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Art Quilt Australia 2009

Art Quilt Australia 2009, an initiative of Craft ACT and Ozquilt Network Inc. was the inaugural exhibition of art quilts selected from Ozquilt Network members and Australian residents. The exhibition was held at the Craft ACT Gallery from 7 November to 19 December 2009. From 80 entries, 28 works were unanimously selected by the selectors; Meredith Hinchliffe, craft critic, researcher and writer, and eminent quilt artists Judy Hooworth and Dianne Firth.

The artists selected were :

Geri Barr, Sally Blake, Anna Brown, June Brown, Cathy Jack Coupland, Susan Cunningham, Sue Dennis, Ruth de Vos, Pamela Fitzsimons, Jan Frazer, Margery Goodall, Helen Gray, Alvena Hall, Cherry Johnston, Ailsa Koloi, Alison Levingston, Deborah McArdle, Barbara Macey, Alison Muir, Pamela Munday, John Parkes, Sarah Louise Ricketts, Margaret Ruane, Alison Schwabe, Greg Somerville and Paula Martin, Emerald Springs, Jo Steele, and Carolyn Sullivan.

Photography by Steven Murray – Creative Image Photography

ACT Craft Gallery ACT Craft Gallery Home? by Geri Barr Spirit Land by Sue Dennis Timetracks 11 by Alison Schwabe White Cloth
Craft ACT Gallery Skin/Earth by Pamela Fitzsimmons “Home?” by Geri Barr “Spirit Land” by Sue Dennis “Timetracks 11” by Alison Schwabe White Cloth” by John Parkes

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Australia Wide Eight is a touring exhibition showc Australia Wide Eight is a touring exhibition showcasing the artwork of OZQN members. Currently on display at @canneryartscentre Western Australia until 13 September 2023.

For full artist credits and further information, view the exhibition online. Link in profile.

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Art Quilt Australia 2023, including Expressions th Art Quilt Australia 2023, including Expressions the Wool Quilt Prize, is on exhibition at the @nationalwoolmuseum Geelong, Victoria until 12 November. Here is the first of two sets of installation images.

Photography by @tania_tanti_artist

View the online gallery of 37 finalists on the Ozquilt Network website (link in profile).

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Art Quilt Australia 2023, including Expressions th Art Quilt Australia 2023, including Expressions the Wool Quilt Prize, was officially opened today at the @nationalwoolmuseum Geelong, Victoria with the announcement of the following awards:

◾Linda Steele Moroccan Magic: $4000 OZQN Award of Excellence sponsored by Ozquilt Network @lindabsteele

◾Dianne Firth: $500 OZQN Award of Excellence Highly Commended sponsored by Ozquilt Network @dianne.firth

◾Alison Withers DIY Deluge Design No.5 : $4000 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize acquisitive prize sponsored by the National Wool Museum

◾Bronwyn Cant Plays Well with Others $500 Expressions Wool Quilt Prize Highly Commended sponsored by the National Wool Museum @cactusbron

◾Margery Goodall De-nature#1 Aquifer: yesterday, today and tomorrow: $250 Judges' Commendation for Innovation sponsored by the National Wool Museum

View the online gallery of 37 finalists on the Ozquilt Network website (link in profile).

Art Quilt Australia 2023 will be on exhibition from 12 August until 12 November. Opening hours 10am to 5pm daily.

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ART QUILT AUSTRALIA 2023 PREVIEW: ALISON WITHERS ART QUILT AUSTRALIA 2023 PREVIEW: ALISON WITHERS

Art Quilt Australia 2023, including Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize, officially opens today! This striking collection of contemporary quilt textiles will be on exhibition at the @nationalwoolmuseum, Geelong, Victoria, from 12 August until 12 November. Opening hours 10am to 5pm daily.

For our final preview, we feature DIY Deluge Design No.5, a thought-provoking wool quilt by Alison Withers of Warrnambool, Victoria:

"It’s clear we need to adapt the anatomy of our human spaces to become more resilient to the increasingly unavoidable impacts of climate change."

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Australia Wide Eight

Sue Broadway artwork
Artwork by Deborah Weir with details of the Australia Wide Eight exhibition
Detail image of The Door of No Return by Sue Reid depicting black men in chains in a corridor
Green gum leaves on light background with intensive stitching by Lois Parish Evans
Brown gum leaves printed on light coloured background
Summer Storm at Sunset by Jill Rumble
Kalbarri by Barbara Weeks
Purple and green Artwork by Lynne Hargreaves
Calistemon Cascade - two rows of red triangles on a turquoise background by Brenda Gael Smith

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