SAQA Oregon Members to Exhibit at SurFace Forward

SAQA Oregon members Kathie Kerler, Mary Ann McCammon, Bonnie Bucknam, Sherri Culver, Jill Haddock, Laura Jaszcowski, Karen Miller, and Gerrie Congdon will have work in the exhibition SurFace Forward at The Arts Center in Corvallis, Oregon. The exhibition dates are August 22 - September 29, 2013.  There is a receiption from 5:30 - 7:30pm on August 22, and a Brown Bag Art Talk at noon on August 28.  The Arts Center is located at 700 SW Madison Avenue in Corvallis.

High Fiber Diet's "Elements" Exhibit Comes to ArtReach Gallery, Portland

Mist Moonlight by Mary Arnold

 

The Elements fiber art show is coming to Portland in July! The classical elements - Air, Earth, Fire, Water - have captured the imaginations of countless artists. Come on a visionary journey with High Fiber Diet artists as they explore and imagine the elements. Please join us for the artists' reception on Thursday, July 11, from 6  to 8 p.m., as we celebrate with refreshments and live music.

 

Where: The ArtReach Gallery at the First Congregational Church on the South Park Blocks: 1126 SW Park Avenue, Portland. 

When: Thursday, July 4 to Sunday, July 28. The Gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Several Members Exhibit at Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro, Oregon

Misty Moonlight by Mary Arnold

Several SAQA Oregon members are a part of High Fiber Diet's Elements exhibit, now on display at the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro, Oregon.  The Center is located at 527 East Main Street.  503.615.3485.  The show runs through June 25, 2013.  There will be a First Tuesday reception on June 4, from 6 - 8pm, with refreshments and a house concert by the Intel Singers.  Please stop by!

Karen Miller Exhibits in Roseburg, Oregon

For those of you who may be in Roseburg or travelling through on the way to Medford, Karen Miller has a katazome piece, 3-D layered organza with jellyfish, in a invitational exhibit, Animal Attraction, at the Umpqua Valley Arts Association. The show runs March 8 to May 3, 2013, at 1624 West Harvard Avenue in Roseburg, Oregon.  Hours are Tuesday through Friday 10am to 4pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm.

Karen Miller - Two Exhibitions at the Corvallis Arts Center

Karen Miller has two shows at the Corvallis Arts Center to report.

The first is open now through the end of August. It is called "The Art of Plankton" The work is all inspired by the photographs taken by an OSU oceanography professor and includes paintings, prints, glass, quilts, ceramics, sculpture and installations. My piece is an installation of silk organza panels depicting diatoms which hang and float in the center of the room.

The second show, which will hang October 2 to Nov 3 in the CAC Corinne Woodman Gallery will include a series of small quilts using the stencil dyed indigo fabrics I have made from the summer snow patterns of the peaks of the entire Cascade Range, from Mt Baker south to Mt Shasta. It is my response to global warming and the potential loss of these familiar mountain views of glaciers and snowfields.

Karen is also teaching a katazome class at the Sitka Center in late September. There is a link on Karen's website.

Karen Miller Events

Karen Miller will have a solo exhibit at the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center March 6-May 6. The title of the show is "My Favorite Things". Opening reception is March 11 noon to 4.

Karen will be teaching katazome in Yachats April 18-19 and at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, at Cascade Head in September. Details are available on Karen's website.

Karen is one of the featured artists in the new Art Quilt Portfolio: The Natural World, edited by Martha Sielman for Lark Books. The book is scheduled for release April 2, 2012.

Karen has also been selected to teach at the Abruzzo School of Creative Arts in September 2013. She will teach be teaching katazome, but with an Italian twist.

Back to Nature Opens Thursday March 3 in Portland

View Toward Indio (36" w x 57" h) by Bonnie Bucknam

(Photo by Mark Frey)

Back to Nature: An Exhibit by High Fiber Diet, opens Thursday, March 3 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland Oregon.  An opening reception will be held Thursday night from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the church gallery.  Works by SAQA Oregon members Mary Arnold, Catherine Beard, Chris Brown, Bonnie Bucknam, Gerrie Congdon, Georgia French, Mary Goodson, Terry Grant, Laura Jaszkowski, and Karen Miller are included.  Please plan on attending the opening!  Back to Nature is on display March 3 - April 27, 2011.

Back to Nature: An Exhibit by High Fiber Diet
Opening Reception March 3, 2011, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Kempton Hall, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
147 NW 19th (at Everett)
Portland, Oregon

News from Karen Miller

Karen Miller has been invited to exhibit this winter at the quilt museum in Paducah, an exhibit with the theme of Rivers. Her salmon quilt, Heading Home, will be part of the exhibit.
She has also been asked to exhibit in Westchester County NY at the Osilas Gallery at Concordia College, Bronxville, New York. The show, Sew New: Contemporary Quilt Artists, will run from November 4 - December 11, 2010, with an opening and curator's talk on November 4th. They hope to add other related events as the show gets fleshed out. This group show will include 25 - 30 works.

Karen is also scheduled for a solo show at the Latimer museum next spring. Details will be posted as they develop.

Bird's Eye View Opens at the Vancouver White Sturgeon Gallery

Bird's Eye View, a exhibit by High Fiber Diet, features the work of several SAQA Oregon members: Terry Grant, Mary Arnold, Chris Brown, Bonnie Bucknam, Gerrie Congdon, Shirley MacGregor, Karen Miller, Deanna Robinson, and Laura Jaszkowski.  The exhibit will be on display at the White Sturgeon Art Gallery at the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 SE Columbia Way in Vancouver, Washington, July 10 through August 28, 2010. The Gallery is open 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday.  Admission is free. The opening reception is Saturday, July 10 from 2 - 4 pm at the Gallery. Shown above is Rock Garden by Mary Arnold (photo by Mark Frey).

SAQA Oregon Members Accepted for Bird's Eye View Exhibit

Several SAQA Oregon members will show in High Fiber Diet's new exhibit, Bird's Eye View, which debuts at the Camas Public Library Second Story Gallery May 7 through the 31st.  Pieces by Terry Grant, Mary Arnold, Chris Brown, Bonnie Bucknam, Gerrie Congdon, Shirley MacGregor, Karen Miller, Deanna Robinson, and Laura Jaszkowski are included in the exhibit. The opening reception is Friday, May 7th, 5 - 7 pm at the Gallery, which is located at 625 NE Fourth Avenue in Camas, Washington.  High Fiber Diet is a subgroup of Columbia FiberArts Guild, a Portland-based group of fiber artists living in Oregon and Southwest Washington.  Shown above is Coastlines by Bonnie Bucknam (photo by Mark Frey).