Quilt National '13

January 30 - April 13, 2014

The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery is excited to announce Quilt National '13, the upcoming 18th biennial juried exhibition of innovative art quilts produced by the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center. Quilt National '13 will be open to the public from January 30 through April 13, 2014 and features an eclectic collection of never-before exhibited works from talented fiber artists from around the world.

Artists in the show include (Ohio artists in bold): Brooke Atherton, Billings, MT; Susan Brooks, Louisville, CO; Peggy Brown, Nashville, IN; Rachel Brumer, Seattle, WA; Marianne Burr, Coupeville, WA; Christine Chester, Great Britain; Sue Cunningham, Australia; Sheila Frampton-Cooper, Van Nuys, CA; Kate Gorman, Westerville, OH; Sandy Gregg, Cambridge, MA; Leslie A. Hall, Longboat Key, FL; Judy Hooworth, Morisset, Australia; Lisa Kijak, Irvine, CA; Paula Kovarik, Memphis, TN; Denise Linet, Brunswick, ME; Susan Lenz, Columbia, SC; Linda Levin, Wayland, MA; Eleanor McCain, Shalimar, FL; Miriam Nathan-Roberts, Berkeley, CA; Katie Pasquini Masopust, Santa Fe, NM; Mary Rowan Quinn, Albuquerque, NM; Luanne Rimel, Saint Louis, MO; Pam RuBert, Springfield, MO; Dinah Sargeant, Newhall, CA; Anne Smith, Great Britain; Lura Schwarz Smith, Coarsegold, CA; Kate Themel, Cheshire, CT; Martha Warshaw, Cincinnati, OH; Carol Watkins, Lafayette, CO; Kathy Weaver, Highland Park, IL; Marianne Williamson, Miami, FL; Kevin Womack, Forest, VA; and Marian Zielinski, Macon, GA.

The quilts in the collection reflect the artists' interest in using their medium to give voice to a concern for either the world at large the environmental and/or political issues addressed by the works or to express feelings relevant to the particular quilt maker's inner world. For many of today's quilt makers, the graphic and technical elements are the foundations which support the primary concern the content of the quilt's message.

Join the Riffe Gallery for the opening of Quilt National '13 on January 30, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Quilt National '13 director Kathleen M. Dawson will lead a tour of the exhibition on January 31, from noon to 1 p.m.

On Sunday, February 23, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., participate in a Free Family Workshop with quilter Kate Gorman. Many of the Quilt National '13 quilters narrate stories through their works of art. In this workshop, children ages 6-17 are invited to tell their own stories on a small quilt top through drawings, doodles and words. All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring an inspirational photo of a special place, person or pet. Registration is required as space is limited; all children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Register online between January 30 and February 19, 2014.

Thursday, April 10, 2014, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Stitch together snippets of poetic phrases and metaphors into a narrative poem with guest poet and workshop leader Katie Daley. Surrounded by inspiring quilts from the United States and beyond, we will quilt poems out of the scraps of surprising language we find daily in our lives and imaginations. Register online between February 28 and April 8, 2014. Riffe Gallery educational offerings are sponsored by OAC's Arts Learning Program. For more information on Quilt National '13, contact Elizabeth Weinstein by email or at 614/728-4463.

Quilt National '13 is presented by the Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery with media support from CD102.5, CityScene, Ohio Channel, Ohio Magazine, Time Warner Cable and WCBE 90.5 FM.

The images contained within this archive that are intended for Riffe Gallery publicity/educational use only. These images are protected by a photographic copyright that belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. They, therefore, are not in the public domain. Please contact the Ohio Arts Council directly if you wish to inquire about obtaining reproduction permission. Dimensions are h x w.

Brooke Atherton Springfield, 2012 Canvas backing, silk organza, paper maps, cotton, melted aluminum, glass, found objects  32" x 97"	Susan Brooks Together, 2012  Silk, silk organza, cotton, cotton thread, beads  66" x 39"	Peggy Brown Soliloquy II, 2012 Silk, archival paper, transparent watercolor paint, digital transfers from artist’s original painting  50" x 35"
Rachel Brumer Large Regional Still Lives, 2011 Hand-dyed cotton, commercial batting, commercial fabric  60" x 72"	Marianne Burr Thru the Lens, 2012 Silk, wool felt batting, hand-dyed cotton 46" x 39"	Christine Chester Layers of Memory Polyester voile, muslin, silk, cottons  44" x 39"
Susan Cunningham            NetWork 1, 2011 Silk 39" x 67"	Sheila Frampton-Cooper From a Seed, 2012 Whole cloth cotton fabric, fiber reactive dye, paint sticks   55" x 41"	Kate Gorman Bernadette In Artichokes, 2012 Hemp, acrylic paint, perle cotton 60" x 30"
Sandy Gregg Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain, 2011 Cotton print cloth, cotton batting, dye 54" x 41"	Leslie Hall     Casual Query #3, 2012 Hand-dyed pima cotton, perle cotton embroidery thread, polyester thread 58" x 41"	Judy Hooworth Creek Drawing #8, 2012 Cotton, pigment ink 48" x 64"
Lisa Kijak El Cortez, Las Vegas, 2012 Commercial cotton, hand dyed fabric, tulle, thread  38" x 56"	Paula Kovarik Round and Round It Goes, 2012 Cotton tablecloth, bamboo batting, cotton thread  54" diameter	Susan Lenz Circular Churchyard, 2012 Silk, crayon 86" x 53"
Linda Levin Central Park West Sunrise, 2012 Cottons and blends   45" x 58"	Denise Linet Letters to Myself-Page 4, 2012 Hand-dyed cotton, silk organza, polyester sheer, newspaper, permanent pen 41" x 31"	Eleanor McCain/Kevin Womack Swaddling to Shroud - Birthing Bed, 2012 Cotton, fabroc, batting, cotton thread, cotton 72" x 72"
Miriam Nathan-Roberts Salt and Pepper, 2012  Cotton, fiber-reactive dye  39" x 56"	Katie Pasquini Masopust Dolente (sorrowfully), 2012 Cottons, blends, ultra suede, satin, canvas, acrylic paint, wool batting 54" x 71"	Mary Rowan Quinn High Expecations, 2012 Cotton, polyester thread 39" x 56"
Luanne Rimel Enigma with a Flower, 2012 Cotton flour sack cloth, raw silk 42" x 23"	Pam RuBert Seattle - Wish You Were Hair, 2012 Cotton, one button, cotton and rayon thread  65" x 41"	Dinah Sargeant Old Child, 2012 Cotton, fabric paint 52" x 43"
Anne Smith Gabriel, 2012 Recycled cotton, wool, threads, sequins  72" x 63"	Lura Schwarz Smith Passage, 2012 Self-created cottons, commercial cotton, silk 24" x 23"	Kate Themel Morgan's Flight, 2012 Cotton, dye, rayon and poly thread, cotton batting  38" x 38"
Martha Warshaw Textiles Nine Patch 8, 2012 Cotton 24" x 24"	Carol Watkins Vintage, 2012 Cotton, pigment inks, thread 26" x 22"	Kathy Weaver Biomechatronics Development Lab 2 v2, 2012 Organic cotton sateen, original charcoal drawing, airbrushed  48" x 53"
Marianne Williamson Hidden Falls, 2012 Cotton, knits, cheesecloth, variegated thread, water soluble stabilizer  65" x 40"	Marian Zielinski Goodnight, Sweet Prince, 2012 Cotton, archival print canvas, textile paint, textile ink, silk dupioni, cotton batting    59" x 44"
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