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AW8 Preview: Susan Mathews

10 July 2022 Filed Under: Australia Wide Eight, AW8 Preview Leave a Comment

Susan Mathews lives and creates at Ocean Grove, Victoria. Her drawings of Australian native flora and the natural environment are the basis for all of her work. She likes to underline the key role that drawing can play in creating original work in her classes. Over five decades she has experimented with numerous art and textile techniques. Printmaking is a major passion, and … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Susan Mathews

AW8 Preview: Tania Tanti

9 July 2022 Filed Under: Australia Wide Eight, AW8 Preview Leave a Comment

Tania Tanti is a Melbourne-based artist who likes to work in bold, solid, bright colours most of the time. She likes to take those quiet early morning opportunities to listen to the soul and let the instincts draw you to what colours and images speak loudest to you on any given day. Her work is semi-abstract and often features water, rivers, oceans and streams, along with … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Tania Tanti

AW8 Preview: Brenda Gael Smith

8 July 2022 Filed Under: Australia Wide Eight, AW8 Preview Leave a Comment

Calistemon Cascade - two rows of red triangles on a turquoise background by Brenda Gael Smith

Brenda Gael Smith creates textile paintings and sketches made from a rich palette of her hand-dyed fabrics complemented by extensive, textural stitching demonstrating the transformative power of stitch. Abstraction is a persistent and insistent force. Working improvisationally, Brenda captures the essence of her subjects to impart a sense of wonder of the natural world and a … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Brenda Gael Smith

AW8 Preview: Linda Steele

7 July 2022 Filed Under: Australia Wide Eight, AW8 Preview Leave a Comment

Linda Steele has been quilting since 1997 and started designing her own quilts over 15 years ago. In 2018 she started making contemporary quilts and she finds that abstract design is an ideal way of exploring emotions. She also enjoys using colour and says that using plain fabric allows the quilting to shine. She has previously made a pictorial series of work about the … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Linda Steele

AW8 Preview: Rachel Ratten

6 July 2022 Filed Under: Australia Wide Eight, AW8 Preview Leave a Comment

Rachel Ratten is a New Zealand painter and printmaker that uses imagery which is figurative/representational in nature. Having been a quilter for 20 years, and attempting original compositions, it wasn't until she achieved an MFA from University of Canterbury in 2015, that Rachel moved her focus on to the more 'formal' elements of design and composition, with narrative … [Read more...] about AW8 Preview: Rachel Ratten

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ART QUILT AUSTRALIA 2025

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Art Quilt Australia 2025 features quilts by artist Art Quilt Australia 2025 features quilts by artists from across Australia and 2 artists from New Zealand. Seven artists attended the official opening at @yrrmuseum :

⭐️ @lindasteelequilts - winner of the OZQN Award of Execrllence
⭐️ Greg Somerville - winner of Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize
⭐️ @dianne.firth 
⭐️ @cactusbron 
⭐️ @carol_textileart 
⭐️ @brendagaelsmith 
⭐️ @margery.goodall.about_art 

Art Quilt Australia 2025, including Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize, is on exhibition at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum Lilydale, Victoria until Sunday 12 October 2025. Opening hours: 10am – 4pm Wednesday to Sunday.

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Awards ceremony from Art Quilt Australia 2025 at @ Awards ceremony from Art Quilt Australia 2025 at @yrrmuseum on Saturday 12 July.
Art Quilt Australia 2025 Awards Congratulations t Art Quilt Australia 2025 Awards

Congratulations to:
⭐️Linda Steele @lindasteelequilts Abundance: $4000 OZQN Award of Excellence sponsored by Ozquilt Network
⭐️Alison Muir @textile_expressions Australian Vernacular: $500 OZQN Award of Excellence Highly Commended sponsored by Ozquilt Network
⭐️ Greg Somerville Everything Flows No 4: $4000 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize acquisitive prize sponsored by the National Wool Museum
⭐️Jennifer Bowker @jennybowker1 Tangle on Tartan $500 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize Highly Commended sponsored by the National Wool MuseumArt Quilt Australia 2025, including Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize, is on exhibition at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum Lilydale, Victoria until Sunday 12 October 2025. Opening hours: 10am – 4pm Wednesday to Sunday.

@yrrmuseum @nationalwoolmuseum #artquiltaustralia #artquiltaustralia2025 #aqa2025 #expressionswoolquiltprize #ozqnart
The Art Quilt Australia 2025 catalogue is availabl The Art Quilt Australia 2025 catalogue is available to purchase. The catalogue is 28 A4 pages with statements from the selectors and colour images of the 22 finalist artworks. Order online via the Ozquilt Network website.

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