On View at the Museum:
The Woven Pixel
Special Exhibit opens at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles on Thursday, January 29th, 2026 through Sunday, May 10th, 2026.
Thursdays, Fridays | 1 pm to 5 pm
Saturdays, Sundays | 11 am to 5 pm
The Woven Pixel explores the rise of digital weaving, which emerged in the early 2000s. It brings together a variety of work by artists and designers who experiment with digital looms and jacquard software. It pays tribute to two artists in particular, Bhakti Ziek and Alice Schlein, who wrote The Woven Pixel (2006), which quickly became something of a bible for weavers in art, design, and industry—and referenced still today. Because every intersection of warp and weft represents a pixel, weaving seamlessly merged with the earliest computer technologies. Today, digital weavers are altering the landscape of contemporary art and design using algorithmic painterliness, expressive structures, and flexible parametric forms. Curated by Sarah Mills.
SJMQT and SJMA Tour Swap
Saturday, May 2nd 2026 from 11am to 1:30pm
Free admission to both institutions
Join us for a two-part program starting at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles (SJMQT) for a curator-led tour of the exhibition The Woven Pixel, which explores the rise of digital weaving. Then join us at the San José Museum of Art (SJMA) for a curator-led tour of Motherboards, which explores the legacies of women's work in technology.
First Stop: The Woven Pixel at SJMQT
Address: 520 S 1st St, San José, CA 95113
The Woven Pixel explores the rise of digital weaving, which emerged in the early 2000s. It brings together a variety of work by artists and designers who experiment with digital looms and jacquard software. It pays tribute to two artists in particular, Bhakti Ziek and Alice Schlein, who wrote The Woven Pixel (2006), which quickly became something of a bible for weavers in art, design, and industry—and referenced still today. Because every intersection of warp and weft represents a pixel, weaving seamlessly merged with the earliest computer technologies. Today, digital weavers are altering the landscape of contemporary art and design using algorithmic painterliness, expressive structures, and flexible parametric forms. Curated by Sarah Mills.
On view through Sunday, May 10, 2026. Learn more at sj-mqt.org/on-view.
Last Stop: Motherboards at SJMA
Address: 110 S Market St, San José, CA 95113
Motherboards explores the foundational contributions of women’s work to the technology industry. Featuring artists from California and beyond, the exhibition maps an extensive network of women’s work in technology, connecting Silicon Valley’s laboratories and garages to vital work performed at looms, desks, kitchens, and assembly lines across the globe. Curated by Juan Omar Rodriguez.
On view through Sunday, January 10, 2027. Learn more at sjmusart.org/motherboards.
