Tschabalala Self unveils a majestic limited edition embroidery.
Yellow Sapphire is inspired by the original artwork Sapphire (2015), an important early work. The composition is built from the artist's signature blend of paint and collaged fabric, a technique that she’s been developing for the past 10 years through studio experimentation. In Yellow Sapphire the collage and assemblage found in Self’s paintings are rendered through the use of embroidery. Self's work investigates the corporeal boundaries of the human existence through the lens her own identity politic as a Black-American woman
This textile edition is presented as a stretched and framed canvas, comprising nearly 208,076 stitches in over 35 colours on mustard-coloured suede, made in close collaboration with the artist.
Dimensions: 26 x 19 x 1.2 Inches / 66.2 x 48 x 3 cm
Medium: Embroidered piece comprising of nearly 208,076 stitches on a mustard-colored suede fabric. It features over 35 colours and is presented as a stretched canvas inside a hand-painted orange frame.
Provenance: Hand-signed & numbered on a sticker attached to the back of the piece. Comes with original Certificate of Authenticity from Avant Arte.
Edition: Limited Edition of 100
Year: 2026
Condition: Excellent
ARTIST BIO
Tschabalala Self (b.1990 Harlem, New York) lives and works in the Hudson Valley, New York. Self is an artist who builds a singular style from the syncretic use of painting, printmaking and sculpture to explore ideas surrounding figuration. She constructs depictions of predominantly women using a combination of sewn, printed, and painted materials, traversing different artistic and craft traditions. The formal and conceptual aspects of Self’s work seek to expand her critical inquiry into selfhood and human flourishing. Recent solo exhibitions and performances include Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (2025); Longlati Foundation, Shanghai (2025); Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland (2024); Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen (2023); Le Consortium, Dijon (2022); Performa 2021 Biennial, New York City (2021); Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore (2021); ICA, Boston (2020); among others.
Self’s work is included in collections such as Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA; Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, USA; Consortium Museum, Dijon, France; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC, USA; ICA Boston, Boston, USA; Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, USA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA; Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, Paris, France; Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA; New Museum, New York, USA; Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA; Stedelijk Museum Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Studio Museum Harlem, New York, USA; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA; among others.
