Ripples at Dana Farber MA
Collections
'Stepping Stones' displayed at Mass General Brigham Salem Ambulatory Center, NH
‘Shaking the Tree of the Imagination’ permanent collection of the New England Quilt Museum, MA
‘The Machine’ Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC- 2019 Acquisition Award Handcrafted Juried Exhibition
‘Leaping Point’ in Marvin Fletcher, Quilt National Collection
permanent collection of Marbaum Collection at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA
Del Thomas Quilt Collection
Elliot at Rivers Edge, Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH
Delaware Neuroscience Specialists, Delaware
University of New Hampshire Museum
Temple Israel, Dover, NH
Law Office, Manchester, NH
Keene State Collage, NH
Dana Farber Institute, South Weymouth, MA Ripples Triptych, commission
New Bridge on the Charles Hebrew Senior Life Center, Dedham, MA
Dr. Michaels, Somersworth NH
First Church Congregational, Rochester NH
AWARDS
2023 Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir NC; Teaching online Workshop in November with Fiber Art Take Two; Journeys End in 39th New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts won the Creative Artistry Award! link; ‘Stopping In The Now’ won a Bronze award in the 2023 Elements of Nature Art Exhibition at J. Mane Gallery; ‘In the Warm, Black’ selected Surface Design association spring online exhibit. link
2022 Abstracts, 3rd place for photography
J Mane Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art Honorable Mention- Flow Deep
New Legacies CO Honorable Mention-Beyond the Abbey Window
Excellence in Fiber at the Virginia Quilt Museum! link
2021 Award of Merit, Continuing the Conversation, at Fiber Arts IX, Sebastopol, CA, The Gala Awards, finalist
2020 Maryland Federation of Art, Honorable Mention; Landscapes online Exhibition J. Mane Gallery, Honorable Mention; Julia Margaret Cameron Award Honorable Mention; Art Quilts XXV Chandler AZ Honorable Mention;
2019 Acquisition Award Handcrafted Juried Exhibition, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC; Juror SAQA AU Exhibit; Juror Whistler Museum Fiber; Solo Exhibit at Ayers Loft Gallery, Lowell MA; Award of Merit Fiber Arts IX, Sebastopol, CA;
2018 Corridor Gallery Solo Exhibit World of Threads Festival 2018; finalist in 3 categories’- Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers; invitation to exhibit The Nature of a Stitch Sheehan Gallery, WA; invitation to exhibit Wisconsin Museum of Quilts; "time spent with trees" received Honorable Mention Award at MFA, Annapolis, MD
2017 Fantastic Fibers 3rd prize; and Breaking the Surface-Solo Exhibit International Quilt Festival TX; Quilt Nihon solo exhibits in Japan
2016 Visions Art Museum Quilts Japan Award for The Creative Hand
Solo Exhibit at Textile Center, Minneapolis- BREAKING THE SURFACE: CREATING DIGITAL FIBER ART
Artist of Month Hanover League of NH Crafts Gallery
Honorable Mention in the exhibit Fiber Options, Annapolis, MD
Radical Elements exhibit, lecture & demo at RUTH FUNK CENTER FOR TEXTILE ARTS, Melbourne, FL
2015 Artist of the Month at Exeter Fine Crafts, Exeter NH; Panelist on the SAQA MA/RI regional meeting Natick MA; Beyond the Edge Solo at the Emporium Galley, S Berwick ME; Featured Speaker at the Sharon Art Center, NH
2014 2nd place Infinity Art Gallery, Niche Finalist; WCA March Featured Artist; Holographic Memories published Quilt National website; A Common Thread, Textile Museum, MN; Honorable Mention, 2nd place Silver Center Plymouth State University
2013 Niche Finalist, Honorable Mention Infinity Art Quilts www.InfinityArtGallery.com, Juror’s Award Whistler Museum, MA
2012 Best in Fiber League of NH Crafts’ Living with Craft Exhibit
2011 Best in Two Dimensional Design, League of NH Crafts Show “Out on a Limb”
Juror Award, ‘Birds in Stitches’ Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca NY Eagle Eye, Solo Show, Dancing in the Light, Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
WCA-San Diego- Online Exhibit -Bursting Out, FIRST PLACE Whispers of the Positive
2010 NICHE Awards finalist “Pause” in Fiber: Surface Design
2009 Nest National Small ART Works. Honorable Mention, Groton, NY
Honorable Mention 100 Market St Gallery Textile Exhibit, Portsmouth NH
Interviewed 'Yes! We Can! For Save Our Stories, American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
2008 Niche Awards Finalist Pieced Textile
Appearance on Quilting Arts TV Show
Viewers Choice Whistler Museum, Lowell MA
Best in Fiber League NH Craftsmen Living with Crafts Exhibit
Honorable Mention Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts, Houston, TX
Solo Shows Livermore Gallery Dover, NH / ‘Bringing the Outside In’ Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
2007 Solo show Portsmouth Fabric Co, After All These Years, A Retrospective
League of NH Crafts Best in 2-D Design
2005 Solo Show ‘Reflections of the Inner Process’ Lovell Art Gallery, Portland, ME
2000 League Of NH Craftsmen Fine Sewing Award
1999 Sharon Art Center Juried Members Exhibit Joan T. Sherman Folk Award
1998 League of NH Craftsmen, Sunapee, Best in Two Dimensional Design
1996 League of NH Craftsmen, Sunapee, Creative Sewing Award and Honorable Mention
1994 League of NH Craftsmen Sunapee Fair, Best of Show
1988 Cocheco Show NH Best of Show, Pieceful Dreams
1986 AQS Paducah, KY Honorable Mention, Invitation to the AQS Paducah Museum- Jonathan's Dream
1985 Joseph's' Coat, Peterborough, NH- Children’s Fashions Grand Prize, After the Rain, the Sun Comes Out to Warm Us All
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir NC
2019 Solo Exhibit at Ayers Loft Gallery, Lowell MA;
2018 Corridor Gallery Solo Exhibit World of Threads Festival 2018
Quilt Nihon, Tokyo, Japan
2017 Breaking the Surface-Solo Exhibit International Quilt Festival TX; Quilt Nihon solo exhibits in Japan
2016 Solo Exhibit at Textile Center, Minneapolis- BREAKING THE SURFACE: CREATING DIGITAL FIBER ART
2015 Beyond the Edge Solo at the Emporium Galley, S Berwick ME
2011 Solo Show, Dancing in the Light, Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
2007 Solo show Portsmouth Fabric Co, After All These Years, A Retrospective
2005 Solo Show ‘Reflections of the Inner Process’ Lovell Art Gallery, Portland, ME
EXHIBITS
2023
'The Content of the Light' juried into Fiber Art Now’s Excellence In Quilts III and appear in the fall issue of Fiber Art Now, October 2023
‘Crown Point’ juried into Art Through The Lens 2023 at The Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
‘Journeys End’ and ‘the sweet press of remembered moments’ in New Legacies, Contemporary Art Quilts exhibition, Fort Collins, CO link
Roots, an exhibition of Textile Study Group of New York, NYC and 34th TSGNY Spring 2023 gallery- link
Quilt National- ‘Noticing’ And Quilt National Artist video talk- link
‘Suggestions of Communications’ Maria V. Howard Arts Center, NC National Multi-Media Juried Art Exhibition
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY ‘The Enchantment of the Forest’
SAQA Intertwined- Crumpled
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts. link
Handcrafted, Jan 20-April 23, 2023 Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC- Journey’s End
Solo Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir NC
A Common Thread, Textile Center, MN link
Excellence In Fibers, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA Uyotsáhi Nanahia Nahna gesá
Decode Gallery online photography exhibit- Stories ‘Looking Past’ link
Navigating Awareness Las Laguna Art Gallery, CA- Women in Art online link
Photographs Landscapes, online, at https://www.jmanegallery.com/#/landscapes-2023/
