Check Out These Threads at Annmarie
Exhibit Brings Fiber Art to Solomons
The possibilities for art media are endless, and Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center is celebrating the fiber arts until July 24 in the John Dennis Murray Arts Building with the exhibit “Threads.”
The fiber art exhibit is a diverse, vibrant selection of artwork, displaying the work of more than 50 artists, known both nationally and locally.
Some of the works in this exhibit are rooted in traditional methods and materials, while others embrace innovative forms, materials, and processes. Come and see fiber and textile pieces that range from the small to large scale, shown throughout the gallery.
Renate Maile-Moskowitz, international fiberart pedagogue, historian, consultant and artist, has served as the juror for this exhibit.
“As you enter the exhibit, we hope you share our amazement on how fibers can be transformed into such a multitude of diverse, distinguished, and colorful textiles, highlighting and exuding miracle of creation,” Maile-Moskowitz said. “These varied textiles demonstrate our profound connection to this most ancient, most versatile and most dynamic art forms — fibers. The common thread throughout this exhibit should lead you on a journey through timeless techniques, with old and new fibrous materials side by side, as well as innovative translations. May this exhibit inspire your imagination and demonstrate that fiber arts are alive and active, defying boundaries, and keeping up with the newest technologies and materials.”
Artists in the exhibit include Susan Aaron-Taylor, Lynda Andrews-Barry, Jill Ault, Gabrielle Aydnwylde, Sue Banning, Susan Berger, Marie Bergstedt, Frid Branham, Blair Cahill, Monica Chulewicz, Peggy Cox, Carrie Dickason, Barb Butler, Karen Donde, Kathie Roig, Eileen Doughty, Lynn Doyal, Arnika Eskeland, Liz Fay, Carrie Lee Gissiner, Clara Graves, Judith Gunter, Marcia Haffmans, Jean Judd, Elaine Katz, Allison Korb, Kathryn Kosto, Mickey Kunkle, George Laufert, Pamela MacGregor, Tamryn McDermott, Jacquline Mehring, Lenore Mills, David Mooney, Olivia Morrow, Chirs Motley, Dominie Nash, Hannah O’Brien, Tea Okropiridze, J.Luray Schaffner, Jenny Schu, Rowen Schussheim-Anderson, Deborah Silver, Adrienne Sloane, Ashley Smith, Peeta Tinay, Steve Totin, Betty Usdan Zwickler, Amy Veach, Michael Weaver, Barbara Weber, Doerte Weber, Barbara Wester, Shea Wilkinson, and Peggy Wyman.
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Annmarie Garden is in Solomons, MD. The sculpture garden features a walking path that meanders through the forest past permanent and loaned sculpture, including more than 35 works of art on loan from the Smithsonian and the National Gallery of Art. Annmarie Garden also presents special events, gallery shows, and public art programs.
For more about Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center, visit their Leader member page.
