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Strong Work Seen in Philly
This past spring in Philadelphia, a host of galleries exhibited fiber work. A steady stream of visiting artists, museum curators, collectors, and Philly art lovers toured the shows. Many strong works were on view, and we published some in our September/October issue. More are shown below.
For two shows, CD catalogs are available: the Fiber 2006 biennial at Snyderman-Works Galleries (the show traveled to Peters Valley Craft Center in Layton, New Jersey, after its showing in Philadelphia), and the biennial juried exhibition Art Quilts at the Sedgwick.
Joy Saville
Deborah Anderson
Katia Bulbenko
Jack Slentz
Mary Bero
Kim Kamens
Soonran Youn
Pam RuBert
Bette Ulcott-Woolsey
Leesa Zarinelli Gawlik
Joy Saville, Silent Scream, 2000; cotton, linen, silk; pieced, constructed; 48" x 30". Originally made for the traveling show Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts. Shown in April in Material Speaks: The New Quilt, an exhibition by Art Quilt Network/New York at the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery in Philadelphia. Photo: William Taylor.
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Deborah Anderson, Fall Rain/Rain Fall (with detail), 2004; silk-screened Marimekko cotton (ground), Marimekko cottons and other commercial and hand-dyed cotton fabrics (ties), cotton and silk threads; 42" x 43". Inspired by a folk-art textile from the 1930s. From Material Speaks: The New Quilt, an exhibition by Art Quilt Network/New York at the Esther M. Klein Art Gallery in Philadelphia.
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Katia Bulbenko, Large, Medium, and Small Beaded Silk Forms, 2005; hand-painted silk, glass beads; 10", 7", and 4 1/2" high. From the 5th International Fiber Biennial at Snyderman-Works Galleries.
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Jack Slentz, Shooting Star, 2006; rubber, hemp; 17" x 17" x 4 1/2". From the 5th International Fiber Biennial at Snyderman-Works Galleries.
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Mary Bero, Human Conflict, 2006; cotton, rayon, cotton, silk floss; 13 1/4" x 15 3/4". From the 5th International Fiber Biennial at Snyderman-Works Galleries.
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Kim Kamens, Max, 2006; thread, nails; 60" x 40". From the 5th International Fiber Biennial at Snyderman-Works Galleries.
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Soonran Youn, Transition, 2005; wire, silk-screened fabric, polyester thread; 36" x 8" x 9". From the 5th International Fiber Biennial at Snyderman-Works Galleries.
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Pam RuBert, Whine and Dine at Sushi Zen, 2005; layered commercial and hand-dyed cotton fabrics, photo transfers, digital prints on cotton, beads; stitched with cotton, polyester, and rayon thread; 40" x 50". Collection of Karen and Robert Duncan. From Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, held at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Photo: Russ RuBert.
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Bette Ulcott-Woolsey, Lightning Rod; dupioni silk, acrylic paint, embroidery thread; painted, fused, satin- and back-stitch hand embroidery, machine-stitched appliqué; 38" x 30". From Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, held at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Photo: Will Brown.
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Leesa Zarinelli Gawlik, Roadside Shed, 2005; recycled white silk linings from kimono overdyed with fresh indigo leaves, vat indigo, wood chips, and sweet pea, Laotian silk dyed with maple leaves and twigs, silk suit lining with rust transfer, antique kimono overdyed with chestnut pericarps; handpainted with natural-dye sticks, machine stitched and embellished; 30" x 40 1/2". From Art Quilts at the Sedgwick, held at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. Photo: Petronella Ytsma.
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