Artist StatementMost of my quilts are traditional in technique. I love the grid, the block and the challenge of breaking the seamlines visually. I use a large variety of commercially printed fabric which give richness to the surface. Unexpected connections of lines and patterns happen, I consider my work a dialogue with the material. |
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Resume |
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Solo and Small Group Exhibitions |
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| fabric-connection.ch. NEQM, Lowell, MA * | 2009 |
| Rythm and the Blues, Amazing Art Center, Saxonville, MA | 2007 |
| fabric-connection.ch, Schule für Gestaltung, Basel , Switzerland | 2007 |
| "Contemporary MASSters", NEQM, Lowell, Mass | 2007 |
| My Quilts, Städtisches Museum, Einbeck, Germany | 2005 |
| Thinking Big, Working Small, Cambridge Artists Cooperative, Cambridge, MA | 2004 |
| Changing Definitions, The Art Quilt, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, Arkansas | 2004 |
| Cut of Different Cloth, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA | 2004 |
| 5 Swimmers in Contemporary Waters, Round Top Center f.t. Arts, Damariscotta, ME | 2003 |
| Stitched Journeys, solo exhibit, Fiber Arts Center, Amherst, MA. | 2002 |
| Solo exhibit at Dana Hall Gallery, Wellesley, MA. | 2002 |
| Four Artists, More Quilts, University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA. | 1998 |
| The Crit-Group, Art Quilts, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA. | 1998 |
| "Four Artists, Recent Quilts," University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA. | 1997 |
| One Person Show, Schachengalerie, Oensingen, Switzerland | 1996 |
| Quiltkunst, Schachengalerie, Oensingen, Switzerland | 1993 |
| Beyond the Border, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA. | 1992 |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| Quilts-Art-Quilts, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY | 2009/10 |
| Brush Gallery, Lowell, MA | 2009 |
| Rooted In Tradition, Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA * | 2008 |
| Belmont Gallery of Art Inaugural Show, Belmont, MA. | 2005 |
| Rooted in Tradition, Rocky Mt. Quiltmuseum, Golden, Colorado* | 2005 |
| Quilt National 2005 * Will travel | 2005-2007 |
| Quilted Cuisine, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA and MAQS, Paducah, KY | 2004/5 |
| Kramgasse, Kulturgasse Berns-Quiltgasse, Berne, Switzerland * | 2004 |
| Hands All Around 2003, International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas and Quilt Expo, The Hague, Netherlands | 2003/4 |
| Inspiration, Improvisation und Interpretation, Quilt&Art Gallery, Mühlheim, Germany* | 2003 |
| Mrs. Carpenter's Glory, Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield, MA | 2003 |
| The Crit Group, Middlesex Community College, Bedford, MA | 2003 |
| Einblicke, Durchblicke, Ausblicke*, Irsee and Munich, Germany, Val d'Argent, France, Textile Museum, St.Gallen, Switzerland | 2002/03 |
| Food & Design*, Munich, Germany, (will travel) | 2002 |
| Meditations, Center for the Arts, Natick, MA. | 2002 |
| Dancing Between The Semicolons, L. Pearlstein Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. (travels) | 2002/03 |
| Artextures*, Gif Sur Yvette, France | 2001/2002 (travels) |
| Hands All Around XVI, Houston, Texas and Barcelona, Spain | 2001/2002 |
| Inspiration, Improvisation, Interpretation*, Quilt&Art Gallery, Mühlheim am Main and Kloster Irsee, Germany | 2001 |
| Living Tradition, Contemporary American Quilts, Dutch Textile Museum, Tilburg, Holland | 2001 |
| Parallel Threads, Vermont Quilt Festival, New England Quilt Museum | 2001 |
| Exit/Entrance organized by SAQA* | 2000 and 2001 |
| Art Quilts, Europe At The Millennium, Quilt Expo VII, Strasbourg, France | 2000 |
| Hands All Around XV, Strasbourg, France and New England Quilt Museum | 2000 |
| Tradition und Moderne V, Germany* | 2000 and 2001 |
| Herstory Quilts, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, | 2000 |
| New England Images 2000, Lowell Quilt Festival | 2000 |
| Quilt National, Athens, Ohio* | 1999 |
| Seeing Yellow, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, Ma. | 1999 |
| Last Quarter Twentieth Century, Special Exhibition, Vermont Quilt Festival | 1999 |
| Tradition und Moderne IV, Konstanz, Dresden and other German venues* | 1998/1999 |
| Beyond the Tradition, Art Quilts, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Gallery | 1998 |
| Quilt National, Athens, Ohio* | 1997 |
| Expressions in Cloth, Quilts that Heal, New England Quilt Museum, Lowel, Mass. | 1996 |
| Personal Landscapes, Quilts by 12 Mass. Artists," Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield. | |
| Premier Festival Europeen de Patchwork Contemporain, Gif sur Yvette, France* | |
| Artistic Expressions, Quilt Expo V, Lyons, France, Houston, Tex. | |
| Soft Protest, American Museum of Quilts/Textiles, San Jose, Ca. | |
| Fond Memories, NE Quilt Museum, Lowell, Mass. | 1995 |
| Essential Textile, Guildford, Conn. | |
| Soft Protest, NE Quilt Museum, Lowell, Mass. | |
| Tradition und Moderne, Kempten and other venues in Germany* | 1994 |
