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WRAPPED IN COMFORT
A passion for quilting helps a Fort Walton Beach internist connect with her patients.
A soft cotton quilt graces the wall of Dr. Eleanor McCain's reception area. It combines a strikingly bright combination of red and blue squares and stripes, adding a dose of color to an otherwise traditional doctor's office. Made by the doctor herself, it's the first sample of her work you see as you move around the building.
Step through the door that leads to Eleanor's examination rooms, and more quilts line the narrow hall, as well as the exam rooms themselves. It's a gallery of sorts that has a decorating scheme with a purpose. In many ways, Eleanor contends, a quilt symbolizes the care we receive at the doctor while at the same time acting as a salve to the apprehension many of us face while there. "There's something comforting about a quilt," she says. "There's the connection to a quilt's warmth while it's wrapped around you and, for many of us, a connection to someone in the family who has made quilts. People can relate to that."
"I realized that quilting
could be a completely contemporary
expressive art form."
Eleanor McCain
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Finding Her Medium
The connection between her creative and professional pursuits wasn't intentional, at least not at first. An internist and a Panama City native, Eleanor didn't seriously pursue quilt making until a few years after she graduated from the University of Florida College of Medicine in 1981. Yet she came from a family of artists; her grandmother was a quiltmaker, and her mother is a watercolorist and writer. "As long as I can remember, I've loved making things with my hands." But during her youth, she was an artist without a dedicated medium.
Along the way, Eleanor realized she preferred creating things she could handle, touch, even use. "I tried macramé, needlepoint, embroidery, and furniture, and I realized that at some point, I would have to settle on a form. I thought traditional quilts were nice, but they felt repetitious to me. It took a while for me to realize that I could develop my own style." That revelation came during a quilt show at the Connell Gallery in Atlanta in the early 1980s. "I realized that quilting could be a completely contemporary, expressive art form," Eleanor says.
Influences
What she wanted was a style flush with color that draws from such influences as her mother's watercolor paintings, 20th-century abstract painter Mark Rothko, and the Florida landscape. "I will look for unusual color combinations from nature, and then I will try to figure out what makes the combinations work." While the designs of her quilts are contemporary, Eleanor's use of hand-dyed fabrics, patchwork, and stitched lines connect with more traditional schools of quilt making. "I'm really attracted to the idea of participating in a classically female, previously demeaned form of art. I'm in awe of it. For me it references more of the history and the women who have done this for years and years. It is their form."
Functional Art
"Patients love the quilts," Eleanor says. "They like having reference points." She notes that many come in and talk about the quilts they or their family members made, and Eleanor gladly displays those too.."Patients bring in an old family pieces that they really admire, and I have them make a tag for it that tells who made it and where it's from. And some even bring in quilts they have made. We're shifting things around all the time, so patients actually have something to look forward to when they visit. We think it makes the office more friendly and receiving."
RICHARD BANKS
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PUBLICATIONS
2019 Cover Art, Quilt National 2019, Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH.
2012 Art Quilting Studio, Winter 2012, Stampington & Co., Laguna Hills, CA.
2011 Masters: Art Quilts Volume 2, August 2011, Lark Books, Ashville, NC.
2010 500 Art Quilts, Lark Books, Ashville, NC.
2009 American Style, Fibruary 2009, Volume 15, Number 3, Baltimore, MD, p 67.
2008 Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Fall 2008, Volume 39, Number 4, Issue 156,Suawnee, GA, p 26.
American Craft, December/January 2009, Volume 68, Number 6, New York, NY, p 40.
Discover, Silicon Valley, November 2008, Volume 34, Number 11, San Jose, CA, p 12.
Southern Living Magazine, “Florida Living section”. January 2008.
2007 Quilt National 2007, Lark Books, Ashville, NC.
2005 The Herald, Rock Hill, SC: February 11, 2005, p 1D.
2004 Diversion Magazine, December 2004, pp 43-44.
Fiberarts Design, Book Seven, Lark Books, Asheville, NC.
