MoFA members were invited to participate in MoFA's members’ exhibit Speaking of Fibers! 2013, as MoFA continues its exploration of fibers’ materials and forms in relationship with the artists’ written concept. Exhibition will be on display at St. Louis University Museum of Art August 23-October 6, 2013, with an opening reception on September 27, 2013, 5-8pm. Submission deadline was May 18, 2013.

The 20th Annual Women in the Arts Gallery Show highlighted talented women artists of Missouri. In conjunction with Women’s History Month at the University of Missouri, the Craft Studio presented this exhibit as a tribute to women, past, present, and future whose artistic creations are often overlooked and forgotten.

Blue Ridge Fiber Show 2012. The show is biennial, international and has been held since 1988. Entries were for weavers, felters and spinners; amateur, professional and junior. Western North Carolina Fiber/Handweavers Guild was the sponsor. The show ran from October 2, 2012-January 2, 2013.

Is it a sunburned zebra; a newspaper; a snacking vampire?

“What’s Black and White and Red All Over???” was on display at the some things looming Fiber Arts Gallery and Studio, 526 Washington Street, Reading, PA.

Artists were challenged to come up with their own unique, fiber-oriented answers beyond the originals—A newspaper. A zebra with a sunburn. Or a vampire having a midnight snack.

The Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invited all artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to enter its open-juried competition for artists working with fiber. Any two- or three-dimensional submission following exhibition guidelines was considered by the juror. The selected works were on exhibit in the MFA’s Circle Gallery, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland from July 19 through August 11, 2012. The exhibition juror was J. Susan Isaacs, Professor of Art History at Towson University.

Textiles in a Tube 2 was a call to artists to expand their thinking in relation to textile materials, processes, concepts and results. Artists were invited to investigate what textiles are, or what they can be, and push forward to the “reinvention” or expansion of this multi-faceted medium. All entries had to be shipped or delivered in a 3” x 36” mailing tube.

Textiles in a Tube 2 defined textiles as any type of material made from fibers or other extended linear materials such as thread or yarn including old and new materials, techniques, and technologies. The exhibition sought to expand the definition of textiles.

Expressions in Fiber, shown at the Randy Bacon Gallery until the last week in July, featured the artwork of Rosemary Claus-Gray. The opening, in conjunction with a monthly art walk in Springfield, MO, was held at the gallery from 6 to 10 pm on Friday, July 6. Claus-Gray was there for the opening. The gallery is at 600 W. College St., Suite 100, Springfield, MO. 65804. For more information call 417-868-8179. 

Refuse/Reseen encouraged artists working in fiber to become infatuated with the idea of exploring the possibilities of disposable and disregarded stuff as the basis for this submission. Our challenge for fiber artists everywhere was to take the most ordinary, non-precious and every day materials and to create the most extraordinary. The reuse of every conceivable material is already imbedded in the psyches of many working artists today. This exhibit required the use of materials which were not durable and normally considered ephemeral and short lived. Exhibit was on display at some things looming in Reading, PA. Submission deadline was February 25, 2012.

Juror Warren Seelig lives and works in Rockland, Maine. He holds the rank of distinguished visiting professor in the Fibers/Mixed Media program at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia where he teaches, curates and writes on various subjects related to textile, fiber and material studies.

Juror and Speaker: Bob Adams
Opening Reception: May 18, 2012

CURRENTS, an exhibition in conjunction with the 2012 Missouri Fiber Artists Conference, sought artworks that, literally or figuratively, explored the artist’s story and use fiber media or other media using fiber techniques to transform concept into substance. CURRENTS was open to all artists using fiber as a media or other materials using fiber techniques, and artists were invited to submit up to three artworks.

The Soulard Art Market (SAM) and Contemporary Gallery presented Tenor of Textiles, a juried exhibition of textile art in conjunction with Innovations in Textiles 9. Tenor of Textiles ran from October 7-November 4, 2011 and featured any medium and style of woven or intertwined fiber material.

A MoFA member’s exhibit in conjunction with Innovations In Textiles 9 that explored the metaphoric relationships between the artists’ concept, materials and form. Artists were allowed to submit up to 3 fiber works, of original design, completed in the past 2 years, and not shown within the St. Louis area. Submission deadline was May 24, 2011.

Congratulations to the following MoFA Members who were selected for awards at the exhibit:

Best in Show Janet Wade "Vespers Wall Altar"	Juror's Award of Merit for Surface Design Dianna Callahan "Ruby's Red Socks"	Juror's Award of Merit for Best Use of Color Shirley Nachtrieb "Autum"
Juror's Award of Merit for Technical Mastery Peggy Wyman "Out on a Limb"	Juror's Award of Merit for Best Contemporary Use of Fiber Luanne Rimel "Victory"	Juror's Award of Merit for Best Representation of Exhibit Janita Loder "Reading is Fun!"

