Intertwine

An exhibition by Los Angeles-based artists Vita Kari, Kim Schoenstadt, Julie Spielman, Irene Georgia Tsatsos, Jemima Wyman, and Alexis Zoto.

On view September 25 – October, 2025

The University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills is proud to present Intertwine, a group exhibition featuring new and recent works by Los Angeles-based artists Vita Kari, Kim Schoenstadt, Julie Spielman, Irene Georgia Tsatsos, Jemima Wyman, and Alexis Zoto.

To “intertwine” means to be mutually connected or entangled—whether literally, as with threads, or metaphorically, as with ideas, identities, histories, and disciplines. Rooted in the material and metaphorical power of textile, Intertwine explores the complex relationships we have with cloth, our identity, and with each other. The exhibition considers textiles as sites of power, protection, and comfort, and considers the deep link between text and textile. The exhibition considers textiles as sites of power, protection, and comfort, and considers the deep link between text and textile. The two concepts share a Latin root “texere,” which highlights the historical link between written language and the act of weaving, both involving the skillful arrangement of individual elements into a larger structure. Reflecting this, Kim Schoenstadt extends her painting with stitched messages in Morse code and pieces that pair embroidery work with ink spills while Alexis Zoto creates assemblages of weavings and upcycled objects embellished with embroidered text. Irene Georgia Tsatsos creates an epic autobiographical work from years of hand stitching and embroidery, whereas Vita Kari removes the hand almost completely from her work, manipulating the digital loom and exploring the qualities of virality. Julie Spielman pairs
traditional weaving techniques with playful and evocative contemporary phrases and Jemima Wyman’s custom-printed chiffon curtain is derived from hand-cut photographic collages, weaving together smoke clouds that occur during global protests.

Visitors are invited to reflect on what textiles reveal about personal and collective identity. Through handwork and process, the exhibition foregrounds the intimate and often invisible labor of woven work, highlighting the ways we bind ourselves to history, to community, and to systems of care and resistance.