A
quilt is both pattern and texture. The
texture of a quilt speaks to the relationship I feel with quilters who have
come before me: the need to produce an article of use, of enveloping warmth,
and the need to be part of a nurturing and creative community. The visual traditions I relate to are
abstract and repetitive. These are what
drew me to quilt making from my first baby quilt in 1975, and form the
underpinnings of my work today.
I
was never interested in recreating someone else’s work. Nor was I satisfied with symmetrical
compositions—balanced, yes, symmetrical, no.
During the past 30 years, I have experimented liberally, using the
techniques of piecing, quilting, embroidery, collage, appliqué, painting,
drawing, and sculpture. I have forced
myself to use “ugly” fabrics. I gave up
color for several years. I created
quilts that stuck out in odd shapes.
While living in the frenetic world of the city, I crowded my work with
an over stimulation that characterized my surroundings.
When
my husband and I made the move out of the city and into the foothills of the
Bio/Education
Born
BA,
Teaching
Credential,
MFA,
Solo Exhibitions
2007
2007 Featured
Quilter, Sierra Quilt Guild Annual Show,
2002 Cowell Theater,
1999 Cafe
Sumatra, Twain
1998 C/S
1996-98 Lalime’s
Restaurant,
1993
MFA Show,
1992 Coyote
Gallery,
1991 East Bay Chapter, American Institute
of Architects,
1989-90
Hewlett Packard,
1989
1987
1986
Group Exhibitions
2007-09
“Fiberart International 2007,”
2007-08 “Sum of the Parts,” Surface Design
Association’s International Conference,
2007 “Form, Not Function,”
2006-08 “Expressions: The Art Quilt,” La Veta, CO and traveling
2006-08 “Transformations: Artists Working
with Fiber,”
2006 “Mixed Blessings,” Art Harvest,
2006 “Valley Threads: New
Perspectives in Traditional Craft,”
2006 “Textile
Arts Today,” Synopsys Inc.,
2005-06 “
2001-03 “Quilted Constructions,” American
Folk Art Museum, NYC and traveling to Nagoya, Japan, Youngstown OH, Ft. Wayne
IN, and Calgary, Canada.
2000-05 Sierra Quilt Guild Shows,
1999 “Women's
Art Show,”
1995-98 American Cultural
1994-98
North Berkeley Library Quilt Shows,
1992 “Fiber
Art,” Maveety Gallery, Salishan
OR
1991 “Bay
Area Emerging Artists,” Alligator Gallery,
“Focus: Contemporary Quilts,” Banaker Gallery,
“Originals: Innovations in Contemporary
Quilts,”
1990-94 “Contemporary Quilts USA,” Boston
University 1987 show traveling in Yugoslavia, Spain, Portugal, Finland, Norway,
Iceland, Denmark, Greece, England, Poland, The Netherlands, and Germany
1990 International
Textile Design Contest,
“Leslie Carabas, Peggy
Moulton & Joanna Lindsley,”
“The Artist as Quiltmaker IV,” FAVA
Gallery,
“Quake of '89,” New
Pieces Gallery,
“Quilts as Art,”
“Mostly Black &
White,” The Craftsman's Gallery,
“California Works,”
California State Fair (jurors: Harriet Berman, Jud Fine, Kathryn
Funk)
Retrospective Gallery,
1989 “Living
on the Edge: Quilts & Drawings,”
“Fiber Invitational,”
1988 “The
Artist as Quiltmaker,” FAVA Gallery, Oberlin OH
(juror: Judy Warren)
“Design '88,”
“Greater Midwest International,”
“Celebration 47,”
“3COM Art Show,”
“Quilt Show '88,”
Lawrence Gallery,
“The Quilt: New
Directions,” Sun Gallery,
1987 “Quilt
National '87,”