Abstractions online exhibit with J. Mane Gallery- link
Maryland Federation of Art’s Portals-link
And Reflections online Maryland Federation of Art link
In the Warm, Black, has been selected for Surface Design association spring online exhibit. link
2022
Intersect Chicago, SOFA Cormorant's Perch
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Drawn to the Edge
Excellence in Quilts, VA Crown Point
Excellence in Fiber at the Virginia Quilt Museum! link
Three works New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
What If SAQA Virtual Gallery Textile Expressionism and Reflections in Reflections
Art Quilt Elements, PA Suggestions of Communication
Flow Deep, online exhibit Maryland Federation of Art
Layers of Meaning, Drawn to the Edge, Fiber Options, Maryland Federation of Art, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD
Crossing Over Quilt Visions, Visions Art Museum, CA
Enchantment of the Forest Sacred Threads in the Spirituality category
Suggestions of Communication Art Quilt Elements, Wayne PA
Reflections and Water Markings, MFA, Maryland Federation of Art April
Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
Digital Directions, MFA, MD
Birds in Arms, Crumpled, and A Thousand Wishes will be at the Salmon Falls Gallery, MA
Marblehead Arts Associations Variations 2022 Wading in Tall Grass
Common Thread Textile Center MN, Flow Deep
The Ayers Lofts Art Gallery “Not Written in Stone”, group exhibition Seacoast Area Fine Artists (SAFA)
Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH for "Layered: Color and Texture"
2021
Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
MFA, MD Digital Directions
Gallery Twist, Illumination, Lexington, MA
Altered Realities Invitational Cotuit, MA
Intersect Chicago SAQA, The Creative Hand
Earth Matters: SDA- Day in the Woods, MN
Art Quilts XXVI Stitching Stories Chandler, AZ
International Quilt Festival Houston, Pandemic: Life in Lockdown- Journey’s End
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA “Black/White and shades of Gray” and International Fiber Arts X
Art Quilt Elements, PA
Digital Directions & Small Wonders - Maryland Federation of Art
Edges-MA/RI SAQA, NEQM & Highfield Hall, MA
"Photography without a Lens" Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts
SAQA’s Connections traveling exhibit- Continuing the Conversation
Pushing the Surface invitational, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, OH Water Markings Triptych
Quarantine Quilts: Creativity in the Midst of Chaos" The National Quilt Museum, KY & New England Quilt Museum
Diversia: Earth Exhibizone Smart Art Exhibitions
A Common Thread, Navigating Awareness, Textile Center MI
2020 Multi-Media, Rocky Mount, NC; "Photography without a Lens" Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts; SAQA Musica! SAQA Ebb & Flow; Focal Point, Maryland Federation of Art; South Shore Art Center, MA; Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurt, NY; Mandatory Color: SDA 2020 Juried Member Exhibition; SAQA MA/RI Edges; J. Mane Virtual Gallery Landscapes; Art Quilts XXV Chandler AZ; Joan L. Dunfey Juried Exhibition Portsmouth, NH; Contemporary Art Gallery Online, “Open / No Theme”
2019
EVOLUTIONS Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum CO
Form and Function: Fiber Arts for the 21st Century, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth, NY
The Great Outdoors, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, CA
FIBER ARTS IX, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA
Eye of the Beholder, MD Federation of Art
Evolutions- Maria V. Howard Arts Center, NC
Sacred Threads
Craft Revolution, OCCCA, CA
Fiber Fusions: A Juried Quilt Exhibition, Whistler Museum, MA
Threaded online Exhibit https://www.envisionartshow.com/threaded
AQS QuiltWeek, FL, AQS QuiltWeek, Lancaster, PA & AQS QuiltWeek, Paducah, KY
Grants Pass Museum of Art, OR
SAQA MA/RI Stepping Inside the Outside
Things that Matter St. George Art Museum, UT
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, CA
Explorations SAQA MA/RI
2018
World of Threads, Canada 2018
Rocky Mount Arts Center, NC
Whistler Museum, Lowell, MA
Nature of a Stitch Sheehan Gallery, WA
Australasian Quilt Convention Melbourne, Australia
Stitches & Craft Show – Brisbane, Australia; Craft & Quilt Fair – Canberra, Australia
Stitches & Craft Show- Newcastle, Australia
Blue Door Art Center, NY
Quilt Visions, CA
Maryland Federation of Art American Landscapes Exhibition
Things that Matter, Sandra Poteet curate
Peters Valley School of Craft, NJ; Artist as Quiltmaker, OH
Fiber Options & Focal Point, MD
Explorations: Journeys in Creativity, MA/RI SAQA
IQF The Best of Dinner at 8, TX
Monmouth Museum, NJ
2017
Quilt Nihon solo exhibit, Japan
Festival of Quilts – UK
Texas Quilt Museum,TX; Digitalia’
Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Quilt Expo Circuit: Hobart Craft & Quilt Fair, Hobart, Australia
Festival of Quilts - Birmingham, United Kingdom
MQX, Manchester, NH
Fantastic Fibers, KY, Handcrafted
Maria V. Howard Arts Center, NC
Sacred Threads, VA
Fiber Art Now's 'Interwoven: Art Meets Nature' at Highfield Hall, Falmouth MA
Interpretations: Visions, CA
New Legacies, Lincoln Center Galleries, CO
MQX and World Quilt Festival in Manchester, NH
Bridgewater Mill in Bridgewater VT; Quilt=Art=Quilts
2016
Highfield Hall, MA Art as Quilt
TIQE at the National Tainan Living Art Center in Tainan City, Taiwan
Fuller Craft Museum, MA
Quilt Visions- Visions Art Museum Quilts Japan Award, The Creative Hand
Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK
8th Asia Quilt Festival in Shanghai, China
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Concord NH- Emergence: Craft + Technology
Radical Elements exhibit, lecture & demo at RUTH FUNK CENTER FOR TEXTILE ARTS
Melbourne, FL
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas
Original Sewing and Quilting Expo Atlanta, GA, Lakeland, FL, & Worcester, MA
America Quilts Expo Des Moines, IA
Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK
2015 Quilt National Athens, Ohio
Invited exhibit- Digital Alchemy
Artist of Month Exeter Fine Crafts, NH
International Quilt Festival, Chicago, Illinois,
St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah
Beyond the Edge’ Solo Exhibit Emporium Galley, South Berwick ME
Featured speaker Fiber Fest, Sharon Art Center, NH
Invited exhibitor Emergence: Craft & Technology, Wayne PA
Art as Quilt Transitions Fuller Craft Museum, MA
Visions Art Museum, CA
Quilts=Art=Quilts at Schweinfurth Art Center, NY
Fiber Currents/Current Fiber Perrella Gallery, Johnstown, NY
WCA/NH, Force of Nature
Karl Drerup Gallery 150 Main St, Plymouth, New Hampshire
Synthesis at the DVAA in Narrowsburg, NY;
Whistler House Museum of Art, MA
Quilt National Athens, Ohio
Westbeth Center for the Art, NYC, Women’s’ Caucus for the Art Exhibit
Textile Center Member Exhibit, MN
Grand Marais Art Colony MN
SAQA Celebrating Silver exhibit travels various venues
Invited artist for "THE 100," Fiberart For A Cause's 2015 fundraiser American Cancer Society sponsored by Virginia Spiegel
Gallery Seven, Maynard MA
Branching Out: Trees Interpreted, Emporium Gallery, South Berwick ME
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen- Headquarters Exhibit, Concord- Blue
Sharon Arts Center Exhibit, Peterborough, NH
Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Manchester NH
Dinner at 8 Houston IQF TX; IQF, & Chicago, IL;
2014 NEW DIRECTIONS ’14 Poughkeepsie, New York
Invitational ‘Living with Craft’ Wayne Art Center, PA
Invitational "Fibrations" Springfield, VT
Multiplicities: New Directions in Fiber, juror Ellen Noble, Imago, RI
Radical Elements Foundation Arts Center, Silver Springs, MD
