My friends and family know that when I set my mind to something, I really go for it. That’s been the case with my sewing and as proof, I’m excited to share that I’ve got four gallery shows lined up for 2024!
First up, is the group show Variations hosted by the Washburn Cultural Center which I was invited to participate in. The show will be up from June with the Opening Reception Thursday, June 6th. I’m really honored to be a part of this show with so many other established local artists.
I’m making three new pieces for the show that will be a part of my Water Protector series and am excited to showcase them in such a public way!
Next up, I found out on Friday that I piece I submitted for consideration in a group show at the Prøve Gallery in Duluth was accepted! This piece, Convergence, is about my experience joining thousands of others from around the globe in 2016 at the Oceti Sakowin Camp on the Standing Rock Reservation to stand up for the water. Mini wiconi. Water is life. The prompt for this show was to show how “X” is used as a powerful symbol of intersectionality and social change. This show will run from mid-June through July and the date for the Opening Reception will be shared in the coming weeks.
Third, in September I’m going to have a solo show at Honest Dog Books as part of Bayfield’s Art Escape events! The pieces that I’ll put up will include my full size map quilts as well as smaller map pieces stretched over canvas. Yet, the thing I’m most excited about with this opportunity is that I’m holding two events along with the exhibition. On Sunday, September 8th I’m hosting a “Mini Sewn Adventure Map” Workshop from 9 – 12pm in which people will be able to learn techniques to make their own 6″ x 6″ mini sewn adventure map to take home!
Then, on Thursday, September 12th I’m giving an artist talk called “Adventures Stories Told Through Quilts” where I’ll give an engaging presentation with lots of pictures showing how my adventures through life now translate into the pieces that I make. It’s going to be such a fun night!
Lastly, I’m going to be the featured artist at the Chequamegon Bay Food Coop the whole month of November! I’ll have a ton of work up in the store’s gallery just in time for your holiday shopping, so that will be fun too!
If you hear of any galleries seeking submissions for shows that you think might be up my alley, please reach out! I’d love to keep broadening the reach of my work!