On View: March 30, 2026 – June 12, 2026 
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | RSVP Here

Familiar Threads brings together the work of Aliana Grace Bailey, Michael Booker, and Katherine Knight, three artists whose practices engage with threads, both materially and metaphorically. Through textiles, drawing, and painting, their work explores the ways family histories, personal relationships, and cultural identity are formed through networks and connections.

Thread is one of the most fundamental tools for making and mending. It binds separate elements together and creates structures that are both flexible and strong. In this exhibition, thread also operates as a visual language. Lines weave, repeat, and accumulate across surfaces, suggesting the layered nature of memory and the ties that connect individuals across generations.

Throughout the exhibition, line functions as a shared language among the artists. Whether formed through fiber, paint, or pen, each mark contributes to a larger structure. The works invite viewers to consider how relationships within families and across communities are similarly built over time through repeated acts of care, conflict, and reconnection.

Presented at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and organized by the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Familiar Threads highlights three distinct approaches to material and mark-making while underscoring a shared concern with the bonds that shape our lives. Together, the artists demonstrate how simple elements such as fiber, line, and repetition can carry complex stories about family, identity, and belonging.

Curator: Stéphane Calvin Rosenberg