy, Curator Art in Embassy US Department of State (September 26, 2016)     
Smithsonian American Art Museum Blog: Eye level, Luce Artist Talk with Nicole Salimbene, Madeline Hawkins (September 20, 2016)

Mending Table

Mending Waters

When Pressed

There Is A Bridge Between Me And You

Mending Fire Series: I -XIV

Mending Words

Group Exhibition:
Soil to Skin
Silber Art Gallery 
Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 

Exhibit dates:
February 13, 2025 - March 28, 2025

Opening Reception:
February 13, 2025

Gallery HoursMon: Closed
Tues, Wed, Fri – Sun: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thurs: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. 


Soil to Skin, a collaboration with Goucher College Art Galleries and Pellis /\ Terra, unveils a powerful synthesis of art, science, and community dialogue to address the legacies of land use, pollution, climate change, and environmental justice. Through interactive sculptures, archival photography, paintings, and collaborative public programming, the exhibition seeks to deepen our understanding of environmental issues while inspiring cultural shifts toward a sustainable future.

Artists: Lynn Cazabon, Se Jong Cho, Melissa Penley Cormier, Elena DeBold, Brooks Dierdroff, Rachel Gaurdiola, Artemis Herber, Sky Hopinka, Ara Koh, Jonna McKone, Nicole Salimbene, and Raymond Thompson Jr.

© 2025 Nicole Salimbene

  • Works
    • BOOKS OF NOURISHMENT
    • SEED SCATTERING
    • WE ARE WATER
    • ARTFORUM TAPESTRY SERIES
    • RECEIPT TAPESTRY SERIES
    • UNFOLDING
    • KNOWING YOUR WATER
    • MOVED BY WATER SERIES
    • AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CONSUMPTION: FIVE SCROLLS
    • DIVINE FEMININE SERIES
    • MAKEUP SERIES: TREMBLING
    • SCAPULAR SERIES
    • MENDING
    • STUDIES IN INVASIVENESS
    • COMMUNITY PROJECTS
    • ARCHIVE >
      • STONE TO STONE
      • PROTEST RECEIPTS
      • FIGURES IN CEMENT
      • BOX SERIES
      • FACTORY SHRINE
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