SDA Student Member Show

A juried exhibition featuring work by student members of SDA, Currents included original work that is constructed, printed, sculpted, dyed or embellished using any textile technique. Participants are undergraduate and graduate students who were enrolled in an art or design program during the 2010-2011 academic year. This show was held in the Paul Whitney Larson Gallery on the University of Minneapolis, St. Paul campus.

And Still Not Be Sure
fabric and thread
Madelin Boldt
Baylor University, Waco Texas

Envy
fibre
Nami S. Adams
University of North Texas, Denton Texas

yes, those are words! I loved the 3D of this piece. It is black and lime green, so very striking. It won Second Place.

Aposematic
acetate and oil crayon
Kristy Sullins
Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville Tennessee

Shibori Shawl
cotton and rayon
Amanda Ross
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City Missouri

My Sovereign, Oh Woman, My Maiden
found item (women's jeans from migrant attempting to cross US border)
Ann Morton
Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona

I am sorry I did not get a close up of this piece, especially as it won First Place in this show. But I do have another one of Ann's pieces.

Losing Our Shirt
found item (foot worker's shirt)
Ann Morton
Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona

Great Grandmother's Letters
mixed media
Elise Porcher
University of Minnesota, Morris Minnesota

this one won the Award of Excellence. Lace work done in free machine embroidery.

Twisted Felt
industrial felt
Skye Livingston
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City Missouri

Sunset Series
100% cotton double weave
Mary Kircher
North Carolina State University, Raleigh North Carolina

It was a lovely exhibit and showed a great variety of work being done by up and comings!

"Coming Up Next" exhibit in Edmonton

There is still time! The show in Edmonton at the Alberta Craft Council Discovery Gallery runs until July 12th. See 'link' to gallery on right hand side of this page for address and times.

This juried exhibition is organized by the Alberta Craft Council and features the work of emerging fine craft artists who are within the first five years of their career or in the final year of their formal education. Come and enjoy contemporary fine craft with fresh new designs in clay, glass, fibre, wood, metal and other craft media.

2008 Participants are: Colin Bacsik, Andrea Blais, Kalika Bowlby, Aura Carney, Diana Un-Jin Cho, Donna Clement, Jennifer Demke, Giulia Fatica, Maggie Finlayson, David Janzen, Kimberly Johansen, Jay Kimball, Gregory Lavoie, Deanna MacAulay, Candice Ring, Kai Georg Scholefield, Carmen Schroeder, Michael Simpson, Do-Hee Sung, Bevin Tetarenko, and Keith Walker.

My piece is the large (five feet by seven feet) piece of fibre art on the front wall. It is all done in small squares of browns and golds and as there is a window opposite it shines with an amazing lustre in the gallery.




A detail of the piece: