Material Matters: MCAD Students and Alumni Explore Fiber Arts | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Material Matters: MCAD Students and Alumni Explore Fiber Arts

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Sarah Hedlund, Procession, 2011, cotton and thread Dimensions: 34”x 34”
Sarah Hedlund

This exhibition features the work of twenty-nine students and alumni who mine the expressive potential of fiber media. Elissa Auther, associate professor of contemporary art at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and author of String, Felt, Thread: The Hierarchy of Art and Craft in American Art, served as the exhibition juror.

The Juror's awards, as determined by Elissa Auther were:

$500 to Amelia Biewald for Mutualism
$300 to Brian Severns for Caldera and the Freddy Hubard Heat Stream
$100 to Arlene Birt for her shawl project
$100 to Kate Casanova for Inhabitant
$100 to Angela Zammarelli for Portable Doll Fort

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design is pleased to organize this show in conjunction with two events taking place in the Twin Cities:

  • Northern Spark, Minnesota's first all-night arts festival, is taking place from sunset on June 4 to sunrise on June 5. For more information about this participatory event, visit northernspark.org.
  • Confluence, the 2011 International Surface Design Association Conference, will be held in the Twin Cities from June 9 to 12. For more information about this conference, visit surfacedesign.org.
Brian Severns, Caldera and the Freddie Hubard Heat Stream, 2007, felt and thread Dimensions: 216”x 144”
Christopher Alday, Untitled, 2011, collage on paper, Dimensions: 9”x 6 5/8”
Ariella Schreck & Victoria Martinez, Intercepted Boundaries, 2011, fabric, yarn, and cyanotype Dimensions: 30”x 60”
Amelia Biewald, Her Brilliant Career, 2009, bleach on velvet, upholstery materials, handmade wood and resin frame, Dimensions: 46”x 34”x 10”
Amelia Biewald, Her Brilliant Career, 2009, bleach on velvet, upholstery materials, handmade wood and resin frame, Dimensions: 46”x 34”x 10”
David Edgar, Plastizoic Genesis Creature, 2007, post consumer recyclable plastics Dimensions: 48”x 16”x 11”
Anne Hand, Untitled 2, 2008, embroidered taffeta, Chinese jacquard, organza, taffeta and glass beads Dimensions: 27”
Arlene Birt, Shawl series book, 2005, with Tube Shawl and/or photos of other two shawls Dimensions: 14” x 5’ 5” (approx)
Arlene Birt, T-shirt that Tells its Own Story, 2005, t-shirt and tags, thread, and screenprint (with accompanying screenprint diagram) Dimensions: 20” x10” (approx)
Kate Casanova, Inhabitant, 2008, clothing, resin, and marbles Dimensions: Site Specific
Tom Gormally, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, 2004-2010, cotton weave with wool/rayon felt backing (tapestry), and wood, plastic, and turf (sculpture)
Marc Manke, My Hair Has Grown Long Since Last We Met, 2010, aged cedar and cotton thread Dimensions: 81”x 70”x 3”
Marliss Jensen, Vitality Trellis, 2010, fiber reactive dye painting on cotton Dimensions: 167”x 54”
Niamh Lamb-O’Connor & Danielle Pebbles, The Crane Wife, 2011, canvas, silk, embroidery, and wood Dimensions: 2’ x 4’ (approx)
Gina Glynn, Stitched Up: the Illustrated Knitting Pattern Book, 2010, mixed media with knitted garment, Dimensions: 11” x 8.5”
Cheryle Melander, She Covers, 2005, muslin, silk thread, and polyfill Dimensions: 2”x 188”x 86”
$100 Winner, Angela Zammarelli, Portable Doll Fort
Greta McClain, Orange Peel, 2010, acrylic on sewn parachute cloth Dimensions: 3’x 11’
Mari Richards, Further Study Needed, 2009, silicone, polymer, found fabrics, and materials Dimensions: 16”x 20”x 20”
Ernest Bryant, Origami, 2011, Silk Dimensions: 52" x12" tied (approx), 100" flat
Mari Richards, Feeling Fat, 2008, silicone, polymer, found fabrics, and materials Dimensions: 18”x 8”x 8”
Jenny Moxley, This Growth, 2011, paper Dimensions: 25”x 23”
Jessica Sowls, Let's Hibernate, 2008, cotton and synthetic thread, cotton fabric, wood and metal hoop 6.5”x 6.5”x .5”
Jessica Sowls, What Will Satisfy Us?, 2008-2009, cotton thread and fabric, wood and metal hoop Dimensions: 9.5”x 9.5”x .5”

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