About

Chanee Vijay (b. 1973, Kansas) is a textile artist living in The Sea Ranch, CA where she creates original textile collage works with European hemp.

Chanee's abstract textile art draws on her regard for landforms and faults with materials and techniques collected after a decade of sustainable textile surface design and pillow production. Starting with her European hemp offcuts, Chanee plays with tonality, often overdyeing each piece to bring mood and character to the fabric. Her attentiveness to the interactions among forms reinforces the arrangement’s imperfect, organic lines. The composition is realized by stitching and sculpting the hemp together to create movement and texture with layers and raw exposed seams. The edges coalesce into a singular form when it is pasted onto the wood panel or canvas. 

 

"Coming from the design world, I felt a sense of freedom when I started making textile art. Experimenting with painting techniques, embracing inherent flaws in the hemp, and creating more texture by revealing once hidden raw seams - all things I never considered for my pillow designs or interiors. Once I started, I knew the shift to art would be permanent."

Representation 

Tappan Collective. Los Angeles, California

Professional Affiliations

Surface Design Association (SDA)  www.surfacedesign.org


North Coast Artists' Guild - Gualala Arts gualalaarts.org

Exhibitions

2023 - Between. Tappan Gallery. Los Angeles, CA

2023 - Art in the Redwoods Fine Arts Exhibit. Gualala, CA (1st prize in Fiber)

2015 - Studio K Gallery Holiday Show. Charlotte, NC

2011 - Studio K Gallery. Charlotte, NC  

Collections & Collaborations

Hand-painted Watercolor Pillow Collection at Lulu & Georgia, Spring 2020

Hand-painted Watercolor Pillow Collection at Restoration Hardware, 2018-2020

Hand-pulled Screen Printed Pillow Collection at Schoolhouse Electric Co., Spring 2014

Hand-pulled Screen Printed Tableware Collection at Terrain, Winter 2013

Features & Press

Herlife Magazine, March 2019. Chanee Vijay Textile Design for Real Life.

In Kansas City Magazine, November 2019. Hand Painted Textiles by Chanee Vijay.

Southbay Home, September 2018. Textile designer Chanee Vijay keeps it clean and simple.

Lonny, August 2015. A Colonial Home with a Contemporary Twist. Textile designer Chanee Vijay gives a centuries-old Philadelphia house a modern update.

Better Homes and Gardens, January 2014. Repeating Pattern.