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Artist Statement
Bryn McConnell is a textile artist whose practice involves weaving and sewing contemporary materials into abstract collages. Her work explores patterning and storytelling with repetitive and meticulous construction methods. Bryn holds a degree in architecture from Tulane University, which informs her approach to creating art.
Bryn’s weavings are built on a metal grid structure. She describes the grid both as a constraint and as a framework that allows creativity to flow. With fabric, wire, or a needle and thread, she delicately sews rhythmic and textured landscapes. Her use of unexpected and disparate materials mesh into a harmonious fabric reflecting the interconnection of all things.
Bryn’s previous body of work analyzes her journey of moving from New Orleans, USA to Berlin, Germany. She weaves together narratives of home with insights gained from her new environment. Guided by lessons Bryn learned while living in New Orleans, her work ultimately examines a search for finding belonging within a foreign city.
Bryn is now continuing to explore the possibilities for her unique material technique to be applied for design and architectural purposes. Inspired by traditional practices of quilting and weaving, Bryn honors historically feminized crafts with a refreshing and contemporary perspective.
Curriculum vitae
Education
2019 - 2024 Bachelor of Science in Architecture at Tulane University
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Lost and Found in Berlin, Pandora Gallery - Berlin, BE, DEU
2025 Not So Distant Memories, Suis Generis - New Orleans, LA, USA
2024 Pneuma, Suis Generis - New Orleans, LA, USA
Group Exhibitions
2026 Auslander, Prachtsaal - Berlin, BE, DEU
2026 Kinetic Canopy, Chemical 14 - New Orleans, LA, USA
2025 Projektraum Birte Zellentin, Libauer Str. 2 - Berlin, BE, DEU
2025 In Limbo, Retramp Gallery - Berlin, BE, DEU
2024 Miniature Show, NOLA 'Nacular Gallery - New Orleans, LA, USA
2024 Apocalypse Ball, Fred Hampton Free Store - New Orleans, LA, USA
2023 Undergraduate Jury Exhibition, Carol Gallery - New Orleans, LA, USA
2022 Undergraduate Jury Exhibition, Carol Gallery - New Orleans, LA, USA
Publications + Awards
2026 D.H. "Von innen größer, als es scheint Ein Blick in die Pandora Art Gallery," Kiez und Kneipe, März 2026. 10.
2025 Awarded, GlogauAIR Catalog Cover Contest, Q4 2025 - Berlin, BE, DEU
2025 "Bryn McConnell" Suboart Magazine No. 41 (Lisbon, Portugal): 80-81
2021 First-place prize, Tulane Summer Design Competition - New Orleans, LA, USA
Residencies
2025 GlogauAIR - Berlin, BE, DEU
2025 SomoS Arts - Berlin, BE, DEU
Private Collections
Wait. Crescent Care, Donated 2024
Public Collections
Into the Sleepsmith's Atelier. Bywater Museum of Unnatural History, Donated 2025
Spooky at a Distance. Tulane Sculpture Garden, Acquired 2024
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