Layered & Stitched: Fifty Years of Innovation - "Family Life" a Quilt by Susan Else

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.

"Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation" by Nancy Bavor, Lisa Ellis, Martha Sielman, and edited by Sandra Sider

The exhibit will be on display at:

(Due to the current situation around the country, dates for the exhibit have changed.)

Ross Art Museum, Delaware, Ohio: May 14, 2021 - July 2, 2021

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: October 10, 2021 - January 9, 2022

Please enjoy the fifteenth quilt piece, and first quilt sculpture, from the exhibition by Susan Else.

Title of Quilt: Family Life

Quilter's Name: Susan Else

Photos by Mary Kay Davis

Comments

#6 meper 2020-06-29 17:04

Wow! Anatomically accurate and placement of fabric is great.

#5 Meleg Christine 2020-06-29 15:50

Never forget without a good foundation everything crumbles! Amazing work and yes you can pass the skeletal portion of my Anatomy class! I teach Human Physiology and Anatomy.

#4 Renee H 2020-06-29 10:34

Excellent and readable.

#3 Rochelle49 2020-06-28 20:45

There is amazing anatomical detail with fabric, stuffing, and quilting! Kudos to the artist!

#2 52KID 2020-06-28 20:10

WOW!! is all I can say. Would love to see it in person. Hopefully it will come to Australia at some stage when the world is better again.

#1 Melinda Capozza 2020-06-28 18:30

This work is stunning, and thought-provoki ng.

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