California Fibers: Inside and Out
Juried by Carolyn Kallenborn
April 16 - July 3, 2022
ABOUT CALIFORNIA FIBERS
California Fibers, founded in 1970, supports artistic growth and professional advancement for contemporary Southern California fiber artists. The imagination and superb craftsmanship of these artists place them in the highest echelons of their fields. The group has an extensive exhibition history in the USA and abroad. Many of its members are well-represented in museums and private collections and are recipients of prestigious awards from around the world. Their creative expression includes weaving, basketry, sculpture, quilting, embroidery, felting, surface design, knitting, crochet, wearables, and mixed media.
California Fibers: Inside Out features the work of fourteen members - Linda Anderson, Olivia Batchelder, Charlotte Bird, Carrie Burckle, Doshi, Polly Jacobs Giacchina, Lydia Tjioe Hall, Brecia Kralovic-Logan, Kathy Nida, Michael F. Rohde, Rebecca Smith, Cameron Taylor-Brown, Debby Weiss, and Peggy Weidemann.
NOTES FROM THE JUROR
In considering artwork for California Fibers: Inside Out, juror Carolyn Kallenborn settled into three main ideas addressing the theme of ‘Inside Out’. These themes guided the creation of an exhibition that sits well together and in conversation.
- A tangled, crazy world – a first reaction to the unprecedented time we live in where everything is upended and it is hard to grasp what is happening.
- A contemplative space – a quiet space, either in nature or inside ourselves where we go to find balance and respite from the craziness in the world.
- An interior space – a visual representation of the physicality of ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ or a close look at things deep inside and unseen.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Carolyn Kallenborn works with textiles, light, and space to create sculptural works, set designs, video, and installations. Her work has been shown at the PolyTechnic Institute of Hong Kong China; the Textile Museum of Oaxaca, Mexico; Beijing, China; Cheong-ju,Korea; the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona; Wayne Art Gallery in Detroit; as well as St. Louis, Chicago, Atlanta, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Carolyn’s work has been featured in such magazines as Fiberarts, Surface Design Journal and Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot. In addition to installations and exhibitions, she is the creator and producer of two documentary films. Carolyn is an associate professor in the Design Studies department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.
EXHIBITION GALLERY
Brecia Kralovic-Logan
Cameron Taylor-Brown
Reflections/Shoreline, Big Sur, CA
Cameron Taylor-Brown
Carrie Burckle
Charlotte Bird
Charlotte Bird
Debby Weiss
Doshi
Doshi
Kathy Nida
Kathy Nida
Linda Anderson
Linda Anderson
Lydia Tjioe Hall
Lydia Tjioe Hall
Michael F. Rohde
Michael F. Rohde
Multiple Horizons with Fragility
Olivia Batchelder
Olivia Batchelder
Peggy Wiedemann
Peggy Wiedemann
Peggy Wiedemann
Polly Jacobs Giacchina
Polly Jacobs Giacchina
Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
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