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Exhibition: The Light That Grows Here

When:
Friday,
September
26,
2025 |
7 p.m.
Where:
The Gallery at Austin Central Library, 710 West Cesar Chavez St

Artist reception: 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 26 | Exhibition continues through Jan. 4, 2026

Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 12 noon to 5 p.m. Sunday

Admission is FREE

“The Light That Grows Here” features new textile works honoring the healing spirit of native Texas plants by multidisciplinary artist and weaver Robin Kang. 

Rooted in folklore, herbal traditions, and digital innovation, Kang’s Jacquard-loom weavings merge botanical motifs with motherboard-like designs, exploring the ties between nature, technology, and spirituality. Using plant-dyed fibers, iridescent synthetics, and digital sketches, Kang crafts textiles that bridge ancestral weaving traditions with contemporary computation. Her work draws from studies with global master weavers and ceremonial plant practices, transforming weaving into ritual. 

“The Light That Grows Here” invites reflection on craft’s power to reconnect us with ecology and the unseen wisdom of flora.

Robin Kang (Tonalmētzli) is a multimedia sound healing artist with nearly a decade of experience blending sound meditation, Reiki, and sacred practices to guide individuals and groups toward balance and healing. She is a sacred song carrier, a certified Usui & Tibetan Reiki Master, an Initiatic student of Maestro Manuel Rufino and Maestra Lila Lopez-Sanchez, a Santo Daime Fardada, and an Ollintlahuimētztli Moondancer.  robinkang.org

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