Friday, March 1, 2013

Artwork Selected for “SAQA CT: Local Color” Exhibition

The results are in!  Jurors Fran Phillips and Michele Palmer had a difficult job to do, choosing 49 pieces of fiber art from 99 beautiful entries.

37 SAQA-CT artists will exhibit their work in the SAQA CT: Local Color exhibition.

Participating Artists:

Deirdre Abbotts
Barbara C Adams
Deborah Bein 
Christina Blais
Timi Bronson
Barbara Drillick
Jane Driscoll
Carol Eaton 
Pat Ferguson 
Sandra Fromson
Rita Hannafin
Trish Hodge
Yvette Howard
Gail Kotowski 
Mary Lachman 
Mickey Lawler 
Karen Loprete 
Carol Ludington
Jeanne Marklin
Barbara McKie 
Jennifer O’Brien 
Ruth Anne Olson 
Margaret Phillips
Judy Ross
Norma Schlager 
Phyllis Small
Catherine Whall Smith 
Rosalind Spann
Kendell Storm
Kate Themel 
Antonia Torres
Carol Vinick
Elizabeth Warner
Mayann Weinberg
Robin Wolek
Diane Wright 
Linda Zimmerman

SAQA CT: Local Color is a traveling exhibition that will premiere at The Ruth Haas Library at Western CT State University (Danbury, CT) on May 4, 2013.

Can’t wait to see it?  Here’s a Sneak Peek!

A detail of Barbara McKie’s “Woodland Visitors”

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and a detail of “Red Fern” by Barbara Drillick 

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Local Color will travel to several other venues such as the Legislative Office building in Hartford, CT and The Guilford Art Center, with more venues to be announced.  A show catalog featuring images of all the pieces in the Local Color show is planned for April 2013.

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