ARTIST AS QUILTMAKER XIX

FAVA’s 19th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Quilts

April 2 - July 3, 2022

In-Person & Online

“You’re too good looking to be this size” has made her way to beautiful Oberlin, Ohio and is taking part in the long awaited Artist as Quiltmaker XIX exhibition! The exhibition was postponed two times due to the ongoing pandemic and we were finally able to come together to enjoy an incredible opening together!

This exhibition has been ongoing bi-annually since before I was born - needless to say, it was an incredible honor to be included.

Thank you to everyone who made this exhibition possible!

“The quilt has traveled through space and time as object, artifact, talisman, commodity and art. It is inseparable from its creator(s) and the individuals bound through gift, exchange and memory. Both of the moment in its execution and timeless in its interpretation, the quilt (now more than ever) represents a kind of archive where personal memories are held, guarded and at any moment—ready to be reactivated with life, history and materiality.

I am honored to have served as this year’s juror for The Artist as Quiltmaker XIX. It was no easy task as I am constantly amazed at the depth and breadth of our human capacity for creativity. It was also incredibly difficult to select only 40 submissions from 328 entries by 147 artists. FAVA deliberately chose not to define the terms of a “quilt,” thereby encouraging both established and emerging artists to submit innovative artwork, push boundaries and challenge expectations. I was not disappointed! Entries ranged from the figurative to the abstract in terms of imagery. Techniques were improvisational, exploratory, or a complete disruption of quilting traditions. ”

— Elizabeth Kozlowski, AQM XIX Juror

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