Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough, Solo Exhibition by Louise Silk
July 16 - September 5, 2026

Brew House Arts celebrates the opening of Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough, a solo exhibition by Pittsburgh fiber-artist Louise Silk. Following up from her landmark retrospective at the Heinz History Center in 2024, Dayenu is a career capstone exhibition featuring an all-new body of work being shown together for the first time. The exhibition features hand-sewn works, including art quilts, scrap quilts, flags, kaftans, portraits, and pillows, all made from repurposed fabrics. 

The exhibition reflects on Silk’s spiritual practices, including themes from Judaism and Zen Buddhism. The title, Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough, comes from the Passover Seder song, expressing gratitude for the gifts that God gave the Jewish people. Each quilt in the exhibition is an expression of this gratitude. 

Louise Silk has been creating art quilts for over 50 years. She has exhibited throughout the US and has had seven solo exhibitions, including Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life, a career retrospective at the Heinz History Center in 2024. Silk lives and works in the South Side, and was recently included in our exhibition, Art of Pittsburgh’s South Side.

There will be an opening reception on Thursday, July 16, from 6-8:30 pm. The reception is free to attend and open to the public. Louise Silk will also be performing an opening ritual throughout the reception, unmaking her work "Witness" and gifting patchwork pieces to attendants.