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We continue our feature on quilts from the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) exhibit, Layered & Stitched: Fifty Years of Innovation, as featured at the Texas Quilt Museum. The exhibit is described as:

Studio Art Quilt Associates presents Layered & Stitched: Fifty Years of Innovation at the Texas Quilt Museum in Galleries I and III. These studio art quilts, dating from 1968 to 2016, represent the extraordinary range of talented artists working in contemporary quilt art. Featuring a balance of abstract and representational styles, Layered & Stitched includes several foreign artists, with a wide geographic distribution of makers in general. The curatorial vision of this exhibition embraces diversity and excellence, including three-dimensional works. Juried by Nancy Bavor, Director of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles; Martha Sielman, Executive Director of SAQA; and Dr. Sandra Sider, Curator of the Texas Quilt Museum, who says, "Jurying this spectacular exhibition was one of the highlights of my career! It is an amazing show of historic significance."

The exhibit has also been collected in a companion book as well, titled Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation by Nancy Bavor, Lisa Ellis, Martha Sielman, and edited by Sandra Sider. The book is described as:

Published by Schiffer Books, Art Quilts Unfolding offers full-color images of 400 masterpieces along with engaging interviews and profiles of 58 influential artists, key leaders, important events, and significant collections. Organized by decade, an additional 182 international artists' works are featured.
 
An introduction by Janet Koplos, former senior editor of Art in America, and a conclusion by Ulysses Grant Dietz, emeritus chief curator of the Newark Museum, help us to understand the impact and the future of the art.
 
 
The exhibit will be on display at:
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: April 19, 2020 - July 12, 2020
Ross Art Museum, Delaware, Ohio: May 14, 2021 - July 2, 2021
 

Please enjoy the fifth quilt from the exhibition by Fumiko Nakayama.

Title of Quilt: Geometric

Quilter's Name: Fumiko Nakayama

Photos by Mary Kay Davis


Comments   
#13 pennylm 2020-04-20 10:23
Wow! I love molas, but have never seen a whole quilt made with them. Beautiful and exciting! Cannot imagine the amount of time and effort that went into making the gorgeous piece that looks very modern.
#12 Suzanna Sandoval 2020-04-20 09:35
Amazing! Wonderful design, fantastic execution.
#11 galhiker 2020-04-19 18:11
I can say what everyone has said: amazing, stunning, gorgeous imaginative, creative, beautiful, original, gorgeous workmanship. I love it!!
#10 MyBlueMerina 2020-04-19 16:35
WOW WOW WOW, this is beyond amazing, I would buy quilts from the artist for every wall of my house if I could. Her work is peaceful and cheerful and music to my hear, mind and soul.
#9 Marlene Falot Stab 2020-04-19 15:29
Amazing Would love to learn the technique
#8 sharongail 2020-04-19 14:58
Words can’t describe how I feel about this.its breathtaking. What a huge commitment, time and love went into this.
#7 Grammy Sharon 2020-04-19 14:12
Amazing craftsmanship. A master quilter for sure.
#6 Ang 2020-04-19 13:20
Colors, design, craftsmanship, it’s all stunning!
#5 Zena Thorpe 2020-04-19 12:27
Stunning!!
#4 Glenna D. 2020-04-19 11:52
This is so amazing. The color choices, the detail, the reverse applique. Just amazing!
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