Priscilla Dobler Dzul: Water Carries the Stories of Our Stars
October 18, 2025 - April 19, 2026
Water Carries the Stories of our Stars is the expansive museum debut from artist Priscilla Dobler Dzul, who lives in Tacoma, Washington, and Yucatán, Mexico. The exhibition brings together an entirely new body of sculpture, textile, and video work to chart urgent stories of environmental harm and cultural justice. Drawing from her Maya and multicultural heritage and building on years of research, the artist merges pre-Hispanic techniques, collaborations with Yucatec Maya elders, and regionally sourced materials to reflect on the loss of water and its consequences. From Mexican cenotes to Washington wetlands, Dobler Dzul’s work centers living waters as portals of cosmic ancestral knowledge. She calls on us to listen—to the birds, the winds, the elders—and to reimagine collective existence through the labor of craft.
Priscilla Dobler Dzul: Water Carries the Stories of Our Stars is organized by Tamar Benzikry, Director and Curator of Learning and Engagement.
Generous support provided by the Hayward-Hughes Family, the Raynier Institute & Foundation, and Frye members. Media sponsorship provided by KUOW.
Seasonal support provided by 4Culture.
Additional thanks to the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Washington's 3D4M Program in the School of Art.
Installation view of Priscilla Dobler Dzul: Water Carries the Stories of our Stars. Frye Art Museum, Seattle, October 18, 2025–April 19, 2026. Photo: Jueqian Fang
Installation view of Priscilla Dobler Dzul: Water Carries the Stories of our Stars. Frye Art Museum, Seattle, October 18, 2025–April 19, 2026. Photo: Jueqian Fang
Priscilla Dobler Dzul. Lo único que existía era el movimiento de las aguas y los cielos/ The only thing that existed, was the movement of the waters and the skies (still), 2025. Digital video (color, sound); 14:05 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Installation view of Priscilla Dobler Dzul: Water Carries the Stories of our Stars. Frye Art Museum, Seattle, October 18, 2025–April 19, 2026. Photo: Jueqian Fang
Priscilla Dobler Dzul. The guardians remind us of what we have forgotten, 2025. Oregon red clay with grog. Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Jueqian Fang
Priscilla Dobler Dzul and technicians from Museum of Glass, Tacoma. When the three armadillos arrived with the water. The lords of the underworld brought the offerings. And vessels removed their thorns to weave the threads together, 2025. Blown glass, organic materials. Installation view of Priscilla Dobler Dzul: Water Carries the Stories of our Stars. Frye Art Museum, Seattle, October 18, 2025–April 19, 2026. Photo: Jueqian Fang
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