Exhibit Reception: To Be Dwellers With This Land by Pangea Kali Virga

An opening reception for To Be Dwellers With This Land by Pangea Kali Virga, will be held on Saturday, May 10th from 3 pm to 5 pm in the Garden Room at the Richmond Cottage.

The exhibition features new work by Pangea Kali Virga (Deering Estate Artist-in-Residence, 2023- 2024) which consists of printed silk embroidered images.

The Deering Estate ‘Contemporary Currents’ series is an annual program that integrates contemporary art with collections and historic houses. Artists are selected from the roster of past and current Artists-in-Residence at the Deering Estate to display their work on the second floor of the Richmond Cottage for a three to six-month period.

To Be Dwellers With This Land will be on view daily from May 1-July 20, 2025.

COST: Free with RSVP via Eventbrite.com

About the Artist:
Pangea Kali Virga crafts experiential, dreamy, and fantastical worlds using fiber and community as her medium. Patchworked, embroidered, distressed, and woven, her work recontextualizes waste and beauty, inspiring play, curiosity, and action. Ornate and resilient, each stitch holds intention, every fiber meticulously collaged. Layered and maximalist, her textures beckon touch and closer examination in a rainbow of colors. Her work ranges from wall hangings, installations, sweeping 30ft gowns, and delicate palm-sized fiber collages—all created from upcycled materials. Rooted in nature, literature, and equity, her zero-waste practice challenges consumerist systems through workshops, lectures, and large-scale public art, fostering transparency and collective engagement.

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Cultural Arts Programming at the Deering Estate is made possible with the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners, and The Deering Estate Foundation, Inc.