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28th Annual Juried Quilt Exhibit November 2, 2008 - January 4, 2009

2008 Jurors

Cynthia Corbin • Woodinville, WA

Bruce Hoffman • Philadelphia, PA

Denyse Schmidt • Bridgeport, CT

Executive Consultant: Eugenia Barnes

Quilts=Art=Quilts is the Schweinfurth Art Center's annual juried quilt exhibition. The Art Center has long recognized the importance of quilts as a visual medium, and has been presenting quilts in an art gallery setting since 1981.

In 2008, 215 artists submitted 367 quilts for consideration. Our jurors selected 87 quilts by 68 artists for the exhibition.

Special Events (scroll down for more information)

  • Quilts=Art=Quilts Preview Reception & Award Presentation, 11/1, 6 – 8pm
  • Open House & Walk-About Tour, 11/2, 2pm
  • Sunday Trunk Shows by Regional Quilters, 11/16 – 12/7, 2pm
  • A Stitch in Time by Dan Duggan & Peggy Lynn: Songs Celebrating the Art & Heritage of Quilting, 12/14, 2pm

Gallery Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 1 - 5 pm

CLOSED: Mondays & major holidays.
Closing@3pm Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve.

Admission : $5/person and $4 for groups of 20+

Call (315)255-1553 to book your group tour today!

Exhibiting quilters, members & Kids under 12 free.

 

Terry Jarrard-Dimond, Amulets, 2007

2008 Award Winners

Best of Show

Wendeanne Ke’aka Stitt, Santa Cruz, CA, Waipuhia: The Upside Down Waterfall, 2008

First Prize       

Lora Rocke, Lincoln, NE, Barbara Ann 1948, 2005

Second Prize  

Marianne Burr, Coupeville, WA, Theo’s Garden, 2006

Jurors’ Choice   

Erin Wilson, Brooklyn, NY, Spice, 2007

Schweinfurth Award for Design

Leslie Riley, Skokie, IL, Blue Brown Construction no. 1, Ribbon Series, 2007

Catherine Hastedt Award for Hand Workmanship           

Betty Taylor, Norwich, NY, A Peruvian Tapestry: Women of the Andes,

Sponsored by Frank & Shirley Hastedt

Award for Surface Design           

Helene Davis, Paducah, KY,

Sponsored by Rochester Area Fiber Artists

Carol Benson Memorial Award

Christine Wickert, Penfield, NY, Bijou Soie, 2008

Sponsored by Peter Benson

Honorable Mention      

Lisa Hochstein, Santa Cruz, CA, Flag 1, 2006

Paula Swett, Lewisburg, PA, Glimpse 5, 2006

Exhibiting Artists

Bob Adams  Lafayette, IN

Fran Adler  Manchester, MI

Pamela Allen  Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Tierney Barden  Cortland, NY

Elizabeth Barton  Athens, GA

Patricia Berardi  Penfield, NY

Judi Blaydon  Milford, MI

Leslie Bowman-Friedlander  Reisterstown, MD

Peggy Brown  Nashville, IN

Marianne Burr  Coupeville, WA

Benedicte Caneill  Larchmont, NY

Violet Cavazos  Falls Church, VA

Marion Coleman  Castro Valley, CA

Gerrie Congdon  Portland, OR

Helene Davis  Paducah, KY

Marcia DeCamp  Palmyra, NY

Pat Dolan  State College, PA

Nancy Erickson  Missoula, MT

Ann Feitelson  Montague, MA

Heidi Field-Alvarez  Richmond, VA

Betty Ford  Silver Spring, MD

Marilyn Gillis  Shelburne, VT

Valerie Goodwin  Tallahassee, FL

Deborah Gregory  Bellevue, WA

Cindy Grisdela  Great Falls, VA

Sarah Hale  Lansing, NY

Nancy Hicks  East Rochester, NY

Wendy Hill  Sunriver, OR

Lisa Hochstein  Santa Cruz, CA

Terry Jarrard-Dimond  Clemson, SC

Randy Keenan  Caldwell, NJ

Nancy Kimpel  Oconomowoc, WI

Catherine Kleeman  Ruxton, MD

Harue Konishi  Nakano-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

Ellin Larimer  Pt. Ludlow, WA

Eileen Lauterborn  Farmingdale, NY

Denise Linet  Center Harbor, NH

Joyce Martelli  Rochester, NY

Linda McCurry  Gilbert, AZ

Barbara McKie  Lyme, CT

Pamela Morris  Nokomis, FL

Pamela Mostek  Cheney, WA

Jean Neblett  San Francisco, CA

Elin Noble  New Bedford, MA

Pat Pauly  Pittsford, NY

Marti Plager  Louisville, KY

Kay Preston  Deep Gap, NC

Wen Redmond  Strafford, NH

Emily Richardson  Philadelphia, PA

Leslie Riley  Skokie, IL

Lora Rocke  Lincoln, NE

Diane Savona  Passaic, NJ

Alison Schwabe  Montevideo, Uruguay

Cheri Sheridan  Cortland, NY

Brenda Smith  Flagstaff, AZ

Patricia Spillane  East Greenbush, NY

Wendeanne Stitt  Santa Cruz, CA

Paula Swett  Lewisburg, PA

Betty Taylor  Norwich, NY

Carol Taylor  Pittsford, NY

Nelda Warkentin  Anchorage, AK

Laura Wasilowski  Elgin, IL

Carol Ann Waugh  Denver, CO

Ethel Whittemore  Endwell, NY

Christine Wickert  Penfield, NY

Leni Wiener  New Rochelle, NY

Erin Wilson  Brooklyn, NY

Julia Wood  Vestavia Hills, AL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brenda Smith, Aspens 5, 2007

