Sub Rosa: Last Light, judi blaydon
THE QUILTED CANVAS III - Still Here!
New England Quilt Museum
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
• November 3 - December 31, 2020
The Quilted Canvas III - Still Here! is the final exhibition in a series that began in 2017 at the New England Quilt Museum to celebrate America’s pioneering art quilters. This third installment features the works of four such pioneers: JUDI BLAYDON, RHODA COHEN, NANCY HALPERN and JAN MYERS-NEWBERRY. These artists received classical training in art school in the 1950’s and 1960’s, but chose to explore fabric as their primary creative medium at a time when this was unusual.
In the 1970’s, the American Bicentennial spurred a craft revival and general reawakening of interest in fiber arts. Artists explored the textile medium through the lens of a fine arts perspective and shattered conventional notions of what the American patchwork quilt should be.
Exhibited internationally, coveted by collectors, and featured in numerous publications, the innovative works of these four women continue to demand our attention and influence new generations of textile artists.