"Hand Made in America: Contemporary Custom Footwear"
Sarah Madeleine Tierney Guerin BArch 99 and Daphne Board 98 TX have work in the upcoming exhibition Hand Made in America: Contemporary Custom Footwear at the Center for Design and Material Culture, located at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Guerin will be on a panel discussion just prior to the opening reception on February 9, 2023.
About the exhibition
Curated by shoemaker and artist Amara Hark-Weber, Hand Made in America: Contemporary Custom Footwear features 11 accomplished shoe and boot makers working across the United States today. These makers build upon tradition in the creation of modern bespoke footwear. In conversation with historic shoes from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, the work featured ranges from sculptural to practical, from traditional to conceptual. Their work highlights the wide range of styles, techniques, and approaches in current practice. This exhibit celebrates a small world of incredibly skilled craftspeople, who labor in relative obscurity.
