"Personal Visions" is the current exhibition at Visions Art Quilt Gallery. The opening reception was held on January 16 and the show will run through March 22, 2009.

This unique exhibit features several pieces each from eight artists, all of whom were jurors for past Quilt Visions shows. Included in the line-up are Mary Anne Jordan (QV juror in 2008), Jean Ray Laury (1990), Jane Dunnewold (2006), Libby Lehman (1998), Liz Axford (2004), Joen Wolfrom (1992), Judith Content (2008), and Patricia Malarcher (2006).

This group of masters represents the crème de la crème of contemporary fiber artists.

Marisma, by Judith Content is a stunning yet serene work that references the kimono, and contains imagery inspired by nature's waterways, reminiscent of coastal marshes. She has three other pieces equally contemplative and magnificent in the exhibit. Joen Wolfrom also takes cues from nature, finding information about color, illusion, afterimages and luminosity from sunsets, clouds, water and other natural elements.

In contrast, Jean Ray Laury's works are humorous and lighthearted, yet comment on issues facing today's women in unconventional methods.

The large colorful vistas of Libby Lehman's quilts are intricate in detail and exact in shape and precision. These pieces just cannot be accurately portrayed with photography. Similarly, the sheer and metallic fabrics on Patricia Malarcher's three works are equally difficult to photograph and are simply stunning in person.

Liz Axford's background in architecture is evident in her approach to patterning and structure, while Jane Dunnewold achieves patterns by employing flag folds during dyeing, in response to the war in Iraq. Mary Anne Jordan is interested in marks created by dyes dripping, running and smearing across the fabric.

All of these women have impressive resum�s, listing teaching, juroring and exhibitions galore, as well as a long list of awards, grants, honors, authorships and achievements. Their combined experience in the art arena is a comprehensive chronicle of the history of art quilts.