Artist as Quiltmaker, OH
What the Fiber, Princeton, NJ,
Expressions of the Natural World Monmouth Museum, NJ
Featured Artist WCA website
PSAQA ARTQUILTS whimsy! Page-Walker Arts NC
Picture Perfect, NEQM, Lowell MA
A Common Thread, Textile Center MI
Sacred Threads Tour
HerStory, CHICAGO URBAN ART RETREAT CENTER
Dinner at 8 Houston at the Quilt Festival
Visions Art Museum on-line
2013 Digital Mixed Media Cotuit Center; Sacred Threads; Visions Art Museum, CA; Pushing the Surface, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum OH; New Legacies, CO; Art Quilts Lowell, MA, Whistler Museum, MA, Dinner at 8 IQF CA & TX, WCA exhibits; CA, Quilts=Art=Quilts, NY
2012 Visions Art Museum, CA; Art Quilts Lowell, MA; Art Quilts, AZ; Lincoln Center CO; Gallery Seven, MA; Outside/Inside the Box, Philadelphia, SAQA Showcase various venues; Fantastic Fibers, KY, Rocky Mt NC; Institute of Contemporary Arts VT; Fiber Revolution
2011 Crossing Lines NYC; Quilt National OH; Visions Art Museum, CA, Text Textiles, IQM Festivals; Blue Door Gallery, NYC; Craft Boston, MA
2010 PAQA-South; Art Quilts Elements; Collective Thread, MN, NE-SAQA- No Holds New England Quilt Museum
2009 Acci Gallery CA; Pen & Brush Gallery NYC; Wichita Center KA; Brookdale Craft Show, NJ; Silver Spring, Maryland; Textile Center, MN; Sacred Threads, Art Quilt Lowell, MA; SAQA Fibrations & Blurred Boundaries
2008 Art Quilt Elements PA, Art Quilts Lowell, Quilts=Art=Quilt, ARTQUILTS cultures SAQA South, Whistler Museum, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY; Paradise City, MA; SAQA fiber force & up in stitches
2006 Schweinfurth Memorial Art, NY; SAQA South, NC; Crafts National, PA; Traditions Transformed; Art Quilts NE; SAQA Fiber Renaissance; New England Quilt Museum
2005 Sacred Threads, OH; Crafts National 39, PA; Boston Gift Show; Best of Studio Art, International Quilt Show, TX
2004 Brush Art Gallery; Professional Art Quilt NC; Paradise City, MA
2002 FAVA /Crafts National 36, PA; NE Quilt Museum; Quilt 21, Lowell MA
2000 New England Images 2000, Lowell, MA
1998 Quilter's Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, Pa; Delaware Museum of Natural History
1995 Invitational Fabric Fantasies Festival, Bazaar Del Mundo, CA; Cambridge Artist's Cooperative Art to Wear, MA
1993 Invitational to NE Quilt Museum, MA
1992 Invitation to Contextures III, Art Wear Exhibit, MA
'Stepping Stones' displayed at Mass General Brigham Salem Ambulatory Center, NH
‘Shaking the Tree of the Imagination’ permanent collection of the New England Quilt Museum, MA
‘The Machine’ Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC- 2019 Acquisition Award Handcrafted Juried Exhibition
‘Leaping Point’ in Marvin Fletcher, Quilt National Collection
permanent collection of Marbaum Collection at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA
Del Thomas Quilt Collection
Elliot at Rivers Edge, Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH
Delaware Neuroscience Specialists, Delaware
University of New Hampshire Museum
Temple Israel, Dover, NH
Law Office, Manchester, NH
Keene State Collage, NH
Dana Farber Institute, South Weymouth, MA Ripples Triptych, commission
New Bridge on the Charles Hebrew Senior Life Center, Dedham, MA
Dr. Michaels, Somersworth NH
First Church Congregational, Rochester NH
AWARDS
2023 Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir NC; Teaching online Workshop in November with Fiber Art Take Two; Journeys End in 39th New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts won the Creative Artistry Award! link; ‘Stopping In The Now’ won a Bronze award in the 2023 Elements of Nature Art Exhibition at J. Mane Gallery; ‘In the Warm, Black’ selected Surface Design association spring online exhibit. link
2022 Abstracts, 3rd place for photography
J Mane Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art Honorable Mention- Flow Deep
New Legacies CO Honorable Mention-Beyond the Abbey Window
Excellence in Fiber at the Virginia Quilt Museum! link
2021 Award of Merit, Continuing the Conversation, at Fiber Arts IX, Sebastopol, CA, The Gala Awards, finalist
2020 Maryland Federation of Art, Honorable Mention; Landscapes online Exhibition J. Mane Gallery, Honorable Mention; Julia Margaret Cameron Award Honorable Mention; Art Quilts XXV Chandler AZ Honorable Mention;
2019 Acquisition Award Handcrafted Juried Exhibition, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC; Juror SAQA AU Exhibit; Juror Whistler Museum Fiber; Solo Exhibit at Ayers Loft Gallery, Lowell MA; Award of Merit Fiber Arts IX, Sebastopol, CA;
2018 Corridor Gallery Solo Exhibit World of Threads Festival 2018; finalist in 3 categories’- Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers; invitation to exhibit The Nature of a Stitch Sheehan Gallery, WA; invitation to exhibit Wisconsin Museum of Quilts; "time spent with trees" received Honorable Mention Award at MFA, Annapolis, MD
2017 Fantastic Fibers 3rd prize; and Breaking the Surface-Solo Exhibit International Quilt Festival TX; Quilt Nihon solo exhibits in Japan
2016 Visions Art Museum Quilts Japan Award for The Creative Hand
Solo Exhibit at Textile Center, Minneapolis- BREAKING THE SURFACE: CREATING DIGITAL FIBER ART
Artist of Month Hanover League of NH Crafts Gallery
Honorable Mention in the exhibit Fiber Options, Annapolis, MD
Radical Elements exhibit, lecture & demo at RUTH FUNK CENTER FOR TEXTILE ARTS, Melbourne, FL
2015 Artist of the Month at Exeter Fine Crafts, Exeter NH; Panelist on the SAQA MA/RI regional meeting Natick MA; Beyond the Edge Solo at the Emporium Galley, S Berwick ME; Featured Speaker at the Sharon Art Center, NH
2014 2nd place Infinity Art Gallery, Niche Finalist; WCA March Featured Artist; Holographic Memories published Quilt National website; A Common Thread, Textile Museum, MN; Honorable Mention, 2nd place Silver Center Plymouth State University
2013 Niche Finalist, Honorable Mention Infinity Art Quilts www.InfinityArtGallery.com, Juror’s Award Whistler Museum, MA
2012 Best in Fiber League of NH Crafts’ Living with Craft Exhibit
2011 Best in Two Dimensional Design, League of NH Crafts Show “Out on a Limb”
Juror Award, ‘Birds in Stitches’ Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca NY Eagle Eye, Solo Show, Dancing in the Light, Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
WCA-San Diego- Online Exhibit -Bursting Out, FIRST PLACE Whispers of the Positive
2010 NICHE Awards finalist “Pause” in Fiber: Surface Design
2009 Nest National Small ART Works. Honorable Mention, Groton, NY
Honorable Mention 100 Market St Gallery Textile Exhibit, Portsmouth NH
Interviewed 'Yes! We Can! For Save Our Stories, American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
2008 Niche Awards Finalist Pieced Textile
Appearance on Quilting Arts TV Show
Viewers Choice Whistler Museum, Lowell MA
Best in Fiber League NH Craftsmen Living with Crafts Exhibit
Honorable Mention Innovative Fabric Imagery for Quilts, Houston, TX
Solo Shows Livermore Gallery Dover, NH / ‘Bringing the Outside In’ Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
2007 Solo show Portsmouth Fabric Co, After All These Years, A Retrospective
League of NH Crafts Best in 2-D Design
2005 Solo Show ‘Reflections of the Inner Process’ Lovell Art Gallery, Portland, ME
2000 League Of NH Craftsmen Fine Sewing Award
1999 Sharon Art Center Juried Members Exhibit Joan T. Sherman Folk Award
1998 League of NH Craftsmen, Sunapee, Best in Two Dimensional Design
1996 League of NH Craftsmen, Sunapee, Creative Sewing Award and Honorable Mention
1994 League of NH Craftsmen Sunapee Fair, Best of Show
1988 Cocheco Show NH Best of Show, Pieceful Dreams
