SDA Conference Awards

2011 Confluence Conference Award Recipients

The work of these artists has been recognized for surface design innovation by a judge or juror at an SDA Conference.
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Erin Endicott
Port Republic, NJ

Healing Sutra #19

Joy Stocksdale Best in Show
Member Show: Merge and Flow

Michelle Lubash
Herzeliya Pituach, Israel

Seeing Nothing

Second Place
Member Show: Merge and Flow

Kimber Olson
Eden Prairie, MN

Mid-Winter Thaw

Third Place
Member Show: Merge and Flow

Kathy Velis Turan
Earlton, NY

Merge & Flow

Honorable Mention
Member Show: Merge and Flow

Andrea Limmer
Arlington, VA

Grey Matter

Honorable Mention
Member Show: Merge and Flow

Dominie Nash
Bethesda, MD

Foliated Calligraphy

SDA Award of Excellence
Member Show: Merge and Flow

Susan Bowman
Colorado Springs, CO

Meander

Handweavers Guild of America Award
Member Show: Merge and Flow

Beth Kendrick
Minneapolis, MN

Lucette

First Place
Fashion Show: Bodies of Water

Dana Connell and Elena Shandalov
Pittsford, NY

Deep into the Abyss

Second Place
Fashion Show: Bodies of Water

Marliss Jensen and Steven G. Jensen
Minneapolis, MN

Homage to Yves & Yves

Third Place
Fashion Show: Bodies of Water

Penny Collins
West Hollywood, CA

Gown for Great Pacific Garbage Patch Ball

SDA Award of Excellence
Fashion Show: Bodies of Water

Ann Morton
Arizona State University

My Maiden

First Place
Student Show: Currents

Naomi Adams
University of North Texas

Envy

Second Place
Student Show: Currents

Julie Otto
San Diego State University

Silver Sea Anemone

Third Place
Student Show: Currents

Elise Porcher
University of Minnesota, Morris

Great Grandmother’s Letters

SDA Award of Excellence
Student Show: Currents

SDA Buzz

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Not fiber but mos def stupendous surface design:

WESTERN EXHIBITIONS Geoffrey Todd Smith
www.westernexhibitions.com

Macrame evolves in the hands of a new generation in Minsk/Moscow:

Macrame | News
macramecollective.com
Work by Elena Miklush

Take your textile talent to Turkey! May 18 deadline for presentation proposals; July 14 deadline for exhibition calls-for-entry.

1st Int'l Antalya Fashion & Textile Design Biennial
www.motexbienal2012.org
Theme is "Green Textile, Slow Fashion" for October 2012 exhibitions, workshops & symposium in southern Turkey.

Fashionality ON NOW in ONtario - with work of Nicole Dextras whose Weedrobes are featured on cover of Spring Surface Design Journal:

McMichael Canadian Art Collection > Fashionality: Dress and Identity in Contemporary Canadian Art
mcmichael.com

See what FLORENTIJN HOFMAN (Netherlands) made from flip-flops - in the spirit of Brazil:

Florentijn Hofman
www.florentijnhofman.nl

"Threads" premieres May 11 (USA) with profiles of Faith Ringgold, Randall Darwall, Consuelo Jimenez Underwood & Terese Agnew. Check local listings.

Craft In America - TV Series | PBS
www.pbs.org
Craft In America is a groundbreaking, comprehensive visual exploration of the history, vitality & cultural significance of Americas craft movement....

Cranbrook Academy of Art to Confer Distinguished Alumni Award on Artist Anne Wilson (CAA ’72 Fiber) on Friday, May 11, 2012

CCA: In the News
www.cranbrookart.edu

#CallforEntry Victorian Quilters Inc. (Australia) One Step Further. http://t.co/LHCDNPh1 Entry Deadline October 15th, 2012

It's PAPER!

Eric Standley
ericstandley.30art.com

Another installation artist strung out on yarn:

LEE BAKER :: Refractive Monolith
www.leebakerart.com

Ellen Brook's silk clothing at EVE: Lust for Couture May 17-20 at Fiber Arts Design Studio in Palo Alto CA. http://t.co/5etmtvlG

New on SDA NewsBlog: Tilleke Schwarz embroidery:

SDA Members In Print: How I Self-Published *New Potatoes*
www.surfacedesign.org
After her first book sold out, Tilleke Schwarz (NE) decided to self-publish the next one. Savor the whimsey of her embroidery while tasting the complexities she faced upon deciding to finance - and take control of - all decisions herself.

“PRIMORDIAL MUSE” by Lanny Bergner in the Parrish Gallery Sponsored by ART Elements Gallery and @ChehalemCenter opens May 11.

New Bauhaus show in London foregrounds women & weaving:

Bauhaus: Art as Life
www.coolhunting.com
An exhibition pays tribute to the human aspect of the influential school

Thanks, Amy Howell, for this:

Smart Fabrics Conference — Speaker Margarita Benitez
www.fashioningtech.com
...this blog coverage of the conference begins by highlighting the wonderful talk by fashion technologist & assistant professor in Fashion Design at Kent State Margarita Benitez.

SDA Member Kate Kretz Solo Show at Hardcore Art Contemporary Space in Miami, through June 2. http://t.co/GI8O3ikh

Steamroller printing at Syracuse U College of Visual & Perf. Arts (heads-up: loud ads at start):

Printmakers at VPA
videos.syracuse.com
Students & faculty print impressions of large-scale woodblock prints on muslin using an industrial steamroller…

CNN + Indigo Arts Goddess Nike Davies Okundaye =

Video: Leading the Nigerian renaissance
www.cnn.com

Dressing for the Great Game: Robert Shaw Collection of Central Asian Coats, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, with Ruth Barnes. http://t.co/oa7ryKO3

American Textile History Museum Honored For Unique Machine Collection!

American Textile History Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts
www.athm.org
While the collection of pre-industrial-period artifacts is extraordinarily complete, the industrial-period collection is simply unparalleled.

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