Mia Weiner

Selected Works

Biography

Mia Weiner was born in Chicago in 1991. The artist received an MFA in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois in 2020 and a BFA in Fiber from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2013. She was awarded the V&A Parasol Prize by the Victoria & Albert Museum and Parasol Foundation in 2024. Inspired by the rich tapestry of history, Mia Weiner creates personal narratives that explore identity, gender, and the intricacies of human connections. Each tapestry is meticulously hand-woven in her Los Angeles studio. Solo and two-person exhibitions of Weiner’s work include: Sirens at T293 in Rome, Italy; Foreplay at Ochi Projects in Los Angeles, California (2022); Head(less): Mia Weiner and Adam Beris at Ochi Gallery in Ketchum, Idaho (2021); If not you at Ochi Projects in Los Angeles, California (2020); The Space Between at The Suburban in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2020); Abstract Naked Lunch with Ricardo Partida at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Illinois (2019); and Attached at Gallery 788 in Baltimore, Maryland (2014). Group exhibitions that have shown Weiner’s work include: Anat Ebgi in Los Angeles, CA; Hollis Taggart in New York, New York; LVL3 in Chicago, IL; Arushi Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; Mollie White Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; Daniel Raphael Gallery in London, UK; CULT Bureau in Oakland, CA; Terrain Biennial in Iowa City, IA; WHATIFTHEWORLD in Cape Town, South Africa; Untitled Art Fair in Miami, CA. Weiner lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Gallery Exhibitions

Other Venues

Selected Press

17.06.2024
ART MEGASTAR
Mia Weiner Studio Visit
02.05.2024
The Art Newspaper
The female form takes many shapes
25.08.2023
Los Angeles Time
Deconstructed bodies and protection sigils: How LGBTQ+ artists are commanding space
12.06.2023
Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide
Conversations with Mia Weiner

CV

Prize
2024
Yaddo residency, New York
V&A Parasol Foundation Prize for Women in Photography
Selected solo exhibitions

2024
Art Days – Napoli Campania with T293 (forthcoming October 2024)

2023
‘Sirens’, T293, Rome

2022
‘Foreplay’, Ochi Gallery, Los Angeles

2021
‘Head(less): Mia Weiner and Adam Beris’, Ochi Gallery, Ketchum, United States

2020
‘If not you’, Ochi Projects, Los Angeles
‘The Space Between’, The Suburban, Milwaukee, United States

2019
‘Abstract Naked Lunch with Ricardo Partida’, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Selected group exhibitions

2024
‘Connected Bodies’, Homecoming Gallery, Amsterdam
‘When the Veil Thins’, Compound, Long Beach
‘Not your regular painting’, F2T Gallery, Milan
‘Prelude’, MAMA Projects, NY
‘Embodiment’, Red Arrow Gallery, Nashville
‘CULT Turns 10’, CULY Aimee Friberg, San Francisco

2023
‘Variations on a Theme’, Anat Ebgi Gallery, Los Angeles
‘A Rose Has No Teeth’, Mollie White Gallery, Los Angeles
‘Decoding Americana’s Queer Sensibilities’, Arushi Gallery, Los Angeles
‘The Art Party x Unicef’, Christie’s, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
‘Tinted Love’, Good Mother Gallery, Los Angeles
‘Resolution Substandard’, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles
‘Between You and Me’, Mey Gallery, Los Angeles2022
‘Gaze Interrupted’, CULT Bureau, Oakland, United States
‘Indecent: Erotic Lace Miniatures’, WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town

2021
‘Expanded Fields’, Ochi Projects, Los Angeles
‘Hand to Machine: A Metamorphosis’, Textile Resource LA, Los Angeles
‘Get a Load of This’, Daniel Raphael Gallery, London
‘March Exhibit’, Sager Braudis Gallery, Columbia, United States

2020
‘Direct Sunlight’, LVL3, Chicago
‘The Future of our Plans’, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
‘Utopian Living’, Kleinart/James Center for the Arts, Woodstock, NY
‘Distant Future’, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, United States
‘Launch’, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Terrain Biennial, Iowa City
‘Real: the World as We See It’, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2019
‘Gender in the Balance’, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, United States
‘Frayed: Fiber Beyond Craft’, Arc Gallery, Chicago
‘Coming into Being’, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

2017
‘Preserve/Subvert’, Sager Braudis Gallery, Columbia, United States
‘Permanent Parabasis’, Gallery 99, Providence