Read to learn about shows in art galleries that feature art quilts or fiber art. Shows that may be of interest to art quilters, quilters or fiber artists.
About the Quilt Artist
My art quilts are all about the quilt artist creating abstract, whimsical or impressionistic pieces. Inspiration comes from the natural world as well as from Mexican and Native American influences. My materials of choice are often redirected fabrics from the San Francisco Design Center and found objects. Art quilts free me to play with color and texture. My technique, Scribble Quilting allows me to create movement on many of my pieces.
TWO INSPIRATIONAL ARTISTS
I owe some of my inspiration to two artists from Santa Cruz County, California. Meri Vahl, an award winning art quilter has been recognized nationally for her work. Teacher of the fabric layering technique, she was patient. Understanding that each student brought individual strengths, weaknesses and abilities. Ellen edith;friend, art quilter, fabric designer and artist extraordinaire made whimsical, personal quilts. Her influence lives on well beyond her life. I have great appreciation for these two local leaders of the art quilt world.
SAQA (STUDIO ART QUILT ASSOCIATES)
I am proud to be part of an evergrowing group of art quilters. SAQA started by Yvonne Porcella in Northern California in 1989. It has grown to an international organization. Art quilters have transformed the quilt into a 21st Century art form. I continue to explore new forms and ways of working with unusual materials on this journey.
ABOUT THE ARTIST,BIO
I was born and raised in Palo Alto, California. In high school I studied sewing and clothing construction for two years. I continued to sew much of my wardrobe. In 1974,I took my first quilting class at a neighborhood fabric store. Over the years, I continued to sew clothes and make quilts for my family. I stopped counting bed quilts at 300. After teaching 30 years in Watsonville as a bilingual teacher, I retired to spend more time on creating art quilts.
MY FIRST ART QUILT
Homage to a Dancer,45″ x 56″
In 2008, I made my first art quilt, Homage to a Dancer. It reflects my participation in Los Méxicas,the University of California,Santa Cruz ballet folklórico group.
A STUDIO IN THE ART CENTER
In May of 2016, I opened a studio in the Santa Cruz Art Center, 1001 Center St. Downtown Santa Cruz. I have space to work and display my work. For First Fridays and Open Studios, I fill the lobby with art. In June, 2019 New York Art Center accepted my work into their gallery. 7 Franklin Place, TRIBECA, New York City.
AWARD WINNING ARTIST
Great Blue Heron at Dusk,31″ x 25″
Great Blue Heron at Dusk entered into an art show in 2010. The following year it won a merit award at the Olive Hyde Art Gallery in Fremont,California.
In 2013, Visions of New Mexico won third place in the Neo Membreno Vessels 2013 Show at the Western New Mexico University Museum in Silver City, New Mexico.
Finally,the theme of this year’s show is “people, places and poetry”. The artists were asked to create a passionate expression of people and places that they have experienced in life. We asked our members to create fresh new and original artwork to make this truly a unique member’s exhibit.
In conclusion,PVA thanks our curators, laura laura and Lyn MacDonald
(If you are interested in purchasing any of the beautiful artwork in the show with a listed price, please contact our Gallery Coordinator at brianna@pvarts.org
Found Torso by Jeff Arnett, $450, Sculpture 14″ x 9″ x 3″Winter of Rain by Jeff ArnettSilence by John Babcock, $2400, Pigmented paper, bamboo, wood & brass 47″ x 24″ x 3″“A special eye is always on you”. Billy Collin’s “All Eyes” by Michael Bashista, $300, Marble Sculpture, 12″ x 5,Green Dew Drops by Jean Sheckler Beebe, $475, Acrylic on Panel with Woodfried Ceramic Cup, 17.5″ x 23.75Poem to accompany Green Dew Drops by Jean BeebeBlanketed Boulders by Mike Beebe, $600, Acrylic on Panel with Woodfried Ceramic Cup, 17.5″ x 23.75″ x 5″Poem to accompany Blanketed Boulders by Mike BeebeFamily – Bound By Memories by Eva Bernstein, $300, Monotype, 15″ x 15″When We Were… by Sarah Bianco, $2100, Mixed Media on Canvas, 60″ x 72″Watsonville at Home by Jeri Bodemar, Color Photograph Poster, 36″ x 24″