2002 American Quilter Magazine, Winter 2002, Volume XVIII, Number 3.
2002 American Quilter Magazine, Spring 2002, Volume XVIII, Number 1.
1999 American Craft, October/November 1999, Cover, Volume 59, Number 5, New York, NY.
Fiberarts Design, Book Six, Lark Books, Asheville, NC.
COLLECTIONS
2019 National Quilt Museum, permanent collection, Paducah, KY
2018 United States Attorney's office, Tallahasse, FL
2012 Bain Capital, LLC, Boston, MA
2011 Okaloosa County Courthouse, Fort Walton Beach, FL
2005 The Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC
2000 The Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC
2001 The Children’s Advocacy Center, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
1994-2018 Various private collections
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2014 Ruth Funk Center for Textile Art, “Oil Stains”, Melbourne, FL.
2013 Delta State University, Wright Gallery, “Oil Stains”, Cleveland, MS.
2008 San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, “Variations Squared”, San Jose, CA.
National Quilt Museum, “On A Grand Scale”, Paducah, KY.
2005 Winthrop University College of Visual and Performing Arts, “Eleanor McCain: Contemporary Quilts”, Rock Hill, SC
2002 Thirteen Moons Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Arts and Design Society of Ft. Walton Beach, “Women’s Work, Quilts by Eleanor McCain”, Fort Walton Beach, FL
2000 Gallery of Art, Panama City, FL
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS
Studio Art Quilt Associates
Surface Design Association
Florida Craftsmen
Friends of Fiber Art
EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Heirlooms of the Future II", Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
"Artists Celebrate the Legacy of Jack Lenor Larsen: Masterful Techiques in Thread, Metal, and Clay", Mobilia Gallery,
Cambridge, MA
2022 "22 for 2022", Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2019 Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, "Quilt National 2019" Athens, OH.
Jurors: Francoise Barnes, Carolyn Ducey, Judy Kirpich
2018 eXtreme Fiber Art, Springfield, MO
2016 Ross Museum, “Party On!”, Delaware, OH.
2015 McKissick Museum, “Southern Rhythms at McKissick: 2015 Gala”, Columbia, SC.
Stremmel Gallery, “3 Textures“, Reno, Nevada.
Ruth Funk Center for Textile Art, “Southern Accents”, Melbourne, FL.
2014 Ross Art Museum, “Art Quilts: Celebrating 25 Years of QSDS”, Delaware, OH.
SAQA, “Masters 2”, Phoenix, AZ, Lancaster, PA, Paducah, KY, Charlotte, NC, Grand Rapids, MI,
Chattanooga, TN, Des Moines, IA.
Museum of Geometric & MADI Art, “Quilts: the New Geometry”, Dallas, TX.
Zanesville Museum of Art, “Without A Word”, Zanesville, OH.
Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, “(R)Evolution” Art Quilt Retrospective 1979 - 2014”, Athens, OH.
Visions Art Museum, “Quilt Visions 2014: The Sky’s The Limit”, San Diego, CA.
2013 Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, “Quilt National 2013”, Athens, OH.
McKissick Museum, “If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus”, Columbia, SC.
2012 Destin Library, “Fotos and Fabric – 3 artists”, Destin, FL.
Florida Museum for Women Artists, “Fiber Arts Exhibit” Tallahassee, FL.
Mobilia Gallery, “Contemporary Visions of Surface Design: Textile as Painting/Painting as Textile”, Cambridge, MA.
McKissick Museum, “18th Annual Invitational Gala”, Columbia, SC.
Shanghai Museum of Textile and Costume, “The Sum of Many Parts”, Donghau University, Shanghai, China.
2011 Kathryn Markle Fine Arts, “Uncommon Threads: A Survey of Contemporary Quilts” New York, NY.
Quilt National 2011, “Jurors Exhibit”, Athens, OH.