 

Laura Wasilowski, Yellow Chair Loves Apples, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lisa Hochstein, Flag 1, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erin Wilson, Spice, 2007

Special Events

Preview Reception: Saturday, 6 – 8pm

11/1  Be the first to see our 28th annual juried quilt show.  Enjoy 87 quilts by 68 artists.  Free and open to the public.

Open House & Walk-About Tour : Sunday, 2pm

11/2  Join us for the 1st official day of the 28th annual quilt show. Meet exhibiting quilters and enjoy a walk-about tour of the exhibit with Executive Director Donna Lamb at 2pm.

QBL2 3-Day Quilting Classes, 9am – 4:30pm

10/31 – 11/1 Shibori:  Dye & Discharge with Elin Noble. 

11/7 – 11/9  Making Marks with Dorothy Caldwell & Nuno Relief Art Felt with Cher Benda. Cost:  $270 per class plus supplies.  Go to www.myartcenter.org for more information or to register online.

Trunk Show with Barbara Conte-Gaugal, 2pm

11/16   Barbara Conte-Gaugel is a full-time studio artist who divides her time among several disciplines. Primarily a fiber artist for several years, she broadened her scope to include the areas of photography, painting and mixed media.

Originally from Rochester, New York, Barbara resided in Connecticut and Washington, D.C. before returning to Upstate and making her permanent home in Syracuse.

Trunk Show with Ruth Ohol, 2pm

11/23   Ruth Ohol has been sewing for 50 years and quilting for 17. As a former Bernina shop employee, she mastered a wealth of machine techniques which she's added to her quiltmaking bag of trick. Judges have recognized her precision machine work and striking combinations of fabric and color.

Trunk Show with Marcia DeCamp, 2pm

11/30  Abstract designs and strong geometric patterns dominate Marcia DeCanp's current work. She feels a strong connection to the Southwest and her color palette often reflects this influence. She dyes most of her own fabrics with Procion MX dyes, composes her work with many references to landscapes and the natural world, and completes her pieced works with machine quilting. In 2007, Marcia and her husband completed a 25 x 35 foot timber frame addition to create a wonderful state-of-the-art studio for Marcia’s growing absorption in quilt making.

Trunk Show with Ruth White, 2pm

12/7  While Ruth has always dabbled in various artistic endeavors, for most of her adult life, science has been her profession, her passion, and her primary art.But in 1999, she discovered the fascination of quilting after a Judy Dales' slide show introduced her to the world of art quilts.When she followed her job from central Texas to upstate New York in late September 2000, she found a cadre of like-minded fiber artists, especially her fellow Quilt Divas, who have proven to be very inspirational.

A Stitch in Time by Dan Duggan & Peggy Lynn, 2pm

12/14  Songs Celebrating the Art & Heritage of Quilting performed by Dan Duggan & Peggy Lynn.

Holiday Traditions, 12 – 5pm

12/14  Annual holiday open house at Auburn’s historic & cultural sites including the Art Center.  Free admission.

About the Jurors

Cynthia Corbin  Woodinville, WA

An artist, quilter, and teacher, Cynthia Corbin draws on her love of both folk art and abstract art in her work, in which she explores dyeing and painting, and intensive machine quilting with a problem solving, seat of the pants, approach to quilt construction. Cynthia’s art quilts have been published and exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, in exhibitions such as Visions, Quilt National, CraftForms, and Fiberart International. She lectures and teaches nationally, drawing on her passion for developing each student’s individual voice.  As an artist, Cynthia has devoted herself to extensive study, working to deepen her understanding of the processes that drive her work. 

Bruce Hoffman  Philadelphia, PA

Director of Snyderman-Works Galleries, one of the country’s leading contemporary craft galleries. He holds a Bachelors degree in Fine Art in painting from Temple University’s prestigious Tyler School of Art. His curatorial work has been recognized in reviews, articles and publications such as Fiberarts Magazine, American Craft Magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Times. In 2008 his 6th International Fiber Biennial hosted 93 international textile artists and was pivotal in a city wide fiber extravaganza, FiberPhiladelphia, hosted by the University of the Arts with 26 exhibitions taking place in the Philadelphia region.

Denyse Schmidt  Bridgeport, CT

A former graphic designer and graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, and a former professional seamstress, Denyse Schmidt grew up in central Massachusetts, surrounded by the textile mill towns prevalent in that area. As owner of Denyse Schmidt Quilts (DSQ), she brings these eclectic influences together in quilts characterized by simple graphics and rich color. Denyse reinterprets tradition to make modern functional quilts that are fresh and offbeat.  Her Couture and custom quilts, have been in production since 1996. Clients of DSQ have included Takashimaya, The American Folk Art Museum, The Whitney Museum Store, Aero, Garnet Hill, and Sundance.

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