“Beyond Power—A
Celebration,” San Mateo Arts Council,
“Contemporary Quilts,”
“Quilts: Tradition &
Innovation,” Society for Arts in Crafts,
“Leslie Carabas/Marla
Gunderson/Fiber,” Center for Contemporary Art,
“Witchita
National 1987,” Witchita Art Association, KS
“California Works,” California
State Fair (jurors: Kathy Erteman, Kenneth Trapp, Edith Wyle)
“Contemporary Quilts,”
“Paper/Fiber X,” The Arts Center, Iowa City IA
(juror: Nance O'Banion)
“American Quilter's
Society Show,”
1986-87 “Five Artists: Quilts,” San Francisco
Arts Commission Gallery and traveling to
1986 “Exibition '86,” Sun Gallery,
“Utah Designer Craftsmen
25th Annual,”
“Kaleidoscope of
Quilts,” Children's Home Society,
“All California Biennial
Juried Exhibition,”
“Space: New Form, New
Function,” Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
1985 “EBHQ
Quilts,” Gutcheon Patchworks,
1984 “Emerging
Quiltmakers,”
“From the Hands of
Women,” San Francisco Women Artists' Gallery (juror: Inez Brooks-Myers)
1983-84 “Breaking with Tradition,” Centennial
Gallery,
1983 “California
Works,” California State Fair (jurors: George Neubert,
Margaret Keelan, John
Garrett)
1982 “Quilts:A tradition of Variations,”
“Three Contemporary Quiltmakers,”
1981 “Quilt
National '81,”
1978-04
Awards
1992 Stillwell
Fellowship,
1990 Semi-Finalist
in Surface Design, International Textile Design Contest,
1990 Award of Merit,
1987 Award
of Merit,
1983 Fifth
Award,
Art Related
Employment
1988-now Teacher/Lecturer on fiber techniques,
1988 Juror,
Marin Quilt Festival
1986-87 Curator, “Five Artists: Quilts,” San
Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, traveling
1982 Co-editor,
“Quilts: A Tradition of Variation” catalog
1976-80 Owner/Manager, Patience Corners
Fabric Store,
Publications: Books
and Catalogs
Studio
Art Quilt Associates, Portfolio 13, 2006.
Surface Design
Journal,
Gallery Issue,
September 1, 2006
Fashion
Foundation, The International Textile Design
Contest,
Arlette Klaric, Contemporary Quilts
Roberta
Horton, Plaids & Stripes, C&T Publishing, 1990
Quilts: 1989
Calendar,
Landmark Calendars, 1988
Fiber
Expressions:
The Contemporary Quilt, Schiffer Publishing, 1987
Michael Kile and Rod Kiracofe, The Quilt Digest Press, 1986
Hands All
Around,
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984
The Great
American Log Cabin Book, E.P. Dutton, 1984
Michael Kile and Rod Kiracofe, The Quilt Digest Press, 1983
Suzannah Schatt, Folk Art Magazine, “Quilted Constructions:
The Spirit of Design,” Fall 2001
The Union
Democrat,
“Quilt Patterns Take New Shape,” Aug. 5, 1999
Jim Leitzell, The Union Democrat,“Exhibit
Gives Recognition to Women,” Mar.12, 1999
Carol Jessen, Quilting International, “In My Opinion...The
Art Versus Craft Debate Revisited,” Nov. 1993
Anna I.
McClain, Diablo Magazine, “Ordinary Genius: Artists Who Transform Everyday
Crafts into Fine Art for the Home,” Sept. 1991
Carol Jessen, Fiberarts,
“Stitches That Do More Than Bind,” Nov/Dec 1991
Carol Fowler, Contra
Costa Times, “New Art Exhibits Spotlight Quilts,” July 29, 1991
Marilyn Moyle,
Margo Ernst, The
Jessica
Scarborough, Fiberarts, “Five Artists: Quilts,”
Sept/Oct 1986
Kathleen
Rowley, Fiberarts, “Quilts: A Tradition of
Variations,” Mar/Apr 1983