09/17/2026
In Judith Scott’s hands, everyday objects became something else.
Keys, plastic tubing, bicycle wheels, chairs, and even a shopping cart became the cores of sculptures. Scott bound and knotted them in layers of yarn, twine, rope, and strips of fabric until the objects inside were nearly concealed.
Scott, who had Down syndrome and was Deaf, began attending Creative Growth in Oakland in 1987. In a fiber workshop, she found the materials and method that would define her work. She made her first fiber sculpture in 1988 and continued working at Creative Growth until her death in 2005.
During Further in 2027, Scott’s work will be presented at Creative Growth in “Icons”, a group exhibition bringing together nine Creative Growth artists whose work has shaped contemporary art in the Bay Area and beyond.
Image credits:
1: Photograph by Leon Borensztein, courtesy of Creative Growth
2, 4, and 5: Courtesy of Andrew Edlin Gallery
3: Courtesy of Creative Growth
