Family Album
featuring Pat Ahern
March 18, 2017 through April 28, 2017

​​“Family Album” included work from Ahern’s ten-year collection of crocheted family portraits, along with the debut of several new portraits. Each piece draws likeness from the family photographs Ahern references, along with his personal memories of each person. The portraits range from small picture frame to life size, with each figure in a different pose. Ahern chooses to depict each person in a candid moment, much like what is seen in a family album, lending a timeless quality to the imagery.

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About Pat Ahern

Pat Ahern grew up in Woodland Hills, CA where he learned how to crochet and knit from his mother in high school. After many frustrating hours trying to make comfortable and fashionable garments, Ahern turned to wall hangings and sculptural fiber work. Ahern loves the freeform way crochet can be used with yarn, much like brushstrokes on a canvas. He is inspired both by the people in his life and by yarn, and through their endless variety. Pat Ahern is currently the resident artist at Gather DTLA in Los Angeles.

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