A beautiful contemporary gallery featuring quilted textiles from all over the world with a rotating exhibit theme. Visions Museum of Textile Art (VMOTA) celebrates and shares with the public the rich history, artistry, and cultural significance of quilting and textile art.
Visions Museum of Textile Art began as Quilt San Diego, a non-profit arts organization founded in 1985 to promote contemporary quilt making as fine art. The organization’s mission was to present the prestigious, international, juried Quilt Visions biennial which was hosted at various museums in the San Diego area. In 2007, volunteers organized a community build and created our permanent location in the arts district at Liberty Station in San Diego, California.
VMOTA now features 20 exhibitions per year including the Online Exhibits, Member Challenges, and the Quilt Visions and Interpretations biennials. The museum also presents lectures and workshops by noted quilt and textile artists. Click here to view all our current exhibitions and don’t forget to view our Events Calendar!
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Click here to view all our current exhibitions and don’t forget to view our Events Calendar!
San Diego Textile Scene / February 14 – June 20, 2026
This exhibition showcases the creativity and innovation of San Diego’s textile artists, remembering that the textile tradition in San Diego dates back to the indigenous Kumeyaay. They were formerly known as the Diegueños, the former Spanish name applied to the Mission Indians living along the San Diego River. The Kumeyaay had land along the Pacific Ocean from the present Oceanside, California, in the north to south of Ensenada, Mexico, and extending east to the Colorado River. Read more…
Cyanotype / February 14 – June 20, 2026
In this exhibition, four artists showcase different ways of approaching the cyanotype technique in their artworks. The artists include: Bailey Macabre, Shane Booth, Morgan Ford Willingham, and Patricia Gaddis. Read more…
I Find Little Treasures / February 14 – June 20, 2026
These works are inspired by the archetypes of the feminine as well as the Earth goddess herself. They seek to give voice to the womb of the earth and reveal the divinity of what is. If transformation is the river, then these womb people sit at her mouth, creating from refuse a new way of being. Read more…
Fiber Weavings – Patti Chamberlin / February 14 – March 28, 2026
Working with gathered pine needles and natural materials, Patti Chamberlin creates woven texture, form, and the relationship between traditional and contemporary design. Read more…
New Offsite Exhibition rounds out Cygnet Theatre’s Somewhere Over the Border / February 14 – March 15, 2026
Celebrate the beauty of textile art in an engaging and dynamic setting. During the run of Somewhere Over the Border, Cygnet theatergoers are invited to visit the Visions Museum of Textile Art’s exhibition on view in the Cygnet Theatre Gallery. Enjoy 20% off tickets to any performance date of Cygnet’s Somewhere Over the Border with promo code VISIONS20.
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Upcoming Events
Mar 29 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Photos to Quilts – Landscape Version with LeAnn Hileman
Hosted by: Visions Museum of Textile Art
Mar 29 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Photos to Quilts – Landscape Version with LeAnn Hileman
Hosted by: Visions Museum of Textile Art
May 2 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Sacred Thresholds: Weaving Ritual Spaces with Bibiana Badia
Hosted by: Visions Museum of Textile Art
May 2 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Sacred Thresholds: Weaving Ritual Spaces with Bibiana Badia
Hosted by: Visions Museum of Textile Art
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Address:
2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA
92106
Phone:
(619) 546-4872
Hours:
Wednesday and Thursday 10 am to 2 pm
Friday and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm
Closed Major Holidays
Website:
2825 Dewey Road, San Diego, CA
