Born and raised in Mexico City and now based in Dallas, Texas, Gabriel Dawe works at the intersection of art, craft, and science. In 2010 Dawe began producing the large-scale and highly intricate Plexus installations for which he is best known, and in which he uses thousands of multicolored sewing threads to harness the full color spectrum of light. Each of these installations is meticulously constructed: individual strands of thread are interwoven through a series of hooks to create a unified network—or plexus. The title of the series also refers to networks of blood vessels and nerves. At once ethereal and dynamic, evanescent and corporeal, the constellation of threads that make up the weaving evoke tangible connections between light, architecture, and the body.

All text for this exhibition will be available in both English and Spanish. (Todo los textos de esta exposición estaran disponibles en Inglés y en Español).

Gabriel Dawe – Plexus no. 43 is sponsored by:

Harbor Lights Foundation

The Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund

Committee of Honor Chairs: Kathleen L. Metinko, Jan Rogers Kniffen, and Victoria Kniffen, and Heidi Brake Smith and Scott M. Smith

Leader: Kathleen L. Metinko, Jan Rogers Kniffen and Victoria Kniffen, and Heidi Brake Smith and Scott M. Smith

Champion: Jennifer Freitag, Harbor Lights Foundation, Susan and Bill Mahoney, Simone and Andrew McEntire, and Virginia and Juan Meyer

Gabriel Dawe (American, b. Mexico, 1973)
Plexus no. 43, 2023
Thread and steel hooks
Courtesy of the artist and Talley Dunn Gallery, Dallas, Texas

See this time-lapse video of Gabriel Dawe and his team of assistants installing Plexus no. 43.

Video created by Filmmaker David A. Ross and Maere Studios.

The Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 43 team Christopher Paul Dean, Gabriel Dawe, and Martha Elena

Courtesy of Gabriel Dawe and Talley Dunn Gallery. Photo: David Ross.

Gabriel Dawe (American, b. 1973)

Plexus no. 43, 2023

Thread and steel hooks

Courtesy of Gabriel Dawe and Talley Dunn Gallery. Photo: David Ross.

Gabriel Dawe (American, b. 1973) Plexus no. 43. Photo by David A. Ross

Courtesy of Gabriel Dawe and Talley Dunn Gallery.