Mabel Made

A dress I made after discovering the costumes and art of Leon Bakst, and the Ballet Russes.
A dress I made after discovering the costumes and art of Leon Bakst, and the Ballet Russes.
A dress I made after discovering the costumes and art of Leon Bakst, and the Ballet Russes.

A dress I made after discovering the costumes and art of Leon Bakst, and the Ballet Russes.

A dress I made after discovering the costumes and art of Leon Bakst, and the Ballet Russes.
A dress I made after discovering the costumes and art of Leon Bakst, and the Ballet Russes.
A dress I made after discovering the costumes and art of Leon Bakst, and the Ballet Russes.

A dress I made after discovering the costumes and art of Leon Bakst, and the Ballet Russes.

My show at Haw Contemporary opens this Friday from 5-8 pm!
The show is made up of over 25 garments, along with some patchwork pieces I’ve sewn over the past couple years. It’s pulled together by the things I keep finding myself drawn to- inspired by old costumes, quilts, colors seen in paintings, and fabrics I’ve collected over time.
@hawcontemporary

Haw Contemporary is pleased to present MABELMADE, an exhibition of work by Mabel Johnson opening THIS FRIDAY, May 1 from 5-8pm. Spanning the entire first floor of the gallery, the exhibition features garments and fiber-based forms shaped through hand pleating, embroidery, piecing, and repurposed textiles.
At a moment when institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art are reframing fashion as a living archive, and recent films such as Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things" have pushed costume further toward sculptural, expressive form, Mabel’s work engages this broader shift while remaining largely self-defined, emerging from her own sustained exploration of garment construction, material, and transformation. Her garments do not simply reference clothing. They function as objects that carry memory, structure, and transformation, positioned between wearable form and sculpture.
A graduating senior at the Kansas City Art Institute, Mabel has already established an extraordinary national presence, selling hundreds of distinctive garments, from couture to everyday pieces, and receiving multiple national and regional awards.
Email mail@hawcontemporary.com for full availability and pricing.
Haw Contemporary is pleased to present MABELMADE, an exhibition of work by Mabel Johnson opening Friday, May 1 from 5-8pm. Spanning the entire first floor of the gallery, the exhibition features garments and fiber-based forms shaped through hand pleating, embroidery, piecing, and repurposed textiles.
At a moment when institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art are reframing fashion as a living archive, and recent films such as Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things" have pushed costume further toward sculptural, expressive form, Mabel’s work engages this broader shift while remaining largely self-defined, emerging from her own sustained exploration of garment construction, material, and transformation. Her garments do not simply reference clothing. They function as objects that carry memory, structure, and transformation, positioned between wearable form and sculpture.
A graduating senior at the Kansas City Art Institute, Mabel has already established an extraordinary national presence, selling hundreds of distinctive garments, from couture to everyday pieces, and receiving multiple national and regional awards.
Check out the video in this post to see a selection of the garments, and email mail@hawcontemporary.com for full availability and pricing.
@_mabeljohnson @mabelmade_

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st
One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st

One of my newest pieces inspired by Leon Bakst’s costume design for the ballet “The Firebird” (L’ Oiseau De Feu)
This set will be on view at my show @hawcontemporary on May 1st
Excited to share that my solo show “mabelmade” will open May 1st@hawcontemporary in Kansas City. Many garments I have made over the past few years will be on display, along with some new ones I have been working on.
Would love to see you there ❤️
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