| Quilt Art, Textilmuseum Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany* | |
| New Quilts from Old Favorites, Museum of AQS, Paducah* | |
| Exp. Nationale Suisse De Patchwork Contemporain, Neuchatel, Switzerland* | 1993 |
| Annaeherung-Gegensaetze, Groebenzell and Munich*, Germany | |
| Quilt Festival Tokyo 1993, Japan* | |
| Art Textile Contemporain," au Bazacle, Toulouse, France* | |
| "Needlexpressions '92, Tempe, Arizona (travels 92-93) | 1992 |
| Art Textile Contemporain, au Bazacle, Toulouse, France* | 1991 |
| La Porte, L'Atelier Imaginaire, Lourdes, France*, other venues | |
| Skyworks, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Mass. (travels 93-94) | |
| Tactile Architecture 1991, Decatur House, Washington, DC* | |
| New England Quilts, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Mass. | |
| The Fabric of Life, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston | |
| Quilt Art, The New Decade, Kunsthallen, Brandts Klaedefabrik, Odense, and Nordjyllands Kustmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark* | 1990 |
| Einschnitte, Contemporary Quilts, Amerikahaus, Berlin, W. Germany | 1989 |
| 3. Quilt Biennale, Textilmuseum Max Berk, Heidelberg, Germany* | |
| 1988 Quilt Festival Japan, Tokyo, Japan | 1988 |
| Contemporary Quilts, Lotus Gallery, Cambridge, Mass. | 1987/1988 |
| Seventh Annual Faber Birren Color Award Show, Stamford, Conn. | |
| Quilt National 1985 and 1987, Athens, Ohio* | |
| Contemporary Quilts, Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, Mass. (Travelled in East and West Europe from 1990-1994) | |
| 2. Quilt Biennale, Textilmuseum M. Berk, Heidelberg, Germany* | 1986/1987 |
| Colchas, Medellin, Bogota, Bucamaranga, Columbia, S. America* | 1985/1986 |
| Contemporary Quilts, Parson's Gallery, Lexington, Mass. | 1983 |
| Containers, Danforth Museum, Framingham, Mass. | 1979 |
| "Hearts and Flowers," Brockton Art Center, Brockton, Mass. | 1978 |
| Quilts '76, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Mass. | 1975 |
*These shows published a catalogue |
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Quilts Published |
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| Quilter's Newsletter | 1982, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2004 |
| The Ribbon, Lark Books | 1985 |
| Arte En Colombia, Internacional, Columbia S. America | 1985 |
| Kunst und Handwerk, West Germany | 1986, 1989 |
| Textilkunst, West Germany | December 1986 |
| Pilgrims and Pioneers, NE Women in the Arts; Faxon, Moore ed. | 1987 |
| Art New England | 1987 |
| Schöner Wohnen, West Germany | 1987, 1996 |
| American Quilter, American Quilter's Society | Spring 1987, Summer 1992 |
| Fiberarts Design Book III and V, Lark Books | 1987, 1995 |
| Quilting USA | October 1987 |
| Quilting Today, No. 5 | 1988 |
| Amercian Crafts | 1989 |
| Home Quilt Show, No. 3 | Jan/Feb 1990 |
| Quilting International | 1991, 92, 93, 94 |
| Textilforum, Germany | 1991, 1993 |
| Les Nouvelles du Patchwork, France | 1992, 93, 95, 97 |
| Fiberarts | Nov/Dec 1992 |
| Patchwork Gilde Heft, Germany (Back Cover) | Sept and Dec 1992 |
| Grundbog i Patchwork, by Ch. Yde, Denmark | 1992 |
| Le Patchwork Ou La Desobeissance, Ed. Claude Fauque, France | 1993 |
| Double Wedding Ring Quilts, New Quilts from an Old Favorite, AQS | 1994 |
| Kludemagasinet, Denmark (Front Cover 94) | 1994, 1995 |
| Miniature Quilts, No. 20 | Fall 1995 |
| Schweizer Illustrierte, Switzerland No. 35 | 1996 |
| American Quilter, AQS, Triple Play | Summer 1996 |
| Quilter's Gallery, All American Crafts | 1996 |
| Patchwork Persuasion by Joen Wolfrom | 1997 |
| Patchwork, Streifentechnik, Kahmann | 1997 |
| Threads, Inspired Crazy Piecing | 1997 |
| Pat-CH-quilt, Swiss Assoc. of Quilters, No. 32, Switzerland, Front and Back Cover | 1997, 1998, 2000 |
| The Art Quilt, Robert Shaw | 1997 |
| Pieceworks | 2000 |
| Quilting Arts | Spring 2001 |
| Textilkunst, Germany | 2001 |
| The Big Book of Quilting. Ed. Cassia B. Farkas | 2003 |
| Patchwork Gilde Heft, Germany (Cover in 2004) | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| American Quiltmaking, l970-2000 by Eleanor Levie | 2004 |
| 500 Art Quilts, Lark Books | 2010 |
Upcoming and recent Exhibits and Events |
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| Invitation to the International Fibre Artists Symposium, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Ireland | 1998 |
| Fabric-connection.ch., Basel Switzerland | 2011 |
| Juror, Brush Gallery, Lowell, MA | 2009 |
Collections |
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| New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA. | |
| Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, CO. | |
| The Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection, CA. | |
| Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, bought a small quilt as a gift for the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Lectures and Instruction |
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| Taught and lectured in the USA, France, Switzerland, Denmark and Germany. Taught in Europe every year from 1988 to 2007. |