Curated Invitational Fiber Exhibition
Arc
white pine bark, broom corn, honeysuckle, long leaf pine, needle, raffia, sumac berries 16 x 20 x 8 inches, by Jeanne Drevas
May 28 - June 20, 2010
Main and Frable Galleries
artspace is pleased to announce the fiber artists selected for this exhibition:
Selected Participants:
Sharron Parker, Naomi Wanjiku, Andrea C. Donnelly, Emily Dvorin, Janet Brome, Catherine Day, Stacy Defreitas Boyer, Mary Ruth Smith, Susan Iverson, Holly Smith, Brenda J. Bunten-Schloesser, Jeanne Drevas, Noel Palomo-Lovinski, Shelley Jones, JL Stewart Watson, Lynn Sokoloski, Lorraine Glessner, Precious Lovell, Julia Pfaff, Erin Coleman-Cruz, Elizabeth Warson, Kari Scott and Mary Buchanan.
coinciding with Minds Wide Open: Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts
Pushing the Limits is an exhibition of fiber art, by women, which is contemporary in nature. The show focuses on fiber/textiles in art and the many forms and approaches it can take. Artists were selected through an open call for entries. No cash awards will be given, but 10% of the entry fees will be donated to the YWCA's domestic violence program.
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Opening Reception Fourth Friday
May 28, 2010
7-10 pm
Free and Open to the Public
Down 6th Street (window)
encoustic, horse & human hair, mixed media on composited & branded silk on wood 18 x 18 x 1 inches, by Lorraine Glessner
Reliquary: 07/2/09 Cake at Galleries Lafayette, Paris, France (Celebrate/Guilt)
9 x3 x 2.5 inches, embroidery on linen, wood box, spoon, found doily, by Kari Scott
Potential Disaster: A
goose feathers, upholstery fabric, steel 100 x 25 x 35 inches, by JL Stewart Watson
Verdant
Tapestry (wool, linen) and glass, 4 ft. 3 inch x 7 ft. 4 inch x 6, by Susan Iverson
Reduction Series-Cairo Dusk
44.25 x 27 inch quilt, by Julia Pfaff
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