SAQA, “Masters: Vol. 2”, Houston, TX, Cincinnati, OH, Paducah, KY, Long Beach, CA, Lowell, MA.
2010 Osilas Gallery, “Sew New; Contemporary Art Quilts”, Bronxville, NY.
Gross McCleaf Gallery, “Invitational Quilt Exhibition 2010”, Philadelphia, PA.
Ross Art Museum, “The Quilted Surface VI”, Delaware, OH.
2009 Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Pushing the Surface 2009, Coshocton, OH. Invitaional.
Museum of Florida Art, “Eye of the Needle”, Deland, FL Eleanor McCain, Barbara W. Watler, and Katherine Allen.
2008 Southeast Center for Contemporary Art, “Structure Surface & Expression”, Winston-Salem, NC. Invitational
Art Quilt Network, “Reflections – Above & Below/Past & Present”, Blair Audubon Center, Naples, FL, Audubon Center, Greenwich, CT, Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM, Tiburon Audubon Center, Richardson Bay,
San Francisco, CA, Aulwood Audubon Center, Dayton, OH.
Carnegie Center for Art, “2008 Form Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie”, New Albany, IN. Juror:Jane Burch.
Wayne Art Center, “Art Quilt Elements 2008” , Wayne, PA.Jurors :B.J. Adams, Mi-Kyoung Lee, & Robert Shaw.
Columbus Art Museum, “Material Matters” Columbus, OH. Invitational.
Crooked Tree Arts Center, “Transformations ’07: Reverberations”, Petoskey, MI.
Visions Gallery, “Transformations ’07: Reverberations”, San Diego, CA.
Cornell Museum, “Transformations ’07: Reverberations”, Delray, FL.
2007 Wayne Art Center, “Craftforms 2007”, Wayne, PA. Juror: Mark Richard Leach
Florida Craftsmen Gallery, “CraftArt Festival: Florida Green Quilt”, St. Petersburg, FL.
Quilt Indulgence Festival, “Transformations ’07: Reverberations “, New South Wales, Australia.
International Quilt Festival and Market, SAQA: “Creative Force 2007”, Houston, TX. Juror: Rebecca Stevens.
The Galleries at OWC, “Tactile Traces”, Niceville, FL. Kathryn K. Allen, Eleanor A. McCain, Barbara W. Watler, Invitational.
Fitton Center for the Creative Arts, “Tactile Traces”, Hamilton OH. Kathryn K. Allen, Eleanor A. McCain, Barbara W. Watler.
SAQA’s Bridging the Gap Congerence, “Art Gallery in a Box III”, Athens, OH.
The Brush Art Gallery, “Art Quilts Lowell 2007”, Lowell, MA. Jurors: Rayna Gillman & Nancy Halpern.
Polk Community College, “Tactile Traces”, Winter Haven, FL . Kathryn K. Allen, Eleanor A. McCain, Barbara W. Watler.
The Lux Center for the Arts, “Tactile Traces”, Lincoln, NE. Kathryn K. Allen, Eleanor A. McCain, Barbara W. Watler.
Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, “Quilt National 2007”, Athens, OH
Jurors: Tim Harding, Paula Nadelstern, & Robin Treen.
Florida Craftsmen Members Gallery, “Tallahassee 18”, St. Petersburg, FL. Invitational
SAQA’s Transformations ‘07, “Reverberations”, Birmingham, England. Juror: Sandra Sider
Fiberart International, Pittsburgh, PA. Jurors: Dorothy Caldwell, Naomi Kobayashi, Lois Moran
Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, “Pieced Together”, Lancaster, OH. Invitational
Greater Denton Arts Council, “Materials Hard & Soft 2007”, Denton, TX. Juror: Paula Owen
2006 Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, “The American Landscape”, Winston-Salem, NC. Juror: John William Coffey II
Upstairs (artspace), “Artists of the Cloth: Trends in Contemporary Textile Art”, Tryon, NC. Invitational
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, “Crafts National 40”, State College, PA. Juror: Mark Richard Leach
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, “Quilts=Art=Quilts 2006”, Auburn, NY.
