# @hyperallergic on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DRkcysaEk8s
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37352989-hyperallergic-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5860186e9e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-27T18:12:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) — https://gondola.cc/hyperallergic

## Caption

From researching historic twill patterns in museum collections to dyeing wool with Kool-Aid, Diné (Navajo) weaver and instructor Venancio Aragón interlocks research and experimentation to expand the visual and technical vocabularies of Diné weaving. Working on the Diné upright loom, aragontextiles is part of a generation of Diné weavers who reinterpret ancestral knowledge through experimentation, carrying the medium forward on their own terms. As he stated in an interview with shandiinbrown and zachfeuer, “I am not a purist.” 

Based in Farmington, New Mexico, Aragón is trained in cultural anthropology and Native American and Indigenous studies, currently teaching at Diné College, the Navajo Nation’s tribal college. He was born to the Tó’aheedlíinii (The Water Flow Together People) clan and born for the Naakaii (Mexican people). His maternal grandfather is of the Tsénahabiłnii (Sleeping Rock) clan, and his paternal grandfather is of the Naakaii (Mexican people).

Perhaps best known for his signature “Expanded Rainbow Aesthetic,” Aragón’s academic background deeply informs his studio practice. He spends time in institutional archives studying historic Diné textiles — rare twills, irregularly shaped weavings, and other unconventional forms that fall outside the regional styles popularized through the trading post system, including through workshops with institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His research reconsiders these standardized styles, which were shaped by White traders who dictated marketable designs and often restricted weavers’ creative autonomy. By reimagining pre-trading-post-era weaving techniques, Aragón continually colors his practice with new aesthetic and material horizons.

Sháńdíín Brown and Zach Feuer visited Aragón’s studio to discuss weaving pedagogy, dye techniques, historic textiles, and the influence of settler economics on art. Read the full interview through our link in bio.
.
.
.

#VenancioAragón #Weaving #DinéWeaving #NavajoWeaving #IndigenousArt #FiberArt #Tapestry #Rainbow

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 4,694
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 16

## Tags

venancioaragón, tapestry, rainbow, navajoweaving, dinéweaving, indigenousart, weaving, fiberart

---
Copyright (c) Gondola