Fiber artist Meghan Shimek is based in Oakland, California and creates large scale woven wall hangings and sculptures. Her work is ethereal, whimsical and delicate, but rooted in the warm, earthy materials she uses. Exploring organic movement, her weaving style allows the fibers to fall into an indeterminate pattern that reveals the beauty and vulnerability of her materials.
Shimek was raised in Michigan and studied history and nutrition before discovering her passion in weaving. She has studied tapestry and Navajo weaving, rigid heddle and floor loom weaving. Shimek developed her own signature weaving style over several years as she explored how art can be used to express grief and heal after personal loss. Today, Shimek exhibits her work, creates commissions, and teaches weaving workshops across the world.
Shimek was raised in Michigan and studied history and nutrition before discovering her passion in weaving. She has studied tapestry and Navajo weaving, rigid heddle and floor loom weaving. Shimek developed her own signature weaving style over several years as she explored how art can be used to express grief and heal after personal loss. Today, Shimek exhibits her work, creates commissions, and teaches weaving workshops across the world.
During the reception for the opening of The Orchard / Galleries on 25, on November 15, 2025, (link below), Stephen Dreyfus wailed away on the saxophone and David Goodlett played a cool guitar.
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