Claire Oliver Gallery is pleased to announce Certain Restrictions Do Apply, a landmark two-person textile exhibition featuring new works by artists Carolyn Mazloomi and Sharon Kerry-Harlan. On view from January 9–March 7, 2026, the exhibition presents 9 new artworks and inaugurates the gallery’s 2026 program. The exhibition celebrates decades of friendship and collaboration between the two artists; both Mazloomi and Kerry-Harlan mine the history of Black American pioneers and expand the narrative and formal possibilities of quiltmaking and textile art.Though distinct in approach, Mazloomi and Kerry-Harlan share a commitment to storytelling through fiber, exploring race, culture, memory, and belonging. Their works reposition quilting not as domestic craft or woman’s work but as a powerful conceptual and political practice. The two artists have also been close friends for decades, sharing conversations, critiques, and creative support that have shaped their respective journeys — making their first New York presentation together both professionally significant and personally meaningful.

Source: Claire Oliver Gallery