Dionne Swift : Textile Artist
www.dionneswift.co.uk
Gold winner of Craft & Design Magazine’s SELECTED Award for Textiles 2011, Swift studied embroidery at Goldsmiths College followed by a Masters at University of Central England.
Gallery Guide here.
Featured Exhibitions
SDA’s Featured Exhibitions are invitational exhibitions selected from the work of outstanding artists worldwide.
India Flint, The WindFall Maps
Tim Harding, Apparitions
Mary Edna Fraser, Linda Gass, and Barbara Lee Smith, Reflections on Water: Recent Works
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota West Bank Campus
Featured Exhibitions will be open to the public June 9- 30, 2011.
Members' Show
The Members’ Show, Merge and Flow, is an open-call exhibition showcasing the creativity of members of the Surface Design Association, each of whom has interpreted the conference theme, Confluence, in a piece measuring 12” x 28” in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. For information on Merge and Flow, click here. For shipping instructions, click here.
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota West Bank Campus
Merge and Flow will be open to the public June 9-30, 2011.
Students’ Show
The Students’ Show, Currents, is a juried exhibition, open to student members of SDA. Currents includes original work that is constructed, printed, dyed, or embellished using any textile technique. Participants are undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in an art or design program during the 2010-2011 academic year. For more information on Currents, click here.
Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, University of Minnesota St. Paul Campus
Currents will be open to the public April 21 - August 12, 2011.
SDA-Sponsored Exhibitions
SDA-Sponsored Exhibitions are selected from proposals submitted through a Call for Entries issued by the Surface Design Association.
Jiyoung Chung, Whisper: Jiyoung Chung's Joomchi, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, May 6 - June 24, 2011
Morgan Clifford, Checks, Nets, and Woven Grids, Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art, June 1 - 24, 2011
Carolyn Kallenborn, Esperanza, Gordon Parks Gallery, Metropolitan State University, April 22 - July 28, 2011
Jane Kenyon, Transformation, Joan Mondale Gallery, Textile Center, June 8 - July 16, 2011
Clare Verstegen, Atmospheric Measures, Joan Mondale Gallery, Textile Center, June 8 - July 16, 2011
Vernal Bogren Swift, In the Garden, American Association of Woodturners Gallery, March 1 - June 26, 2011
Teresa Paschke, New Tools and Ancient Techniques, Gage Family Gallery, Augsburg College, May 20 - July 29, 2011
Jason Pollen, SENTINELS, A sponsored exhibition honoring Jason Pollen for his many years of service to the Surface Design Association. The Christensen Center Gallery, Augsburg College, May 20 - July 29, 2011
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen, Flotsam and Jetsam, H. Williams Teaching Gallery, Concordia College, June 3 - July 1, 2011
Ann Hall Richards, Repetition Meditation Revelation, Concordia Gallery, Concordia College, June 3 - July 1, 2011
In addition to the exhibitions listed above, individual museums and galleries have arranged additional textile-related exhibitions. For more details of these exciting exhibitions, click here.
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