Exhibitions — Sophie Inard | Contemporary Textile Art in Museums & Galleries — SOPHIE INARD artiste art contemporain au crochet

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

Sport and Spectator

The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art presents Sport and Spectator, an exhibition exploring the cultural, political, and symbolic dimensions of sport.

Shown in Kansas City during the city’s hosting of the FIFA World Cup, the exhibition brings together Sophie Inard and international artists whose work examines sport as a site of power, identity, and collective experience.

Kansas City. USA. June - December 2026

Modern building with large glass windows and white stone facade, trees and a lamppost in front, under a dusk sky, at the Norman Museum of Contemporary Art.

La Manufacture de Roubaix

Biennale Objet Textile n°5

The Biennale Objet Textile is a major contemporary art event dedicated to textile-based practices, highlighting experimental approaches and innovative uses of materials.

As part of the Biennale, Sophie Inard presents a new monumental work at La Manufacture de Roubaix, exploring the transformation of powerful sporting symbols through textile intervention.

For this Biennale, Sophie Inard presents Soft Power a monumental football (80cm diameter) made of vintage methacrylate sphere and recycled yarn.

February 14 - April 26 2026

Large decorative soccer ball sculpture with a crochet-like pattern, mounted on a pedestal against a red brick wall.

Graphical poster with colorful abstract shapes and patterns, featuring large white text reading 'BIOLET' and smaller text '#5', 'MATERES MATTERS', and French words referring to textile art and museums.

Woman wearing sunglasses and a white sports jacket balancing a large panda-shaped piñata on her head outdoors on a cloudy day.

Galerie Bessaud

Bastille Art Prize

The Bastille Art Prize is an annual award recognizing contemporary artists whose work demonstrates a strong conceptual approach and a distinctive artistic language.

Selected by a professional jury, the winners are presented by Galerie Bessaud, which supports the development and visibility of their work through exhibitions and curatorial guidance.

For its 1st edition, the Bastille Art Prize selected Sophie Inard, Clara Tournay, Laura Mateare, Valentine Dardel, Valentina Grilli, and Anne-Juliette Deschamps’ works.

Paris, January - February 2026

Poster for the Bastille Art Prize exhibition at Galerie Bessaud from January 15 to February 21, 2026. The background is white with some text and an image of a helmet with crocheted cover.

Galerie Openbach

“A feu d’épaule et de poing”

Vincennes, November 2025

Art installation of weapons and firearms crafted from colorful yarn and crochet, displayed on a white wall.

The Mc Nay museum

San Antonio, Texas. USA

Sport and Spectator features works by Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp, Jeffrey Gibson, Raul Rene Gonzalez, Sophie Inard, Brian Jungen, Justin Korver, Betsy Odom, Esmaa Mohamoud, Hank Willis Thomas and Tyrrell Winston.

March - July 2025

Palais Galliera

Paris, FRANCE.

UAMEP Fashion Show - October 2024.

Maintenant Gallery

WHAT ARE YOU FIGHTING FOR?

In 2026, Sophie Inard takes part in the group exhibition “What Are You Fighting For?” at MAINTENANT, an art and fighting laboratory based in the Texas desert that explores the relationship between art, resistance, and physical engagement.

For the exhibition, Sophie Inard presents a crocheted boxing glove sculpture that continues her exploration of strength, protection, and vulnerability through textile transformation.

Marfa, USA. 2026

A white foam block with a boxing glove on top inside a gym or boxing training space.

Colorful poster promoting Les Variations Textiles exhibition at Halle Roulot from February 27 to April 25, 2020. The poster features a cluster of yellow textured balls resembling flowers or pom-poms, with multicolored handwritten-style text and logos at the bottom.

OpenBach Gallery

Variations Textiles XXL

Sophie Inard takes part in the collective exhibition “Les Variations Textiles XXL” presented by OpenBach in collaboration with the City of Fontenay-sous-Bois. Bringing together more than 160 international textile artists, the exhibition explores contemporary textile practices through immersive and monumental works presented in the 650m² space of La Nef de la Halle Roublot. For the exhibition, Sophie Inard presents 2 textile skateboard pieces inspired by the worlds of speed, spectacle, and performance.

Fontenay sous Bois, March 2026