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Photo by Ann Kemp

Artist's Statement

My art represents the marriage of my two great loves: photography and fiber art. Such an odd union—current digital technology and ancient textile techniques. Here I make peace with my early training and career as an advertising art director and my fiber art that has always provided an escape from the stress of a chaotic business world. 

Many years ago I left the art world to pursue another career, but the creative spirit remained deep inside. It sometimes finds release when I stitch pieces of fabric together to capture the essence of nature, such as water falling in a forest. But, most often, this restless spirit is liberated when I use graphic design software to digitally manipulate my photographs. And it comes full circle when I print the images on fabric to create a relief effect with centuries-old textile techniques. The result is a photographic image with greatly enhanced depth—and an invitation. I invite you, the viewer, to become part of this vision; to become part of my world. Welcome.

 

Selected Juried Competitions
Upcoming
Crossing Lines: Many Faces of Fiber, World Finance Center, NYC – December 2011 – February 2012
2011
Visual Overture Magazine, Artist of the Week, www.visualoverture.com September 26 – October 3
Quilt National, Athens Ohio
Tappan Z Gallery, Tarrytown, NY --- Featured Artist June 2011
Extraordinary Things: 2011 Chattahoochee Biennial of Textiles, Atlanta, GA ---3rd Place
Art Quilts 2011, Infinity Art Gallery, www.infinityartgallery.com --- Finalist
Volusia Wraped in Fiber, Daytona Beach
2010
National Small Art Quilt Works, Main St. Gallery, Groton, NY --- Honorable Mention
Small Expressions at HGA Convergence, Albuquerque, NM
Summer Expo 2010, Infinity Art Gallery, www.infinityartgallery.com --- Finalist
Art Quilts 2010, Infinity Art Gallery, www.infinityartgallery.com --- Finalist
Nature’s Notebook, Island Art Association Gallery, Amelia Island, FL --- Honorable Mention
Fantastic Fibers, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY  
Fiberart International 2010, Pittsburgh, PA - two-year International tour
2009
Scapes, IAA Gallery, Amelia Island, FL ---- Special Award
Tactile Arts St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL --- Best of Show
Fiber Artistry - Journey of the Imagination, Hudgens Center for the Arts Atlanta, GA
National Small Art Quilt Works, Main St. Gallery, Groton, NY
The Sight of Music, Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL --- 3rd Place
Pinnacle, Fl A&M University Foster-Tanner Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
In the Style of . . . Island Art Association Gallery, Amelia Island, FL --- 1st Place
Members' Show, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL
2008
Approaching Storm, Island Art Association Gallery, Amelia Island, FL --- 2nd Place
Salsa e Salsa at HGA Convergence, Tampa, FL (international) --- Honorable Mention
Fur and Feathers, Island Art Association Gallery, Amelia Island, FL --- Honorable Mention
Song Titles, Island Art Association Gallery, Amelia Island, FL --- Honorable Mention

  
Selected Exhibits
2009
President Obama, A Celebration in Art Quilts, Cafrtiz Foundation Arts Center, Silver Springs, MD 
Language of Conservation, Jacksonville Main Library, Jacksonville, FL          
2008
First Coast Community Bank, Amelia Island, FL               
Island Art Association Fiber Artists, Island Art Association Gallery, Amelia Island, FL
2007
Plantation Wine/Art Festival, Amelia Island, FL (Purchase Award)

Work Published
Quilt National 2011 – The Best of Contemporary Quilts, Lark Books, pages 9 and 71
SAQA Journal, Summer 2011, page 11
500 Art Quilts, Lark Books, pages 349 and 398
Shuttle, Spindle, & Dyepot, Spring 2009, page 36

Education
MBA, Concentration in Marketing and Management - University of Richmond, 1981
BFA, Graphic Design – Wesleyan College, 1971