1986 AQS Paducah, KY Honorable Mention, Invitation to the AQS Paducah Museum- Jonathan's Dream
1985 Joseph's' Coat, Peterborough, NH- Children’s Fashions Grand Prize, After the Rain, the Sun Comes Out to Warm Us All
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir NC
2019 Solo Exhibit at Ayers Loft Gallery, Lowell MA;
2018 Corridor Gallery Solo Exhibit World of Threads Festival 2018
Quilt Nihon, Tokyo, Japan
2017 Breaking the Surface-Solo Exhibit International Quilt Festival TX; Quilt Nihon solo exhibits in Japan
2016 Solo Exhibit at Textile Center, Minneapolis- BREAKING THE SURFACE: CREATING DIGITAL FIBER ART
2015 Beyond the Edge Solo at the Emporium Galley, S Berwick ME
2011 Solo Show, Dancing in the Light, Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth NH
2007 Solo show Portsmouth Fabric Co, After All These Years, A Retrospective
2005 Solo Show ‘Reflections of the Inner Process’ Lovell Art Gallery, Portland, ME
EXHIBITS
2023
'The Content of the Light' juried into Fiber Art Now’s Excellence In Quilts III and appear in the fall issue of Fiber Art Now, October 2023
‘Crown Point’ juried into Art Through The Lens 2023 at The Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
‘Journeys End’ and ‘the sweet press of remembered moments’ in New Legacies, Contemporary Art Quilts exhibition, Fort Collins, CO link
Roots, an exhibition of Textile Study Group of New York, NYC and 34th TSGNY Spring 2023 gallery- link
Quilt National- ‘Noticing’ And Quilt National Artist video talk- link
‘Suggestions of Communications’ Maria V. Howard Arts Center, NC National Multi-Media Juried Art Exhibition
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY ‘The Enchantment of the Forest’
SAQA Intertwined- Crumpled
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts. link
Handcrafted, Jan 20-April 23, 2023 Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC- Journey’s End
Solo Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir NC
A Common Thread, Textile Center, MN link
Excellence In Fibers, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, CA Uyotsáhi Nanahia Nahna gesá
Decode Gallery online photography exhibit- Stories ‘Looking Past’ link
Navigating Awareness Las Laguna Art Gallery, CA- Women in Art online link
Photographs Landscapes, online, at https://www.jmanegallery.com/#/landscapes-2023/
Abstractions online exhibit with J. Mane Gallery- link
Maryland Federation of Art’s Portals-link
And Reflections online Maryland Federation of Art link
In the Warm, Black, has been selected for Surface Design association spring online exhibit. link
2022
Intersect Chicago, SOFA Cormorant's Perch
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Drawn to the Edge
Excellence in Quilts, VA Crown Point
Excellence in Fiber at the Virginia Quilt Museum! link
Three works New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
What If SAQA Virtual Gallery Textile Expressionism and Reflections in Reflections
Art Quilt Elements, PA Suggestions of Communication
Flow Deep, online exhibit Maryland Federation of Art
Layers of Meaning, Drawn to the Edge, Fiber Options, Maryland Federation of Art, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD
Crossing Over Quilt Visions, Visions Art Museum, CA
Enchantment of the Forest Sacred Threads in the Spirituality category
Suggestions of Communication Art Quilt Elements, Wayne PA
Reflections and Water Markings, MFA, Maryland Federation of Art April
Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
Digital Directions, MFA, MD
Birds in Arms, Crumpled, and A Thousand Wishes will be at the Salmon Falls Gallery, MA
Marblehead Arts Associations Variations 2022 Wading in Tall Grass
Common Thread Textile Center MN, Flow Deep
The Ayers Lofts Art Gallery “Not Written in Stone”, group exhibition Seacoast Area Fine Artists (SAFA)
Art 3 Gallery, Manchester, NH for "Layered: Color and Texture"
2021
Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
MFA, MD Digital Directions
Gallery Twist, Illumination, Lexington, MA
Altered Realities Invitational Cotuit, MA
Intersect Chicago SAQA, The Creative Hand
Earth Matters: SDA- Day in the Woods, MN
Art Quilts XXVI Stitching Stories Chandler, AZ
International Quilt Festival Houston, Pandemic: Life in Lockdown- Journey’s End
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA “Black/White and shades of Gray” and International Fiber Arts X
Art Quilt Elements, PA
Digital Directions & Small Wonders - Maryland Federation of Art
Edges-MA/RI SAQA, NEQM & Highfield Hall, MA
"Photography without a Lens" Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts
SAQA’s Connections traveling exhibit- Continuing the Conversation
Pushing the Surface invitational, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, OH Water Markings Triptych
Quarantine Quilts: Creativity in the Midst of Chaos" The National Quilt Museum, KY & New England Quilt Museum
Diversia: Earth Exhibizone Smart Art Exhibitions
A Common Thread, Navigating Awareness, Textile Center MI
2020 Multi-Media, Rocky Mount, NC; "Photography without a Lens" Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts; SAQA Musica! SAQA Ebb & Flow; Focal Point, Maryland Federation of Art; South Shore Art Center, MA; Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurt, NY; Mandatory Color: SDA 2020 Juried Member Exhibition; SAQA MA/RI Edges; J. Mane Virtual Gallery Landscapes; Art Quilts XXV Chandler AZ; Joan L. Dunfey Juried Exhibition Portsmouth, NH; Contemporary Art Gallery Online, “Open / No Theme”
2019
EVOLUTIONS Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum CO
Form and Function: Fiber Arts for the 21st Century, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Quilts=Art=Quilts, Schweinfurth, NY
The Great Outdoors, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, CA
FIBER ARTS IX, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA
Eye of the Beholder, MD Federation of Art
Evolutions- Maria V. Howard Arts Center, NC
Sacred Threads
Craft Revolution, OCCCA, CA
Fiber Fusions: A Juried Quilt Exhibition, Whistler Museum, MA
Threaded online Exhibit https://www.envisionartshow.com/threaded
AQS QuiltWeek, FL, AQS QuiltWeek, Lancaster, PA & AQS QuiltWeek, Paducah, KY
Grants Pass Museum of Art, OR
SAQA MA/RI Stepping Inside the Outside
Things that Matter St. George Art Museum, UT
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, CA
Explorations SAQA MA/RI
2018
World of Threads, Canada 2018
Rocky Mount Arts Center, NC
Whistler Museum, Lowell, MA
Nature of a Stitch Sheehan Gallery, WA
Australasian Quilt Convention Melbourne, Australia
Stitches & Craft Show – Brisbane, Australia; Craft & Quilt Fair – Canberra, Australia
Stitches & Craft Show- Newcastle, Australia
Blue Door Art Center, NY
Quilt Visions, CA
Maryland Federation of Art American Landscapes Exhibition
Things that Matter, Sandra Poteet curate
Peters Valley School of Craft, NJ; Artist as Quiltmaker, OH
Fiber Options & Focal Point, MD
Explorations: Journeys in Creativity, MA/RI SAQA
IQF The Best of Dinner at 8, TX
Monmouth Museum, NJ
2017
Quilt Nihon solo exhibit, Japan
Festival of Quilts – UK
Texas Quilt Museum,TX; Digitalia’
Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Quilt Expo Circuit: Hobart Craft & Quilt Fair, Hobart, Australia
Festival of Quilts - Birmingham, United Kingdom
MQX, Manchester, NH
Fantastic Fibers, KY, Handcrafted
Maria V. Howard Arts Center, NC
Sacred Threads, VA
Fiber Art Now's 'Interwoven: Art Meets Nature' at Highfield Hall, Falmouth MA
Interpretations: Visions, CA
New Legacies, Lincoln Center Galleries, CO
MQX and World Quilt Festival in Manchester, NH
Bridgewater Mill in Bridgewater VT; Quilt=Art=Quilts
2016
Highfield Hall, MA Art as Quilt