Jurors: Ann Clarke, M. Joan Lintault, & Robert Shaw
Quirk Gallery, “Take Cover”, Richmond, VA . Invitational
Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, “Spotlight 2006”, Louisville, KY. Juror: Bruce Pepich
Gallery of Contemporary Art, “On the Wall”, Colorado Springs, CO. Juror: Dr. Alice Zrebiec
Textile Center, “Traditions Transformed: Contemporary Quilts”, Minneapolis, MN. Juror: Jan Myers-Newbury
The National Exhibition Center,”Transformations: artists working with fibers”, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England; Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; Grants Pass, OR. Juror: Jane Sauer
Associated Artists of Winston-Salem,”Dimensions 2006”, Winston-Salem, NC. Juror: Brooke Anderson
Alegre Retreat, “Art Quilt Show XII”, Santa Fe, NM. Curator: Katie Pasquini Masopust
A.I.R. Gallery, “6th A.I.R. Gallery Biennial”, New York, NY. Juror: Maura Reilly
2005 Arts and Design Society, “Quilts!! Colorful and Contemporary”, Fort Walton Beach FL Curator: Lynn Roberts
Greater Denton Arts Council, “Materials: Hard & Soft”, Denton, TX Juror: Michael Monroe
Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, “Quilt National 2005”, Athens, OH
Jurors: M. Joan Lintault, Miriam Nathan-Robert, and Mark Richard Leach
The Deleplaine Visual Arts Education Center, “Bead and Fiber Exhibit”, Frederick, MD Jurors: Jane Sauer and Joyce Scott
Art Center of Estes Park, 9th Annual “Lines into Shapes”, Estes Park, CO
Jurors: Jennifer Cook and Jennie Kiessling Michler
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, “Quilts=Art=Quilts”, Auburn, NY
Jurors: Paula Nadelstern & Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer
51st Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Davie, FL Juror: Lewis Wexler
2004 Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery, “Layers of Meaning: The Art Quilt 2005”, Portland, OR
Jurors: William Henning, Sally Sellers, & Jeannette DeNicholis Meyer
Studio Art Quilt Associates, :Changing Definitions: The Art Quilt”, Little Rock, AR
Jurors: Dr. Nan Plummer, Alan Du Bois, and Brian Young
University Museum, “ArtQuilt Art International Invitational Exhibition”, Indiana, PA Curator: Ned Wert
German Invitational, “Textilkunst und Quilts”, Konstanz, Germany
Curator: Nancy Crow (USA) and Ginie Curtze (Hoeri Museum, Germany)
CMSU Art Center Gallery, “19th Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition”, Warrensburg, MO
Juror: Douglass Freed; Award: “Juror’s Award”
Alegre Retreat, “Art Quilt Show XI”, Santa Fe, NM. Curator: Katie Pasquini Masopust
2003 Artists Unlimited, “10th Annual National Open”, Tampa, FL Juror: Michele Tuegel
Gallery 214 ArtSpace, “Quilts for Art Sake II”, Montclair, NJ Juror: Hildreth York Ph.D
Lancaster Museum of Art, “Crafts National 2003”, Lancaster, PA Juror: Holly Hotchner Tubac
Center of the Arts, “Wrapped in Cloth – The Human Figure in Textiles”, Tubac, AZ Curator: Thelma Smith
Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, “Girardot National Juried Exhibition”, Cape Girardeau, MO. Juror: Barbara Thompson
Deland Museum of Art, “Florida Craftsmen’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition”, Deland, FL Juror: Robert Ebendorf
Alegre Retreat, “Art Quilt Show IX”, Santa Fe, NM Curator: Katue Pasquini Masopust
Greater Denton Arts Council, “Materials Hard and Soft”, Denton, TX Juror: Alan DuBois
Florida Craftsmen, “Paper to Gold: A Fifty Year Celebration”, Tampa, FL Juror: Karen Valdés
Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, “Quilt National 2003”, Athens, OH
Jurors: Liz Axford, Wendy Huhn, Robert Shaw
2002 Fairfield City Museum and Gallery Invitational, “Quiltessence”, Fairfield, Australia
Jurors: Grace Cochrance, Senior Curator, Australian Decorative Arts & Design Powerhouse Museum
The Whister House Museum of Art, “Art Quilts at the Whistler”, Lowell, MA
Jurors: Sandra Townsend Donabed, Eleni Zohdi, Robyn Daniel
Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, “Combined Talents: The Florida National 2002”
Jurors: Three faculty members from the Florida State University School of Visual Arts and Dance
Selby Gallery, Ringling School of Art, “Invitational”, Sarasota, FL Curator: Marilyn Mars
Florida Craftsmen Gallery, ”Past Perfect/Present Tense”, St. Petersburg, FL Curator: Marilyn Mars
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, “Crafts National 36”, State College, PA Jurors: Kenneth R. Trapp
Columbus Museum of Art, “The Quilted Surface”, Columbus, OH
Jurors: Michael James, Libby Lehman, Charles Kliebacher
Alegre Retreat, “Art Quilt Show VIII”, Santa Fe, NM Curator: Katie Pasquini Masopust
Oceanside Museum of Art/Quilt San Diego/ Quilt Visions, “Quilt Visions 2002”, San Diego, CA
Jurors: Inez Brooks-Meyers, Rebecca A. Stevens, Lynn Lewis Young
49th Florida Craftsmen, Vero Beach, FL Juror: Alan DuBois
Gross McCleaf Gallery, “8th Annual Contemporary Quilt Exhibition”, Philadelphia, PA
Sedgwick Cultural Center, “Art Quilts at the Sedgwick 2002”, Philadelphia, PA
Jurors: Bruce Hoffman, Karen Berkenfeld, Dilys Winegrad, Ph.D.
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, ”The Miami Art Exchange Juried Exhibition”, Miami, FL Juror: Bernice Steinbaum
Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot, “Fine Craft 2001”, Steamboat Springs, CO
Award: “Second in Show” Juror: Donna Banning
Gayle Willson Gallery, “Florida Artists”, Southampton, NY Jurors: Benja Morgenstern
Museum of American Folk Art, “Quilted Constructions, The Spirit of Design”, New York, NY
Jurors: Brooke Davis Anderson, Stacy C. Hollander, Paula Nadelstern, Elizabeth Warren
The Signature Shop & Gallery, “Repeater: Repetition in Fiber”, Atlanta, GA Jurors: Pattiy Torno
2001 Viridian Artists, “12th Annual Juried Exhibition”, New York, NY
Juror: Ann Lampe - Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Society for Contemporary Craft and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, “FiberArt International 2001”, Pittsburgh, PA
Jurors: Ann Bachelder, John Garrett, Kenneth Trapp
Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, “Quilt National 2001”, Athens, OH
Jurors: Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Jane A. Sassaman and Melissa Leventon
Yeiser Art Center, “2001 Fantastic Fibers Exhibit”, Paducah, KY Juror: Dan Carver
River Oaks Square Art Center’s Art Quilt Show, Alexandria, LA Juror: Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
The Wichita Center for the Arts, “Fiber Directions 2001”, Wichita, KS Juror: Jason Pollen
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum Exhibition, “Pushing the Surface 2001”, Coshocton, OH Juror: Linda Fowler
48th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Ft. Meyers, FL Award: “Merit in Fiber” Juror: Carolyn A. Hecker
Deland Museum of Art Exhibition, Deland, FL
Alegre Retreat, “Art Quilt Show VIII”, Santa Fe, NM Curator: Katie Pasquini Masopust
