News

Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home at the Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. September 8th, 2017 through February 17th, 2018.

Storyline at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.  September 22nd 2017 through January 7th, 2018. Reception, September 22nd from 5:30 - 8:00.

New Threads: Unraveling Traditions in Fiber at Cabrillo Gallery, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA. October 2nd through October 27th, 2017. Reception, September 30th from 5:00 - 6:30.

​The Embedded Message: Quilting in Contemporary Art at Visual Art Center of Richmond, Richmond, VA. December 1st, 2017 through February 11, 2018.
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​Beyond Borders: Stories of im/Migration at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. January 8 through April 7th, 2018. Reception, February 2nd.

"Connections: Contemporary Craft from the Permanent Collection at the Renwick Gallery" at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery, Washington DC. Ongoing.
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Acquisitions

International Quilt Study Center & Museum, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.  My Albuquerque Foreclosure Quilt has been acquired as part of the NQSCM's Permanent Collection.
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Publications

Craft for a Modern World: The Renwick Gallery Collection by Nora Atkinson. A celebration of the Renwick Gallery's outstanding collection of modern and contemporary craft objects, this engaging volume features unique works by artists including Mattias Pliessnig, Ron Fleming, Albert Paley, Zack Peabody, George Nakashima, Billie Ruth Sudduth, Michael James, Todd Hoyer, Patti Warashina, Kim Schmahmann, and Toots Zynsky.

Quilts and Human Rights by Marsha MacDowell, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, and Beth Donaldson. Foreword by Desmond Tutu. Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights as seen through textiles of awareness and activism.

The Handmade Life: A Companion to Modern Crafting by Ramona Barry and Rebecca Jobson. Thames & Hudson. U.S. Release date October, 2016. A global survey of craft,  The Handmade Life will be used widely as a source book for practicing craft professionals, as an entry point for beginners and as a resource for students for many years to come.