TIQE at the National Tainan Living Art Center in Tainan City, Taiwan
Fuller Craft Museum, MA
Quilt Visions- Visions Art Museum Quilts Japan Award, The Creative Hand
Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK
8th Asia Quilt Festival in Shanghai, China
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Concord NH- Emergence: Craft + Technology
Radical Elements exhibit, lecture & demo at RUTH FUNK CENTER FOR TEXTILE ARTS
Melbourne, FL
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas
Original Sewing and Quilting Expo Atlanta, GA, Lakeland, FL, & Worcester, MA
America Quilts Expo Des Moines, IA
Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK
2015 Quilt National Athens, Ohio
Invited exhibit- Digital Alchemy
Artist of Month Exeter Fine Crafts, NH
International Quilt Festival, Chicago, Illinois,
St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah
Beyond the Edge’ Solo Exhibit Emporium Galley, South Berwick ME
Featured speaker Fiber Fest, Sharon Art Center, NH
Invited exhibitor Emergence: Craft & Technology, Wayne PA
Art as Quilt Transitions Fuller Craft Museum, MA
Visions Art Museum, CA
Quilts=Art=Quilts at Schweinfurth Art Center, NY
Fiber Currents/Current Fiber Perrella Gallery, Johnstown, NY
WCA/NH, Force of Nature
Karl Drerup Gallery 150 Main St, Plymouth, New Hampshire
Synthesis at the DVAA in Narrowsburg, NY;
Whistler House Museum of Art, MA
Quilt National Athens, Ohio
Westbeth Center for the Art, NYC, Women’s’ Caucus for the Art Exhibit
Textile Center Member Exhibit, MN
Grand Marais Art Colony MN
SAQA Celebrating Silver exhibit travels various venues
Invited artist for "THE 100," Fiberart For A Cause's 2015 fundraiser American Cancer Society sponsored by Virginia Spiegel
Gallery Seven, Maynard MA
Branching Out: Trees Interpreted, Emporium Gallery, South Berwick ME
League of New Hampshire Craftsmen- Headquarters Exhibit, Concord- Blue
Sharon Arts Center Exhibit, Peterborough, NH
Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Manchester NH
Dinner at 8 Houston IQF TX; IQF, & Chicago, IL;
2014 NEW DIRECTIONS ’14 Poughkeepsie, New York
Invitational ‘Living with Craft’ Wayne Art Center, PA
Invitational "Fibrations" Springfield, VT
Multiplicities: New Directions in Fiber, juror Ellen Noble, Imago, RI
Radical Elements Foundation Arts Center, Silver Springs, MD
Artist as Quiltmaker, OH
What the Fiber, Princeton, NJ,
Expressions of the Natural World Monmouth Museum, NJ
Featured Artist WCA website
PSAQA ARTQUILTS whimsy! Page-Walker Arts NC
Picture Perfect, NEQM, Lowell MA
A Common Thread, Textile Center MI
Sacred Threads Tour
HerStory, CHICAGO URBAN ART RETREAT CENTER
Dinner at 8 Houston at the Quilt Festival
Visions Art Museum on-line
2013 Digital Mixed Media Cotuit Center; Sacred Threads; Visions Art Museum, CA; Pushing the Surface, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum OH; New Legacies, CO; Art Quilts Lowell, MA, Whistler Museum, MA, Dinner at 8 IQF CA & TX, WCA exhibits; CA, Quilts=Art=Quilts, NY
2012 Visions Art Museum, CA; Art Quilts Lowell, MA; Art Quilts, AZ; Lincoln Center CO; Gallery Seven, MA; Outside/Inside the Box, Philadelphia, SAQA Showcase various venues; Fantastic Fibers, KY, Rocky Mt NC; Institute of Contemporary Arts VT; Fiber Revolution
2011 Crossing Lines NYC; Quilt National OH; Visions Art Museum, CA, Text Textiles, IQM Festivals; Blue Door Gallery, NYC; Craft Boston, MA
2010 PAQA-South; Art Quilts Elements; Collective Thread, MN, NE-SAQA- No Holds New England Quilt Museum
2009 Acci Gallery CA; Pen & Brush Gallery NYC; Wichita Center KA; Brookdale Craft Show, NJ; Silver Spring, Maryland; Textile Center, MN; Sacred Threads, Art Quilt Lowell, MA; SAQA Fibrations & Blurred Boundaries
2008 Art Quilt Elements PA, Art Quilts Lowell, Quilts=Art=Quilt, ARTQUILTS cultures SAQA South, Whistler Museum, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY; Paradise City, MA; SAQA fiber force & up in stitches
2006 Schweinfurth Memorial Art, NY; SAQA South, NC; Crafts National, PA; Traditions Transformed; Art Quilts NE; SAQA Fiber Renaissance; New England Quilt Museum
2005 Sacred Threads, OH; Crafts National 39, PA; Boston Gift Show; Best of Studio Art, International Quilt Show, TX
2004 Brush Art Gallery; Professional Art Quilt NC; Paradise City, MA
2002 FAVA /Crafts National 36, PA; NE Quilt Museum; Quilt 21, Lowell MA
2000 New England Images 2000, Lowell, MA
1998 Quilter's Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, Pa; Delaware Museum of Natural History
1995 Invitational Fabric Fantasies Festival, Bazaar Del Mundo, CA; Cambridge Artist's Cooperative Art to Wear, MA
1993 Invitational to NE Quilt Museum, MA
1992 Invitation to Contextures III, Art Wear Exhibit, MA
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Before I Knew You at Living with Crafts, Sunappe Craft Fair, New London, NH
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Several pieces at 100 Market St Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
Studio Talk
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Dancing with Light- Solo Show
Solo at New Hampshire Art Association in Portsmouth, NH
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Remarks
Quotes from FOLKS
Thank you for contacting me! As a studio artist, working alone, it is refreshing and heartening to hear from you. I treasure your contacts!
Thank you!
Wen
I love looking at your art.
I love trees like you do.
You constantly show me new ways to see. Cedar Ridge Studio
“Hey, Wen! Good to hear from you, even on a list. Congratulations on the honor accrued by your two pieces. Those are prestigious venues, and you should be VERY proud of yourself!” Karey Bresenhan
Your work always takes my breath away and makes me smile at the same
time! Beth W
Wen - your work really speaks to me. I have seen your work in various venues; now I have to get over to your show (and maybe your workshop) at the New England Quilt Museum. I need to keep your blog and work on my radar! Cris
Wen, your new collage series is an outstanding example of Ellen Linder's call for examples of good design in fiber art. I love the way the circle motif travels through all of the pieces and the spontaneity you are able to achieve by "drawing" with a sewing machine. The fact that they are so small (I assume that's 6" X6") shows that size is by no means a limiting criteria and actually presents a very interesting design challenge. I strongly agree with Ellen Linder that we need to encourage fiber artists to learn more about the basic principles of design, especially if we aim to be accepted as equals in the fine art arena.
It was not until today when I started to sort through all the work we did on Saturday that I realized how much we got done. I enjoyed the workshop and expect to incorporate one or more of the techniques in my
next projects. Judith
Jayne
What a terrific article, Wen! Although I've admired your work for a long time, his insights helped me see your work in new ways. You've earned every positive thing he said about your work. Delores
Hi Wen, “I'm a native Californian who spent a wonderful long weekend in NH and MA two weeks ago. My college roommate was working in San Francisco, retired a year ago and moved to Dover, NH to be near her son (whom she raised in New Haven and Rochester, NH), daughter-in-law and granddaughter. I enjoyed wandering around Portsmouth, and going to the Village Goldsmith Gallery in Dover. It was wonderful to see your work--it was very inspiring. We drove to Lowell, MA (while it was snowing :-), to see the "Puzzled and Board" exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum and to see my friend Nancy Halpern present a slide lecture.