Church In The Arts, Solo exhibition, Panama City, FL Juror: B. Hopkins
2000 47th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition-Best in Show Award, St. Petersburg, FL Juror: Mark Richard Leach
Lowe Art Museum, “Beyond the Fringe: Florida Fiber Art 2000”, Miami, FL. Juror: Ken Uyemura
Chico Art Center, “2000 Defining Vessels:All Media National Juried Exhibition”, Chico, CA Juror: David Middlebrook
Museum of Fine Arts Florida State University, “Combined Talents 2000”; Tallahassee, FL
National Competition, Tallahassee, FL Jurors: Jala Chen, Michael Oliveri and Nick Potter
Kennesaw State University, “SPOTLIGHT 2000”, Kennesaw, GA Juror: Ted Potter
Studio Art Quilt Associates, “Exit/Entrance”, Santa Fe, NM Juror: Elizabeth Ann Coleman
J. Funk Fine Art, Inc., “Art Quilt 2000”, Maumee, OH
The Gallery of Art, “Fall Art & Antiques”, Panama City, FL Curator: Mary Ola R. Miller
The Phipps Center for the Arts, “Contemporary Art Quilt 2000 Exhibit”, Hudson, WI
Jurors: Charlene Burningham, Barbara Otto, and Ann Rucker
Bradiggins Arts & Crafts Gallery,” 2nd Annual Invitational Textile Art Exhibit”, Hillsborough, NC
Alegre Retreat, “Art Quilt Show VII-Professional Division, Santa Fe, NM Curator: Katie Pasquini Masopust
Aullwood Audubon Center, “The Good Earth”; 8th Annual Art Quilt Exhibit, Dayton, OH.
Award: “Best in Show”, Juror: Susan Shie
Greater Denton Arts Council, “Materials Hard & Soft”, Denton, TX Award: “Honorable Mention”,
Juror: Mark Richard Leach
1999 Quilt National, Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH Jurors: Nancy Crow, Caryl Bryer Fallert, Bruce Pepich
Greater Denton Arts Council, “Materials Hard & Soft”, Denton, TX Juror: Michael W. Monroe
Silvermine Guild Arts Center, “USA Craft Today ;1999 Third Juried Biennial”, New Canaan, CT
Juror: Dr. Jeremy Adamson, Senior Curator, Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art - Smithsonian Institution
46th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, LeMoyne Art Foundation, Tallahassee, FL Juror: Martha Connell
Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, “Combined Talents”; Florida National 1999, Tallahassee, FL.
Jurors: Kabuya Bowens, Davina Grunstein, and Hugh Popcock
Zoller Gallery, Crafts National 33, University Park, PA. Juror: Sandra Blain
Gallery of Art, “Celebrate Downtown”, Invitational Show, Panama City, FL.
J. Funk Fine Art Gallery, “These Aren't Your Grandma’s Quilts”, Invitational Show, Maume, OH.
Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach, “Women’s Work, Quilts by Eleanor McCain, Watercolors by
Roxie Wilson”, Fort Walton Beach, FL.
Yeiser Art Center, ”Fantastic Fibers”, Paducah, KY Juror: Dan Carver
1998 Textile Arts Center, “Fiber 98”, Chicago, IL Juror: Gillian Moss
Nordic Heritage Museum, “Muse of the Millennium”, Seattle, WA. Juror: Lloyd Herman
Gallery of Art, “Solo Exhibition”; Panama City, FL
Arts Iowa City Art Center and Gallery, ”Paper Fiber XXI”, Iowa City, IA. Juror: Mary Anne Jordan. Honorable Mention
Museum of American Folk Art, ”Edge to Edge”; Selections from Studio Art Quilt Associates, New York City
Curator: Stacy C. Hollander
1997 Arts Iowa City Art Center and Gallery, “Paper Fiber XX 1997”, Iowa City, IA. Juror: Dorothy Fields
Columbus Cultural Arts Center, “Invitational 97” Invitational Juror: Nancy Crow
American Museum of Quilts and Textiles, “Dwellings”, San Jose, CA.
Jurors: Kathleen Sharp, Nancy Halpern, Mark Cavagrero
LECTURES AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2014 Museum of Geometric & MADI Art, “Patterns and Process”, “Quilts: the New Geometry” show opening, Dallas, TX.
Opening lecture, Ruth Funk Center for Textile Art, Melbourne, FL
2013 Opening lecture, Delta State University, "Oil Stains", Cleveland, MS
2010 Juror, “Quilt National 2011”,
2008 Artists Lecture, “Variations Squared”, Show Opening, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA.
2007 Participating Artist, Florida Craftsmen, “Passionate About Craft” Collectors’ Series, Volume I.
Artist’s Lecture, “Pattern and Process”, Show Opening, The Galleries at OWC, Niceville, FL.
Panel Participant, “Tradition & Trajectories: Education and the Quilt Maker”, International Quilt
Study Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
Artist’s Lecture, “Contemporary Quilts” Show Opening, Rutledge Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC.
2003 Guest Speaker. Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC, Visiting Artist Series.
Guest Speaker. Pensacola Museum of Art.
Guest Speaker: “Century Art Quilt 2000”, The Phipps Center for the Arts.
2002 Guest Speaker: “Textile Arts Alliance”, Santa Fe, NM.
2002-2004 Florida Craftsmen Board of Directors
2001 Co-curator, “Ground Cover: Contemporary Quilts”, Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Art Center Galleries.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Carnegie Center for Art & History, “2008 Form, not Function”, New Albany, IN.
Award: 9 Patch Color Study 5, Louisville area Fiber & Textile Artists’ Award of Excellence.
Juror: Jane Burch Cochran
Wayne Art Center, “CraftForms 2007”, Wayne, PA.
Award: 9 Patch Color Study 3, Gold Award.
Juror: Mark Richard Leach
2007 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, “Crafts National 40”, State College, PA.
Award: Canyon Study 1, Award for Merit.
Juror: Mark Richard Leach.
2005 Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, “Quilts=Art=Quilts”, Auburn, NY:
Award: Best of Show
Jurors: Paula Nadelstern and Jeannette Denicolise Meyer
2004 19th Annual Greater Midwest International Exhibition, CMSU Art Center Gallery, Warrensburg, MO
Award: “Juror’s Award”
Juror: Douglass Freed
2003 Lancaster Museum of Art, “Crafts National 2003”, Lancaster, PA
Award: “Juror’s Award”
Juror: Holly Hotchner
2003 Arts Council of SE Missouri, “Girardot National Juried Exhibition”, Cape Girardeau, MO
Award: “Second in Show”
Juror: Barbara Thompson
2002 The Whistler House Museum of Art, “Art Quilts at the Whistler”, Lowell, MA
Award: “Juror’s Award”
Jurors: Sandra Townsend Donabed, Eleni Zohdi, Robyn Daniel
2001 Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot, “Fine Craft 2001, Steamboat Springs, CO
Award: “Second in Show”
Juror: Donna Banning
48th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Ft. Meyers, FL
Award: “Merit in Fiber”
Juror: Carolyn A. Hecker
2000 47th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL
Award: “Best in Show”
Juror: Mark Richard Leach
2000 Greater Denton Arts Council, “Materials Hard & Soft”, Denton, TX
Award: “Honorable Mention”
Juror: Mark Richard Leach
2000 Aullwood Audubon Center, “The Good Earth”; 8th Annual Art Quilt Exhibit,
Award: “Best in Show”, Dayton, OH.
Juror: Susan Shie
1998 Arts Iowa City Art Center and Gallery, “Paper Fiber XXI”, Iowa City, IA
Award: Honorable Mention
Juror: Mary Anne Jordan
