Ghada Amer "For a Friend" 2008, via Cheim and Read

Egyptian artist Ghada Amer joined Cheim and Read, the Chelsea outpost representing artists Louise Bourgeois and Jenny Holzer, among others, last year. Her first solo show with the gallery opens May 6.

Cheim and Read have one of the strongest rosters of women artists, including ten out of 26 listed on the gallery’s website.

Amer, the subject of a survey show at the Brooklyn Museum in 2008, was previously represented by Gagosian Gallery.  She is best known for her use of embroidery thread on canvas.