I had wished I'd had more time to see more of your work in other Galleries in the area. Thanks for adding to my trip.” Sue
Sat, 26 Jan 2008
“Tonight was the opening of the Handcrafted Exhibit In Rocky Mount, NC, where I spotted your work and was fascinated by it. There is no way I can tell which layers come first or how you do what you do. I guess the mystery is part of the attraction for me. Unfortunately we don't get any of the Quilting Arts Series in our area, so I guess I will remain mystified for a while longer. Your work was very well displayed, and stood out in an exhibit that had more small work than average or large.”
Judith
4/28/09 Hi Wen, Your work is just beautiful! Hope all is well with you and your family. Say hi to everyone for me.
Keep up your fabulous, inspiring work.
Love,Joan
What a terrific article, Wen! Although I've admired your work for a long time, his insights helped me see your work in new ways. You've earned every positive thing he said about your work. Delores
Short and pithy. That's how I like my commentary and this one speaks to an artist's heart and brain. I find the following comments particulary thought provoking:
"Our eyes may well be open, but are we really seeing?”
"This is one of the fundamental tools of any artist, allowing us to see what we really see. That Redmond has successfully achieved this aspect through the often difficult medium of textiles is doubly in need of praise. Her work will allow us to reach levels in which we can observe her understanding of observation."
Well deserved, Wen. Pat
Wen, this gave me goosebumps! I know the feeling when someone relates to the inside 'stuff' that drives us to do what we do - enjoy and ride the high! A memorable and important testimonial to your raison d'etre! Debbie
Wow Wen! This is incredible. The writer has expressed my personal feelings and reactions to your work in such a beautiful way!!
I hope you're going to print, frame, and hang this in your work area. Maybe you don't have moments of doubt, but there are times I need a little boost to keep me going and focused. Kudos! Best regards, Beth
HI I just received an email from ACCI Gallery in Berkeley, CA announcing the 2009 National Juried Exhibition: "Living Legacy" which starts on July 10, 2009 to August 23, 2009.
Wen Redmond is one of the 76 artists juried into this exhibition. The number of submissions was huge -- over 900 so the acceptance rate was only 8.44%. I am glad to see textile art being represented by one of our own SAQA members. They may be others, but I didn't recognize anyone else's name in the list of accepted artists.
Those of us who received the "thin envelope" can be reassured that our genre (studio art quilts) is being well represented by Wen and we need to keep submitting and getting our work out into the art world. The more we are seen in the art exhibitions, the more accepted textile artworks will become and more sales will soon follow. Jean M
Dear Wen,
I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on your work in FA mag. I was so pleased to see it positioned at the top right corner of the SAQA ad next to page 12, where it catches folks' attention...such a beautiful piece!
Regards, Sarah E.in HOT, sunny Dallas, TX
3/2010 I have been a longtime admirer of your work. You happen to be one of my favorite artists. I find your work to be fresh and inspirational. Congratulations on being juried into the Beneath the Surface exhibit.
I wondered if you are familiar with the work of the photographer Jerry Uelsmann. I was introduced to his work in a photography class that I took a couple of years ago, and I have two of his books which I really enjoy. They are Other Realities and Process and Perception. I see a lot of similarities between your work and his. I suppose that is why I find the work of both of you so extremely appealing and interesting.
You posted a very kind comment on my blog a few weeks ago. Thank you very much. April
Wen - I was at the opening of Handcrafted at the Rocky Mt. Arts Center last night and was delighted to see two of your pieces there! The vast majority of what was there was metals (jewelry, spoons, small sculptures, etc.) and, other than the cases to hold those small pieces, there was not much on the walls so your pieces and my piece and one or two other pieces were it. It was a nice show though not terribly exciting (I think because so much of what was there was so small). Marni
4/28/09 I have just seen your art show at a DVD from quiltarts. It was really fun and interesting. I would like to try it, but I dont find the silk organza you use for printing. Can I ask where to buy it? We dont have it here back in Norway where I live. But I can try with freeze paper and organza to make it myself. But it would be easier with finished one.
Thanks for sharing on the DVD, Inger
Sun, 15 Apr 2007
“I went up yesterday. (Ayers Loft Gallery) Really enjoyed the show!
Loved your piece - as usual. Glad I am on your email list.
All the best,” Laura Rosenspan lrquilts@aol.com
Fuller Craft Museum
12/30/08 I was hoping you’d come to the opening so I could finally meet you and thank you so much for your inspiration. I LOVE your work!!! It wasn’t until I started experimenting with your holographic technique that my work really took off. I sort of let the muse carry me and am off on an extension of that trail using photography and transparencies, but not necessarily holographic. Sort of hard to explain and even harder to adequately photograph the final product, but I like where it’s going. Most of the good stuff is in an invitational show right now, but I hope to get organized and launch a website some time in 2009.
I just wanted to tell you how much I admire and appreciate your work and hope to someday meet you.
Jayne
Thu, 16 Mar 2006
“Dear Wen, Did I ever tell you that my absolute favorite piece of Clothing that I have EVER had is a vest that you made. My husband bought it for me at the Sharon Arts Center many years ago. I just love it and have worn it millions of times.”
Sally
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 Wen,
Your article in Quilting Arts is great -- one of the most interesting that the magazine has ever had. It's such a clever idea,and your explanation is full and clear. Congratulations! Susan
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 Wen you should be delighted! It's a great article, and your work is fantastic --well conceived and beautifully executed. Congratulation! Sue Reno
Wen,
“I just wanted to congratulate you on being a finalist for the 2008 NICHE awards, how exciting! Your fiber work is AMAZING and you are be a wonderful edition to our show. Please feel free to contact me if you would be interested in applying to exhibit or if you have any questions. Good luck!” Warmly, Laura Michael
Sun, 08 Jul 2008 Wen – “I think this is the first time I've been to your website and I have to say that your work blows me away! Especially the holographic and mixed media pieces - they are amazing!” Marni
Subject: Re:blog craziness Thursday, March 5, 2009, 9:42 AM
Hi Wen - I tried to put a comment on your blog today after reading it on the SAQA Yahoo group but couldn't because I didn't ever get them satisfied with all the blank spaces they wanted filled in, being semi-computer illiterate! So I'm emailing you to say the same thing: I see a lot of websites and blogs throughout the days, some of which are ho-hum chatty and some that are very good, but I have to say that yours is one of the best I have come across. Having been a rep for three years and just stopping being one in January of this year, I have not had a chance to become a quilt artist and now that I have the time to learn to be I will probably never do exactly the kind of work you do. I'm more of a literal person. But I have to tell you - your work is incredible!!! And your websit is so professionally set up that its a joy to use, even though Yahoo is a pain!!! To go though your blog gave me the same thrill that a walk through a beautiful landscape or smelling and seeing beautiful flowers or being near wonderful animals would. Thank you for putting in the effort to make it and for brightening up my day. Betty
Wen, I just love your work! Must be in the air. I have been working on something similar, but mine uses pictures with hand needle work, but I like yours much better. Bonnie
Dear Wen,
I wanted to personally thank you for presenting your incredible printing process at the NHAA educational forum last May 28th. I know the examples you shared spoke of the commitment, involvement and journey your art has for you. Thank you again for sharing. Sincerely, Inger Gregory
Hi Wen:
You are right! Wonderful things are happening. From all your emails I can tell that your spirit and creativity are being shared finally with those of us that appreciate your amazing work. Having been an art major at Mass College of Art (never graduated because even back then college was expensive and I couldn't afford to continue) who aspired to be a fashion designer in NY (Project Runway is my favorite show) I did manage to graduate with an Associates Degree in Fashion Design in 1975, I think your work is truly amazing. I hope that I can take one of your classes soon (perhaps when you offer Senior Discounts) but I will try to come an see you at your open studio in Rollingsford soon. Your husband and your daughter must be so excited for you. I know I am.
Thanks for your emails and as they continue to motivate me to find the time to create and develop my own intrinsic capabilities. You inspire me to see the world full of possibilities. Even this gray day my yard is full of the colors of a crayola crayon box. Burnt sienna, umber, goldenrod, magic mint, royal purple! Wow.
