Curious Geometries
Regina Durante Jestrow
SEPTEMBER – MARCH 9, 2026
GATE D31 GALLERY, NORTH TERMINAL, CONCOURSE D
Pieced Landscape 23 (detail) 2022, ink on burnt cotton, assorted new and second-hand fabrics, thread, 44 x 72 x 1.5 in.
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Pieced Landscape 23 2022, ink on burnt cotton, assorted new and second-hand fabrics, thread, 44 x 72 x 1.5 in.
courtesy of the artist and baker–hall gallery
MIA Galleries is proud to present Curious Geometries, an exhibition of large-scale, sewn and quilted artworks by artist Regina Durante Jestrow. The exhibition invites viewers to pause and enter a world where pattern, material, and memory collide. This series of textile-based works—including stretched compositions and free-form art quilts—explores the irregular, organic, and often playful relationships between geometry and gesture. Inspired by the layered ecologies and the multicultural textures of Miami, the works weave together improvisational dyeing and piecing techniques that nod to the history of quilting while disrupting its expectations.
Repurposed fabrics—sourced from around Miami, including Miami International Airport’s Interior Design Department—carry personal and collective histories, which are transformed through accumulation, repetition, and painterly intuition. Whether suspended freely or taut across stretched canvas, each piece pulses with tension between structure and flow, echoing the rhythms of urban grids and natural forms.
Curious Geometries becomes a site of contemplation and curiosity for travelers: a space where handmade patterns mimic aerial views, fiber mimics paint, and the boundaries between craft and fine art quietly unravel.
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Pieced Landscape 47 (Rainiest Day in May) 2024, hand-dyed cotton (reactive dyes), lame fabric, thread on unprimed canvas and wooden stretchers, 56 x 56 x 1.5 in.
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Americana Quilt 24 2020, assorted cotton, linen, batting, thread on wooden panel, 24 x 36 x 1.5 in.
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Americana Quilt 40 2021, Assorted cotton, batting, thread on wooden panel, 72 x 36 x 2.5 in.
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Regina Durante Jestrow (b. 1978) is an Italian-American textile artist living and working in Miami, Florida, who grew up in Queens, NY. Her artistic journey began in her formative years, as she learned sewing and crocheting from her mother, igniting a passion that would become a lifelong force. This connection to textiles is the bedrock of her artistic practice, stretching and challenging quilt forms and structures while considering the activist values that shaped historic quilt-making traditions. Relocating to Miami allowed Jestrow to delve into quilting, becoming a source of solace and creative expression. In her Miami home studio, the sewing machine, a symbol of comfort and creativity, continues taking center stage.
Jestrow’s work challenges notions of traditional quilt-making and textile arts. Her artistic exploration is deeply rooted in women’s rights and history, combined with a deep appreciation for the patterns and stories drawn from the enduring traditions of American quilt-making. Her art quilts feature a fusion of new and second-hand fabrics, including hand-dyed and manipulated textiles, achieved through various techniques, such as natural and reactive dyes, inks, and acrylics. Her affinity for quilts pushes the boundaries of the medium, resulting in a diverse body of work that includes paintings, drawings, sculptural installations, textile wall hangings, and functional objects.
Selected solo projects include “Lots of Little Pieces (aka My Favorite Color is Glitter)” at Miami-Dade College Kendall
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Gallery, Miami, FL (2025); “Non-Linear Path” at Liaigre, Miami, FL (2024); and “Americana Quilts: Reinterpretation of Tradition” at Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL (2022). Selected group exhibitions include “A Space Between Worlds” at Wassaic Projects, Wassaic, NY (2024); “Hand Over Hand: Textiles Today” at Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL (2023); and “In the Company of Women: At Large” at LnS Gallery, Miami, FL (2022). Public and private Collections include the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Miami International Airport, MIA Galleries and The Shelborne by Proper Hotels. Jestrow has been awarded artist residencies at The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation (2024), The Jentel Foundation (2022), and National Park Service Artist in Residence in the Everglades (AIRIE) (2014). Awarded grants include the South Florida Cultural Consortium (SFCC, 2023); Miami Individual Artists (MIA) Grant (2022 - 2025); The Ellies, Miami’s Visual Arts Awards, Oolite Arts (2021); and the Artist Access Grant, Miami-Dade County and FUNdarte (2021 - 2024). The artist is represented by Baker-Hall (Miami, Florida).
For more information on the artist, please visit www.reginajestrow.com
Pieced Landscape 10 2022, hand-dyed cotton (rust), assorted new and second-hand fabrics, thread on wooden stretchers, 44 x 60 x 1.5 in. courtesy of the
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