Artwork copyright Neda Al-Hilali. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Lyprice, 1982

Neda Al-Hilali
American

Location: Washington State Arts Commission, Olympia

About the Artwork

Fiber artist Neda Al-Hilali created the intricately detailed mixed media sculpture Lyprice by combining and transforming diverse materials. This piece explores the interaction between traditional techniques and innovative methods.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Washington State Arts Commission.

About the Artist

Celebrated California-based fiber artist and weaver Neda Al-Hilali creates wall hangings and large-scale installations that express the harmony, energy, and attentiveness of the artistic process.
Neda Al-Hilali grew up in Czechoslovakia, lived in Iraq for some years in the late 1950s, before moving to California in 1961. She studied textile arts at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), earning a Bachelor of Art degree (1965) and a Master of Art degree (1968). Her artworks are in the collections of many museums, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C.