Florence Vacher

I am a Brooklyn-based, self-taught artist specializing in large-scale figurative textile work. My current series began after a transformative trip to Mexico in 2011, which ignited in me a deep desire to breathe new life into objects from bygone eras. By altering their scale and reinterpreting them in fabric and thread, I seek to create something both timeless and contemporary.

Using carefully selected fabrics that I layer and arrange like paint on a canvas, I explore new dimensions of texture, color, and form. Originally from France, I developed an expertise in African arts while working alongside collectors in Paris and later in New York, where I have lived since 1998. For decades, I have admired and studied these objects, observing how artists, dealers, curators, and collectors have engaged with them since they were first "discovered" in the early 20th century.

Tambaran Gallery, New York, 2024; the French Consulate, New York, 2022; Domus Art Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2022, Galerie Chevalier & Parsua, Paris, France, 2016; Tambaran Gallery, New York, 2012; Twenty first Gallery, New York, 2011