Group 2 Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Reborn in Starlight by Brad Burkhart, $850, High-fried Clay Relief, 14″ x 22″ x 3″Sundown by Brad Burkhart with commentsSpring Showers by Ruth Carroll, $1300, Oil on Linen, 18″ x 24″Woody at the Lighthouse by Larry Cohen, $250, Digital, 11″ x 14″Covid Reflections by Kati D’Amore, $500, Oil on Linen, 16″ x 20″Blue by Karen Druker, $575, Mixed Media, 28″ x 22″Happy Haint Studio Spirit (Belle) by Laura Laura, $500, Assemblage, 38″ x 24″Face of the Vase by David Fleming, $1150, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 24″Cassandra: Face on the Vase by Jeanne Lance (to accompany David Fleming artwork)Magdelena by Judy Gittelsohn, $2500, Golden Acrylic on Linen, 24″ x 18″
Group 3 Pajaro Valley Arts Show
People, Places, Poetry (to Christo) by Jane Gregorius, $300, Mixed Media, 18″ x 18″Le Printemps (Springtime) by Michele Hausman, $1800, Oil on Linen, 18″ x 24″Soil Song by Michele HausmanFlying to Freedom VI by Anita Heckman, $250, Linocut, 12″ x 12″ (Framed: 19″ x 19″)The Poet by Hedwig Heerschop, $750, Color Photograph, 20″ x 24″The English Langue by Derek Walcott (to accompany artwork The Poet by Hedwig Heerschop)Lavender Field by Joan Hellenthal, $600, Pastel, 16″ x 18″Thinking of Miles by Anouk Johanna, Water- soluble Colored Pencil, NFSThe Beauty of a Spring Day at Pleasure Point by Bill Kennann, $750, Oil on Canvas, 14″ x 18″Dickey Bird by Peter Koronakos, $135, Assemblage, 7″ x 3″ x 10″“VOTE” Your Vote is Your Vote by Lucien Kubo, $650, Mixed Media/Assemblage, 16″ x 16″A Conversation by the Sea by Barbara Lawrence, $3000, Oil on Canvas, 30″ x 30″
Group 4 Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Art and Allergies by Carol Worthington Levy, $800, Acrylic on Clay Board, 20″ x 16″Hope For the World by Gaby Litsky, $150, Textile-Quilt, 23.5″ x 19.5″Cuba by Lyn MacDonald, $500, Oil Paint on Cast Paper & Mixed Media, 25″ x 22″Running Mates by Helen Mackinlay, $100, Lino Etching with Monotype, 11″ x 14″ FramedMy Garden, A Never Ending Inspiration by Martine Mahoudeau, $325, 9″ x 12″Art of the Splash by Francine Marshall, $1499, Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 30″Alien Landscape by Marty McGillivray, $150 (unframed), Photography, 12.5″ x 18.5″California Gold by Marlene Mirassou, $250, Archival Digital Photograph with Handmade Redwood Frame, 36″ x 16″California Gold by Marlene MirassouGoing Viral – Black & White by Chris Miroyan, $750, Acrylic on Panel, 36″ x 24″The Border Crossed Us by Ann Baldwin May, 32″ x 26″,$3200.
Group 5 Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Taipei Temple by Don Monkerud, $150, Photo, 16″ x 20″Reflecting in South County by Bruce Nicholson, $350, Multi, 15″ x 18″ (Framed)The End of All Our Exploring by Janis O’Driscoll, $80, Photopolymer Etching on Stonehenge with Eco-print Pieces on Washi Mounted on Wood Panel, 14″ x 11″Woman Emerging by Jeff Owen, $600, Sculpture – Stainless Steel, 35″ x 18″This Place by Rosy Penhallow, $550, Wood, Metal Coil, Gold Pigment, 18.5″ x 6.75″Red Dot by Bela Ravikumar, $200 Digital Print Media, 15″ x 11″Eyes on Fire by Ronit Reznichky, $800, Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ x 24″Tribal III by Vivienne Riggio, $800, Wire, Plaster, Acrylic Paint, 28″ x 15″ x 15″Going Places by Rose Sellery, $1200, Mixed Media & Found Objects, 20.5″ x 8.75″ x 8.5″Sunrise on Hope by Beth Shields, $1200, Oil on Canvas, 40″ x 20″
Group 6 Pajaro Valley Arts Show
Shelter In Place by Judy Stabile, $250, Mixed Media Collage, 12″ x 16″Midnight Glass by Madeleine Stober. $333, Acrylic, 48″ x 18″Midnight Glass by Maddie StoberAt Gortyn, Crete by Lee Taiz, $400, Watercolor, 24″ x 29″This Must Be The Place by Terry Teitelbaum, $96, Photo Print on Metal, 12″ x 12″Back To the Garden by Lynne Todaro, $850, Bronze, Nickel-Silver, Found Object, 10″ x 14″ x 8″Line Dance by Sally Vaughn, $295, Giclèe on Metal of an Original Tempera on Paper, 12.5″ x 24″Looking Back by Lynda Watson, Pencil Drawings on Paper, Sterling Silver, Mixed Media, 14″ x 6″ NFSHarriet Tubman by Melissa West, $85 (unframed), Linoleum Block Print, 22″ x 25″Eureka Dunes 4 by Chad Williams, $300 (on metal unframed), Photo, 10″ x 30″ ($475 on single matt with black frame)Autumn Glory by Sylvia Winsby, $150, Pastel, 9″ x 12″Art and Allergies by Carol Worthington-Levy
About Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA)
Our Mission:“Bringing the community together through the arts.”
Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA) has been successfully carrying out its mission of “bringing the community together through the arts” since 1984. PVA fosters and promotes the arts in this community with professional visual art exhibits in partnership with guest curators, schools, city government, and local organizations. This organization encourages all art forms and helps connect the community to the artists and their work at no cost to the public. PVA believes every person deserves to have access to the arts and conducts year-round programming to fulfill this vision.
History and Accomplishments:
The Pajaro Valley Arts Council, known as Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA), was founded as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in 1984 in Watsonville, California, to promote and foster cultural events in the Pajaro Valley and south Santa Cruz County.
Serving Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito Counties, PVA creates access to high quality visual arts exhibits and promotes arts education to our community. The first class gallery and management office is housed in one of Watsonville’s premier historic dwellings, a 116 year-old structure provided rent-free by the City of Watsonville. We work collaboratively to develop and promote opportunities for public participation in and appreciation for the arts. PVA opened the its first gallery in 1986, and continues to present rotating visual art exhibitions in both the gallery and off-site locations.
Annual exhibits
We produce seven to eight exhibits each year in our gallery and off-site locations. Five annual exhibits highlight the schedule: Take Away’s: Art to Go, our winter fundraising exhibit; our year-long PVUSD Student Art Show in, in collaboration with the City of Watsonville and PVUSD at the Watsonville Civic Plaza; our thematic summer membership show; Sculpture Is, at Sierra Azul Nursery and Gardens; and Mi Casa es Tu Casa showcasing community collaborations celebrating the traditions of Day of the Dead. We support and encourage all art forms and strive to connect the community to artists and their work.
Working with other regional arts organizations
PVA maintains on-going relationships with the regional arts community through membership in the Associates of the Arts Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Alliance for Arts Education, and other local cultural organizations.
A combination of our staff, volunteers, and your support enables us to fulfill our mission. Please consider joining our organization as a member or volunteer.
Shane Townley was running a gallery in Laguna Beach a decade ago when he decided he needed a broader platform for his artists – one that gave them a bigger and better chance to sell their work than just the spot on one wall in one gallery. So he launched aniPhone app that catalogs artists and galleries, where any artist can sell her work. And now he has launched NYA Gallery, which not only has the classic white box storefront on the charming cobbled block of Franklin Place, but also another 9,000 square feet of artists studios, art storage and a frame shop on the lower levels. Welcome New York Art Center in TriBeCa!
Serving the Needs of Many
The studios will be open to the public and are generally for rent by artists, but some will also be donated as residencies for artists from other countries. He and his merry band of gallerists, handlers, educators and hangers (seen above) sell 50 percent of their artists’ work online, and also have a gallery on 1st Dibs. But Townley said they still need to sell in the 3D world. “Walls and artists go together,” he said. “They will still need a space to show.”
Townley spent four years here exploring different areas and neighborhoods while painting in a studio upstairs in 373 Broadway – biding his time till he figured out the New York art market. He came up with this idea as a way to replicate what he was doing in Laguna. His timing seems pretty good. “For Tribeca it couldn’t be a better time,” he said. “We’re onto something.”
NYA Gallery 7 Franklin Place (just west of Broadway, between White and Franklin) info@newyorkart.com 917-472-9015
New York Art Center, studios
The New York Art Center is new to the TriBeCa neighborhood. It has been in New York City for a number of years. Ann Baldwin May is excited and proud to be the first art quilter represented by New York ArtCenter and Gallery.