Sincerely, Judy
Hi Wen,
Lisa Chipetine was kind to send a lovely introduction this morning. And She is correct that I am a BIG fan of your work. I had been trying to get up the nerve to just write to you directly when Lisa gave me the push I needed.
I wasn't sure I belonged in SAQA until I saw your art. I do not Consider myself a quilter; however, I do use quilting and a variety of surface Design and mixed media techniques to enhance my work. Bottom line: I'm still
Not sure where I fit (if anywhere). It is so refreshing to see your work
That stands alone -- not as a quilted piece, but as a strong work of art That happens to use fiber as the medium.
I am especially enamored with your digital holograms, and have been experimenting on my own. It has been instrumental in guiding me down a whole new path for my work. And the response to my work in the local area has been very positive. I've been asked to make presentations to both fiber art and photography groups about "my" technique, which is very awkward. I start every talk explaining that this is not "my" technique; It's Wen Redmond's. And I then send them to your website and refer them to your article in Quilting Arts Magazine. I do hope you publish more on this to get the Credit you deserve.
Many thanks for the inspiration. I hope to someday meet you. Jayne
Dear Wen,
I am visiting Exeter (from British Columbia) while my husband is attending a conference. I love the holographic work that I've seen in Exeter Fine Crafts. I have just started to use my digital camera and Photoshop in my work, and am so intrigued by your techniques. I googled you and found your wonderful website. I see you have a DVD available thru' Quilting Arts which I will order.
I see there is a list of other galleries where your work is on display, so I will look at a map and maybe check out some of those too.
I'm happy to have found your website and to know a little more about you and your work.
Thanks, Janet
4/20/08 Hi Wen
I recently met you at the SAQA Symposium in Philadelphia. You said you would like to see the piece of artwork I recently completed for a local art show in Chadds Ford, PA, celebrating the restoration of two historic houses. I was greatly aided by your article in Quilting Arts Magazine. This was a stretch for me and I was pleased that the piece was well received. I am really hoping they hang it right next to Andrew Wyeth's entry! I admire your work very much. Thank you for the inspiration and clear instructions. I plan to continue to explore digital printing, now that I have my feet wet!
Terry
Sunday, October 12, 2008 Dear Wen~While paging through New England Home, I found you! I am a realtor, but I did own a store called The Stamp Lady in Danvers, MA for many years. I love fiber art, bookmaking, paper making. I love your work. It has tickled me in the solar plexus -- beautiful, original, provocative art! I see that you are teaching workshops. It would be an indulgence for me in this terrible real estate market, but Ican't help asking -- when, where and how much are your classes? Your open smile has brightened my day. I'm delighted to have discovered you!!!
Sylvia
5/09 Wen –
Your work featured in ARTFUL HOME is stunning, amazing! You certainly set the benchmark for creation of artwork for all of we "emerging fiber artists." And your hard work and perserverance are paying off for you.
Wishing you much success in this latest venture. BRAVO!!
Artfully speaking, Anna
Thank you for contacting me! As a studio artist, working alone, it is refreshing and heartening to hear from you. I treasure your contacts!
Thank you!
Wen
I love looking at your art.
I love trees like you do.
You constantly show me new ways to see. Cedar Ridge Studio
“Hey, Wen! Good to hear from you, even on a list. Congratulations on the honor accrued by your two pieces. Those are prestigious venues, and you should be VERY proud of yourself!” Karey Bresenhan
Your work always takes my breath away and makes me smile at the same
time! Beth W
Wen - your work really speaks to me. I have seen your work in various venues; now I have to get over to your show (and maybe your workshop) at the New England Quilt Museum. I need to keep your blog and work on my radar! Cris
Wen, your new collage series is an outstanding example of Ellen Linder's call for examples of good design in fiber art. I love the way the circle motif travels through all of the pieces and the spontaneity you are able to achieve by "drawing" with a sewing machine. The fact that they are so small (I assume that's 6" X6") shows that size is by no means a limiting criteria and actually presents a very interesting design challenge. I strongly agree with Ellen Linder that we need to encourage fiber artists to learn more about the basic principles of design, especially if we aim to be accepted as equals in the fine art arena.
It was not until today when I started to sort through all the work we did on Saturday that I realized how much we got done. I enjoyed the workshop and expect to incorporate one or more of the techniques in my
next projects. Judith
Jayne
What a terrific article, Wen! Although I've admired your work for a long time, his insights helped me see your work in new ways. You've earned every positive thing he said about your work. Delores
Hi Wen, “I'm a native Californian who spent a wonderful long weekend in NH and MA two weeks ago. My college roommate was working in San Francisco, retired a year ago and moved to Dover, NH to be near her son (whom she raised in New Haven and Rochester, NH), daughter-in-law and granddaughter. I enjoyed wandering around Portsmouth, and going to the Village Goldsmith Gallery in Dover. It was wonderful to see your work--it was very inspiring. We drove to Lowell, MA (while it was snowing :-), to see the "Puzzled and Board" exhibit at the New England Quilt Museum and to see my friend Nancy Halpern present a slide lecture.
I had wished I'd had more time to see more of your work in other Galleries in the area. Thanks for adding to my trip.” Sue
Sat, 26 Jan 2008
“Tonight was the opening of the Handcrafted Exhibit In Rocky Mount, NC, where I spotted your work and was fascinated by it. There is no way I can tell which layers come first or how you do what you do. I guess the mystery is part of the attraction for me. Unfortunately we don't get any of the Quilting Arts Series in our area, so I guess I will remain mystified for a while longer. Your work was very well displayed, and stood out in an exhibit that had more small work than average or large.”
Judith
4/28/09 Hi Wen, Your work is just beautiful! Hope all is well with you and your family. Say hi to everyone for me.
Keep up your fabulous, inspiring work.
Love,Joan
What a terrific article, Wen! Although I've admired your work for a long time, his insights helped me see your work in new ways. You've earned every positive thing he said about your work. Delores
Short and pithy. That's how I like my commentary and this one speaks to an artist's heart and brain. I find the following comments particulary thought provoking:
"Our eyes may well be open, but are we really seeing?”
"This is one of the fundamental tools of any artist, allowing us to see what we really see. That Redmond has successfully achieved this aspect through the often difficult medium of textiles is doubly in need of praise. Her work will allow us to reach levels in which we can observe her understanding of observation."
Well deserved, Wen. Pat
Wen, this gave me goosebumps! I know the feeling when someone relates to the inside 'stuff' that drives us to do what we do - enjoy and ride the high! A memorable and important testimonial to your raison d'etre! Debbie
Wow Wen! This is incredible. The writer has expressed my personal feelings and reactions to your work in such a beautiful way!!
I hope you're going to print, frame, and hang this in your work area. Maybe you don't have moments of doubt, but there are times I need a little boost to keep me going and focused. Kudos! Best regards, Beth
HI I just received an email from ACCI Gallery in Berkeley, CA announcing the 2009 National Juried Exhibition: "Living Legacy" which starts on July 10, 2009 to August 23, 2009.
Wen Redmond is one of the 76 artists juried into this exhibition. The number of submissions was huge -- over 900 so the acceptance rate was only 8.44%. I am glad to see textile art being represented by one of our own SAQA members. They may be others, but I didn't recognize anyone else's name in the list of accepted artists.
Those of us who received the "thin envelope" can be reassured that our genre (studio art quilts) is being well represented by Wen and we need to keep submitting and getting our work out into the art world. The more we are seen in the art exhibitions, the more accepted textile artworks will become and more sales will soon follow. Jean M
Dear Wen,
I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on your work in FA mag. I was so pleased to see it positioned at the top right corner of the SAQA ad next to page 12, where it catches folks' attention...such a beautiful piece!
Regards, Sarah E.in HOT, sunny Dallas, TX
3/2010 I have been a longtime admirer of your work. You happen to be one of my favorite artists. I find your work to be fresh and inspirational. Congratulations on being juried into the Beneath the Surface exhibit.
