Fiber 2010 West
Apr 16 - May 22, 2010
Opening Reception: April 16, 2010 5—7pm
What is ‘Fiber Art’? Is it wool tapestry, quilting, stitching, weaving and basketry? Yes. Or is it artwork that uses yarn, thread, textiles and paper? Yes again, and it is much, much more.
In Fiber 2010 West, 22 contemporary artists use traditional materials and techniques such as wool tapestry and taquete weaving to give fresh treatments to timeless ideas, as in Michael Rhode’s Toward Paramita, Regina Vorgang’s Earth, Air, Fire & Water, and Nicki Bair’s Series of Beetles. Recognizable materials take innovative forms – not following function, as in Nadine Spier’s and Peggy Wiedemann’s pine needle coiled baskets. Susan McGehee’s copper wire weaving, Gerri Johnson-McMillin’s fish bone basketry, and Meredith Strauss-Jackson’s binder clip lace test accepted definitions of “Fiber Art.”
Gallery Hours: Tue 11am to 3 pm /Wed - Fri 11am to 5pm /Sat 10am to 3 pm
More Information
- Posted by: Studio Channel Islands Art Center
- Dates: Apr 16 - May 22, 2010
- Contact: Karin Geiger, Executive Director
- Phone: 805 383-1368
- Email: sciartcenter@verizon.net
- Website: http://www.studiochannelislands.org/
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