Events & Newsletter

Current & Upcoming Events

May 24, 2024 — How it Works event with Windy Chien. Peek under the hood of SF Showcase's best features as artists, painters and carpenters explain the behind-the-scenes processes. Windy will offer insights into her sculptural practice including the making of her large Hitching Post work installed at the top of the Showcase House stairs. Info here

Apr 27-May 27, 2024 — San Francisco Decorator Showcase including art by Windy Chien installed at the top of the Showcase House stairs. Come tour this magnificent 19th-century manse on "Billionaire's Row" at the top of Pacific Heights. Info here

May 16-Aug 18, 2024 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard exhibition, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX

July 7-13, 2024 — Knots at Sea with Windy Chien. Knotting workshop on a boat sailing Greece. This workshop is SOLD OUT.

Sep 22-Dec 22, 2024 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard exhibition, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. Dennis Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI

Feb 1-Apr 20, 2025 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard exhibition, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI

Past Events

Jan 26-Apr 14, 2024 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard exhibition, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL

Dec 16, 2023–Feb 11, 2024 — 100 Hooks, group exhibition with 100 artists including Windy Chien, Ruby Neri, David Wiseman, Adam Pogue, Alma Allen, and more. A continuation of JB Blunk’s seminal 1981 show 100 Plates Plus. Blunk Space, 11101 CA-1 #105, Point Reyes Station, CA. Info here

Aug 15–Dec 10, 2023 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard exhibition, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND

Nov 8-22, 2023 — Sinnetti, a pasta shape and dish available for a limited time. In collaboration with Flour + Water, 2401 Harrison St, San Francisco, CA

Oct 26, 2023 — Root Division’s 22nd Annual Benefit Auction. 1131 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

Oct 17, 2023 — My second fine jewelry collection is released with Cast Jewelry. See the Circuit Collection here. And see our first collection, Knot Life, here

Sep 24–28, 2023 — Workshop at The Inn at Newport Ranch on the coast in Mendocino County, CA. Learn about knot tying from Windy Chien and make a Hitching Post art installation together with the artist and a small group of workshop participants

Aug 24, 2023 — “Making It” Kirkpatrick Speaker Series with Adam Savage, Windy Chien, Wiliam Winant, Ben Goldberg, Dominic Riley, Avy Jetter, and Brian Ferrett at Arion Press in San Francisco, CA

Feb 25–Jun 25, 2023 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard exhibition, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. Sarasota Art Museum, Sarasota, FL

May 20–25, 2023 — Upon Further Reflection exhibition, curated by Lora Appleton and Andrea Hill for NYCxDesign. On view at the 3.1 Phillip Lim store, 48 Great Jones St, New York, NY 10012

May 24, 2023 — Trunk show celebrating the debut of Cast Jewelry x Windy Chien’s collection Knot Life. Cast Boutique, The Village at Corte Madera, 1536 Redwood Highway, Corte Madera, CA

Apr 29 2023 — Artist talk, knot tying, and book signing with Windy Chien, Sarasota Art Museum, Sarasota, FL

Mar 4 2023 — Night of Ideas 2023, San Francisco Main Library, CA - Artist talk and knot tutorial

Dec 10-Feb 5 2023 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. Daytona Museum of Arts & Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL

Aug 21-27 2022 — A Week of Knots with Windy Chien. Domaine de Boisbuchet, France

Jul 28-Apr 10 2022 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. Huntsville Museum of Art, 300 Church Street S. Huntsville, AL 35801

Jun 22 — Designing Humanity into Future Spaces + Experiences / VR/XR Talk with LMNL Studio, San Francisco Design Week, Online

Jun 7-12 — Bouquets to Art. de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118

Apr 10 2022 — SF MOMA Soapbox Derby. Jerry Garcia Amphitheater, McLaren Park, San Francisco, CA 94134

Feb 12-Apr 9 2022 — The Very Fiber… Not Necessarily Domestic Goddesses with Tanja Boukal, Windy Chien, Sonya Clark, Lia Cook, Shelley Mccoy, Aurora Molina, Carrie Sieh, Gail Tremblay, and Winnie Van Der Rijn, curated by Bernice Steinbaum. BERNICE STEINBAUM GALLERY, 2101 Tigertail Ave, Miami, FL 33133. Opening Reception: Saturday, Feb 13, 2022. 5-8 pm

Feb 24-Apr 10 2022 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. University Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Nov 13 2021-Jan 30 2022 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer. The Society of the Four Arts, 100 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach, FL 33480. Artist Talk & Workshop: November 13, 2021, 11 am

Sep 8-Oct 17 2021 — Cheongju Craft Biennale 2021: Tools for Conviviality. Cheongju, South Korea

Jul 29-Sep 12 2021 — Sarah Shephard Gallery, Larkspur, CA. Journey of the Line: Selected Works. Opening reception: Saturday, July 31, 2021, 4 - 6 pm; Artist remarks and group knot tying demo - 5 pm

Feb 26-Jun 13 2021 — A Beautiful Mess: Weavers and Knotters of the Vanguard, with Windy Chien, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Dana Hemenway, Hannah Perrine Mode, Liz Robb, Meghan Shimek, Lisa Solomon, and Jacqueline Surdell, curated by Emilee Enders and Carrie Lederer - Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek, CA. Now live online: Link

Apr 15 2021 — 6 pm. SCRAP’S Creative Use Workshop Series: An Hour Of Knots with Windy Chien

Feb 20 2020 - MAKE @ The Museum of Craft and Design, The Year of Knots book signing - 2569 3rd St San Francisco, CA 

Nov 14 2019 - How I Got Here: Women Finding and Defining Success In Unconventional Career Paths, Panel moderated by Temi Adamolekun of Radiant Spaces with Windy Chien, Cathy Bailey of Heath Ceramics, Jessica Lanyadoo, and Sri Bodanapu, Heath Ceramics, 2900 18th Street, San Francisco, 6-8 pm

Nov 10 2019 - Making A Life Discussion Forum with author Melanie Falick, Windy Chien, Marie Taylor, president of the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland; and Kristine Vejar and Adrienne Rodriguez, the owners of A Verb for Keeping Warm, A Verb for Keeping Warm, 6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California, 3-5 pm

Jun 21-Oct 31 2019 - Group Exhibit: Rope Unbound, Highfield Hall, Falmouth, MA, curated by Fiber Art Now

Oct 24 2019 - Root Division’s 18th Annual Art Auction, 1131 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, 7-10 pm

Sep 22 2019 - The Year of Knots book launch signing and meet & greet, Poketo at ROW DTLA, 777 South Alameda, Los Angeles, 1-3 pm

Sep 19 2019 - The Year of Knots book launch signing and meet & greet, Rare Device, 600 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, 6-8 pm

Sep 18 2019 - Building a Female-Led Interior Design Brand, panel at Interior Define, 381 Hayes Street, San Francisco, 6-9 pm

Sep 17 2019 - The Year of Knots book launches. Click here for all the info.