Congratulations to the following MoFA Members who are exhibiting their juried work at Speaking of Fibers at the Morton J. May Foundation Gallery on the campus of Maryville University:

Anita Bracalente	Candyce Grisham	Leandra Spangler
J. Penney Burton	Regina Hines	Jennifer Wax
Dianna Callahan	Janita Loder	Janet Wade
Rosemary Claus-Gray	Pat McCandless	Robin Wingo
Judy Cobillas	Shirley Nachtrieb	Suza Wooldridge / Ruth Walker
Christine Copenhaver	Pat Owoc	Peggy Wyman
Kacey Cowdery	Joyce Pion	Barbara Zapulla
Suzy Farren	Luanne Rimel	Carol Zeman
Carlene Fullerton	Kathy Sands	Connie Zullo

The Morton J. May Foundation Gallery is located at 650 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141, with the opening reception scheduled for Thursday, October 6, 5-8pm. Speaking of Fibers will also be on the Outlying IT9 Bus Tour scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2011. You can also view the exhibition artwork here.

Juror Victoria Crowder Payne will be at the opening to present her perspective and the awards. Victoria will also offer a 2-day workshop October 7-8 at the St. Louis Artists Guild, with a reduced registration fee for MoFA Members. You can also view Victoria's progress on her piece "Womandrake" which will be exhibited at Speaking of Fibers.

Innovations in Textiles is a biennial collaborative event in St. Louis, MO that investigates the state of contemporary textile arts. Over 20 nonprofit and private arts organizations join forces to present exhibitions related to fiber art created by national and international artists. Activities include workshops, lectures, gallery tours and community programs. Innovations in Textiles serves to enlighten the community with a unique aesthetic perspective on fiber art featuring various materials and techniques. The broad range of programming mirrors the symposium’s dedication to the investigation of innovative ideas.

In this exhibition, selected artists explored the concept of identity through their art. The questions asked were, “Who are you? What is your history and what makes you, you?” The curator/juror, Duane Reed, choose work that explored ideas pertaining to cultural identity, psychological identity or personal narrative. Exhibition was on display at Craft Alliance Delmar Gallery in St. Louis, MO.

MoFA members were invited to submit artwork that celebrated fiber art in all its various forms. See pictures from the exhibition.

Fibrations exhibited the work of MoFA members at Waverly House Gallery in Springfield, MO during the month of October, 2010. Waverly House is the only American Style Preferred Gallery in SW Missouri and a Niche 2009 Top Retailer Nominee, as well as an active long-term supporter of art and artists, locally and statewide.

MoFA members were invited to submit artwork that celebrates fiber art in all its various forms. See pictures from the exhibition.

Setting the Mood was a juried exhibition which exhibited the best of functional and non-functional works created for the dinner table in all craft media. Juror, Bruce Hoffman, Director of Snyderman-Works Gallery in Philadelphia, selected work from both emerging and established artists from across the country. These artists celebrated the hand made in dinner ware, glass ware, textiles, serving pieces and more that “set the mood” of the artful table. Exhibition was on display at Craft Alliance in the Delmar Loop.

Collective Thread was an international juried fiber & textile exhibition exploring the interconnected relationships between artist process, medium, and life. The exhibition showcased contemporary quilters, textile artists, and fiber artists; representing how, through a common or “collective” medium, a diverse and exploratory range of art can be produced.

Open to all professional, contemporary, traditional, and transitional professional artists 18 years and over. Exhibition was on display at the University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art & Design.

Fiber: TwentyTen was an exhibition celebrating contemporary fiber art that opened at MoFA's 2010 Conference in St. Charles, MO. This juried exhibition was co-sponsored by Missouri Fiber Artists and The Foundry Art Centre. The Foundry Art Centre, a dynamic, interactive interdisciplinary arts center, is dedicated to the creation and presentation of contemporary visual and performing arts. The conclusion of the Nest silent auction was also held during the opening night of the conference.

Innovations in Textiles was a biennial collaborative event in St. Louis, MO that investigated the state of contemporary textile arts. Over 20 nonprofit and private arts organizations joined forces to present exhibitions related to fiber art created by national and international artists. Activities included workshops, lectures, gallery tours and community programs. Innovations in Textiles served to enlighten the community with a unique aesthetic perspective on fiber art featuring various materials and techniques. The broad range of programming mirrored the symposium's dedication to the investigation of innovative ideas.
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