Rooted in southeast Alaska, Lily Hope’s weaving is shaped by land, lineage and lived responsibility. Her work emerges from the coastal light, shifting tides and the deep presence of ancestors whose knowledge continues through her hands. Trained through long apprenticeship in Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving, Hope approaches each piece as both cultural transmission and contemporary expression.
Left: Glacier Bear Tracks, detail. Photo by Sydney Akagi. Right: Glacier Bear Tracks, handwoven Ravenstail ensemble, child sized. Photo by Sydney Akagi.
She is moved by themes of protection, motherhood, resilience and survival—subjects drawn from community histories and present-day realities. Her woven forms hold tension between strength and tenderness, precision and breath, honoring tradition while responding to the urgencies of now. Teaching, mentoring and collective making are inseparable from her studio practice; large-scale community projects inform the intimacy of her individual works.Hope’s weaving is not nostalgic—it is living, adaptive and forward-reaching. Each piece carries story, intention and accountability, inviting viewers to witness cultural continuity as something active, embodied and profoundly alive.
Clarissa, golden yellow Chilkat face woven in honor of the artist’s mother. Photo courtesy of Stonington Gallery.
Find Hope’s work at upcoming 2026 shows: Untitled, at Stonington Gallery, Seattle, in June; Santa Fe Indian Market in August; and the Northwest Coast Textile Symposium in Juneau, Alaska, in November. —
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Juneau, Alaska, (907) 957-8774, www.lilyhope.com
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Represented by Stonington Gallery
125 S. Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 405-4040, www.stoningtongallery.com
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