The following exhibitions are currently open or will be opening soon.
Quilts: The Fabric of War 1760 – 1900
15 February- 18 May
The David Roche Foundation, 241 Melbourne St, North Adeliade SA 5006
Gallery Hours: Tuesday- Saturday 10am- 4pm. Closed Public Holidays
Historical quilts with striking geometric patterns, exotic animals, biblical stories, and even the Venetian state galley are but a few of the extraordinary images you will see displayed in this exhibition from the renowned quilt collection of Annette Gero. Using brightly coloured military fabrics from eighteenth and nineteenth century uniforms these rare patchwork quilts were made by men. Some during military service and others sewn after the tailors or soldiers returned home. Through their fabrics, these quilts reveal military service in the Prussian, Napoleonic, and Crimean wars, and British India.
Retrospective- Lynette Weeks
8 April- 8 June
Kyabram Town Hall Art Gallery 199 Allan St, Kyabram VIC 3620
Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am -4pm.
Focusing on contemporary art quilts, this retrospective highlights techniques including printing digitally manipulated photographs, dyeing, rusting, mono-printing and painting. Most recent works feature breakdown printing. Eco-dyeing is often used as a base for over printing. Lynette would love to see you join in the opening celebrations on Monday 8 April at 11am.
SOTA 24- Red Expressions
15 May- 29th June
Gympie Regional Art Gallery 39 Nash St, Gympie QLD 4570
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10am -4pm.
SOTA24: Red Expressions is an exhibition of art quilts to celebrate the 40th year of Queensland Quilters in addition to the 15th anniversary of the SOTA exhibition itself (detail left ‘Painting the Sky Red’). The quilts were juried by Sue de Vanny and will be judged by Ali George with another artist. Prizes will be awarded at the opening of the exhibition at the Gympie Regional Art Gallery on Saturday 25th May at 1.30pm.
A wide range of techniques have been used by the artists, including painting, printing, eco dyeing, collage, hand and machine stitching and more. The works must have two layers or more, held together in some way.
Journeys Through Fibre
14 -26 May
Matthew Flinders Gallery, Bribie Island Community Arts Centre, 191 Sunderland Drive, Banksia Beach QLD
Gallery Hours: Tuesday- Saturday 9am-4pm; Sunday 9am – 1pm
Journeys through Fibre features the ‘Photo to Fibre Challenge’ and exhibits work by Kim Boland, Jill Burgess, Alison Charlton, Sue Duffy, Di Flint, Jan Hutchison, Sheralyn McGlinchey, Ann Pizzato and Kate Watson.
A Century of Quilts
16 March- 25 August
National Gallery of Australia -Level 2, Gallery 26, Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT 2600
Gallery Hours: Open every day 10am – 5pm. Free with ticket.
Presenting a rare opportunity to see a historically and artistically significant group of works. Included in the exhibition is the National Gallery’s most requested work of art: The Rajah quilt 1841.
International Art Textile Biennale
Travelling through most states in Australia until July 2024
See International Art Textile Biennale page for more details.
Fibre Arts Australia is highlighting the contemporary practice within Art Textiles as an art form. The International Art Textile Biennale (IATB) seeks to exhibit the best of contemporary art textiles and invited submissions, from Australia and Internationally, that reflect a wide range of works related to the textile medium.