ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the relationship between process, material, and perception. Working across fiber, mixed media, sculpture, and installation, I create abstract and figurative works through repetition, intuition, and attentive making.
I am drawn to the tension between structure and spontaneity, fragility and strength, and the natural and constructed. The act of making becomes a form of meditation, allowing ideas to unfold gradually through touch and repetition. I hope the resulting work invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and experience a moment of curiosity, stillness, and presence.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Denise Yaghmourian is a Phoenix-based fiber, multidisciplinary, and installation artist whose work transforms everyday materials through labor-intensive, contemplative processes. Working with textiles, fiber, thread, and found objects, she explores repetition, materiality, light, and the quiet intelligence of handwork. Raised in Arizona, Yaghmourian developed an early connection to craft through time spent with her Armenian grandmother, whose textile traditions continue to subtly inform her practice. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Art Education from Arizona State University. Her work has been exhibited in the Tucson Museum of Art Biennial, CraftForms, Fiber Reimagined with Fiber Art Now, Mending Stories at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, and Focus: Fiber at the Kent State Museum. She is currently preparing for a solo exhibition at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum.
© Denise Yaghmourian