I wondered if you are familiar with the work of the photographer Jerry Uelsmann. I was introduced to his work in a photography class that I took a couple of years ago, and I have two of his books which I really enjoy. They are Other Realities and Process and Perception. I see a lot of similarities between your work and his. I suppose that is why I find the work of both of you so extremely appealing and interesting.
You posted a very kind comment on my blog a few weeks ago. Thank you very much. April
Wen - I was at the opening of Handcrafted at the Rocky Mt. Arts Center last night and was delighted to see two of your pieces there! The vast majority of what was there was metals (jewelry, spoons, small sculptures, etc.) and, other than the cases to hold those small pieces, there was not much on the walls so your pieces and my piece and one or two other pieces were it. It was a nice show though not terribly exciting (I think because so much of what was there was so small). Marni
4/28/09 I have just seen your art show at a DVD from quiltarts. It was really fun and interesting. I would like to try it, but I dont find the silk organza you use for printing. Can I ask where to buy it? We dont have it here back in Norway where I live. But I can try with freeze paper and organza to make it myself. But it would be easier with finished one.
Thanks for sharing on the DVD, Inger
Sun, 15 Apr 2007
“I went up yesterday. (Ayers Loft Gallery) Really enjoyed the show!
Loved your piece - as usual. Glad I am on your email list.
All the best,” Laura Rosenspan lrquilts@aol.com
Fuller Craft Museum
12/30/08 I was hoping you’d come to the opening so I could finally meet you and thank you so much for your inspiration. I LOVE your work!!! It wasn’t until I started experimenting with your holographic technique that my work really took off. I sort of let the muse carry me and am off on an extension of that trail using photography and transparencies, but not necessarily holographic. Sort of hard to explain and even harder to adequately photograph the final product, but I like where it’s going. Most of the good stuff is in an invitational show right now, but I hope to get organized and launch a website some time in 2009.
I just wanted to tell you how much I admire and appreciate your work and hope to someday meet you.
Jayne
Thu, 16 Mar 2006
“Dear Wen, Did I ever tell you that my absolute favorite piece of Clothing that I have EVER had is a vest that you made. My husband bought it for me at the Sharon Arts Center many years ago. I just love it and have worn it millions of times.”
Sally
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 Wen,
Your article in Quilting Arts is great -- one of the most interesting that the magazine has ever had. It's such a clever idea,and your explanation is full and clear. Congratulations! Susan
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 Wen you should be delighted! It's a great article, and your work is fantastic --well conceived and beautifully executed. Congratulation! Sue Reno
Wen,
“I just wanted to congratulate you on being a finalist for the 2008 NICHE awards, how exciting! Your fiber work is AMAZING and you are be a wonderful edition to our show. Please feel free to contact me if you would be interested in applying to exhibit or if you have any questions. Good luck!” Warmly, Laura Michael
Sun, 08 Jul 2008 Wen – “I think this is the first time I've been to your website and I have to say that your work blows me away! Especially the holographic and mixed media pieces - they are amazing!” Marni
Subject: Re:blog craziness Thursday, March 5, 2009, 9:42 AM
Hi Wen - I tried to put a comment on your blog today after reading it on the SAQA Yahoo group but couldn't because I didn't ever get them satisfied with all the blank spaces they wanted filled in, being semi-computer illiterate! So I'm emailing you to say the same thing: I see a lot of websites and blogs throughout the days, some of which are ho-hum chatty and some that are very good, but I have to say that yours is one of the best I have come across. Having been a rep for three years and just stopping being one in January of this year, I have not had a chance to become a quilt artist and now that I have the time to learn to be I will probably never do exactly the kind of work you do. I'm more of a literal person. But I have to tell you - your work is incredible!!! And your websit is so professionally set up that its a joy to use, even though Yahoo is a pain!!! To go though your blog gave me the same thrill that a walk through a beautiful landscape or smelling and seeing beautiful flowers or being near wonderful animals would. Thank you for putting in the effort to make it and for brightening up my day. Betty
Wen, I just love your work! Must be in the air. I have been working on something similar, but mine uses pictures with hand needle work, but I like yours much better. Bonnie
Dear Wen,
I wanted to personally thank you for presenting your incredible printing process at the NHAA educational forum last May 28th. I know the examples you shared spoke of the commitment, involvement and journey your art has for you. Thank you again for sharing. Sincerely, Inger Gregory
Hi Wen:
You are right! Wonderful things are happening. From all your emails I can tell that your spirit and creativity are being shared finally with those of us that appreciate your amazing work. Having been an art major at Mass College of Art (never graduated because even back then college was expensive and I couldn't afford to continue) who aspired to be a fashion designer in NY (Project Runway is my favorite show) I did manage to graduate with an Associates Degree in Fashion Design in 1975, I think your work is truly amazing. I hope that I can take one of your classes soon (perhaps when you offer Senior Discounts) but I will try to come an see you at your open studio in Rollingsford soon. Your husband and your daughter must be so excited for you. I know I am.
Thanks for your emails and as they continue to motivate me to find the time to create and develop my own intrinsic capabilities. You inspire me to see the world full of possibilities. Even this gray day my yard is full of the colors of a crayola crayon box. Burnt sienna, umber, goldenrod, magic mint, royal purple! Wow.
Sincerely, Judy
Hi Wen,
Lisa Chipetine was kind to send a lovely introduction this morning. And She is correct that I am a BIG fan of your work. I had been trying to get up the nerve to just write to you directly when Lisa gave me the push I needed.
I wasn't sure I belonged in SAQA until I saw your art. I do not Consider myself a quilter; however, I do use quilting and a variety of surface Design and mixed media techniques to enhance my work. Bottom line: I'm still
Not sure where I fit (if anywhere). It is so refreshing to see your work
That stands alone -- not as a quilted piece, but as a strong work of art That happens to use fiber as the medium.
I am especially enamored with your digital holograms, and have been experimenting on my own. It has been instrumental in guiding me down a whole new path for my work. And the response to my work in the local area has been very positive. I've been asked to make presentations to both fiber art and photography groups about "my" technique, which is very awkward. I start every talk explaining that this is not "my" technique; It's Wen Redmond's. And I then send them to your website and refer them to your article in Quilting Arts Magazine. I do hope you publish more on this to get the Credit you deserve.
Many thanks for the inspiration. I hope to someday meet you. Jayne
Dear Wen,
I am visiting Exeter (from British Columbia) while my husband is attending a conference. I love the holographic work that I've seen in Exeter Fine Crafts. I have just started to use my digital camera and Photoshop in my work, and am so intrigued by your techniques. I googled you and found your wonderful website. I see you have a DVD available thru' Quilting Arts which I will order.
I see there is a list of other galleries where your work is on display, so I will look at a map and maybe check out some of those too.
I'm happy to have found your website and to know a little more about you and your work.
Thanks, Janet
4/20/08 Hi Wen
I recently met you at the SAQA Symposium in Philadelphia. You said you would like to see the piece of artwork I recently completed for a local art show in Chadds Ford, PA, celebrating the restoration of two historic houses. I was greatly aided by your article in Quilting Arts Magazine. This was a stretch for me and I was pleased that the piece was well received. I am really hoping they hang it right next to Andrew Wyeth's entry! I admire your work very much. Thank you for the inspiration and clear instructions. I plan to continue to explore digital printing, now that I have my feet wet!
Terry
Sunday, October 12, 2008 Dear Wen~While paging through New England Home, I found you! I am a realtor, but I did own a store called The Stamp Lady in Danvers, MA for many years. I love fiber art, bookmaking, paper making. I love your work. It has tickled me in the solar plexus -- beautiful, original, provocative art! I see that you are teaching workshops. It would be an indulgence for me in this terrible real estate market, but Ican't help asking -- when, where and how much are your classes? Your open smile has brightened my day. I'm delighted to have discovered you!!!
Sylvia
5/09 Wen –
Your work featured in ARTFUL HOME is stunning, amazing! You certainly set the benchmark for creation of artwork for all of we "emerging fiber artists." And your hard work and perserverance are paying off for you.
Wishing you much success in this latest venture. BRAVO!!
Artfully speaking, Anna
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