Artwork copyright Neda Al-Hilali. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1986.

Artwork copyright Neda Al-Hilali. Photo courtesy of the artist, 1986 (detail).

Cassiopeia's Aviary, 1985

Neda Al-Hilali
American

Location: River Homelink School, Battle Ground

About the Artwork

Cassiopeia's Aviary is a mixed media assemblage by artist Neda Al-Hilali. The exuberantly colorful and energetic piece is composed of overlapping painted and cut-out layers. The artist notes "the bright colors, the swirling movement, and the animated random pattering suggestive of plant forms and tumbling feathers aim at providing a glimpse of 'Cassiopeia's realm", a utopian world of joyful life without limitations"

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Battle Ground Public Schools.

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.