Julie Sevilla Drake, The Fog, the Forest, and the Fierce Beast (detail), 2024, Cotton fabrics, hand-dyed by Artist, 52in x 45in x .25in
Northwest Designer Craftartists Presents “Fiber Between the Lines” – An Exhibition of Contemporary Fiber Art.
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 3PM — 6PM
La Conner, WA – Northwest Designer Craftartists (NWDC) is pleased to announce Fiber Between the Lines, an upcoming exhibition showcasing contemporary fiber artwork by NWDC members at the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum. Artworks in the show were selected by artist and curator Ellen Ito, the exhibition highlights the diverse and innovative ways fiber artists push the boundaries of traditional techniques.
Featuring works in a wide range of fiber-based media, Fiber Between the Lines will present sculptures, installations, quilts, wall pieces, artist books, basketry, and more. NWDC artists employ techniques such as dyeing, weaving, surface design, embroidery, and stitching to create vibrant and tactile works of art.
The exhibition includes work from Danielle Bodine, Barb Burwell, Flóra Carlile-Kovács, Julie Sevilla Drake, Kate Dwyer, Joyce Hayes, Ann Johnston, Claire B Jones, Bella Yongok Kim, Patti King, Margo Klass, Annetta Kraayeveld, Mary Lane, Katherine Lewis, Anna Macrae, Barbara Matthews, Dorothy McGuinness, Naoko Morisawa, Ree Nancarrow, Barbara Nepom, Gabriela Nirino, Elin Noble, Natalie Olsen, Seiko A. Purdue, Ellen Ramsey, Julia Rapinoe, Amy Roberts, Joan Stuart Ross, Kathy Ross, Laura Stangel Schmidt, Luanne Seymour, Terri Shinn, Jan Silver, Denise Snyder, Mary Tyler, Barbara J. Walker, Helga Winter, Judy Zugish.
“Selecting the work for Fiber Between the Lines provided an opportunity to explore the dynamic fiber arts ecosystem, wherein legacy processes meet, commingle, and diverge,” said Ito. “Keen expressions of skill, the works are surprising, vibrant, organic, and tactile: Ikat goes 3D, embroidery becomes a painting, soft quilts shout with bold color. Diverse but in dialogue with one another, these NWDC member artists’ sculptures, installations, baskets, quilts, and wall pieces evince the makers’ vital relationships with creativity and each other.”
About the Juror
Ellen Ito is an artist, curator, and programmer based in the Puget Sound region. She has contributed to numerous exhibitions, including Soft Power at Bumbershoot Contemporary (2024), and On Site, an interdisciplinary moving image series at Seattle's Mini Mart City Park. She is also the creator of Following Gordon, an experimental documentary inspired by the hitchhiking experience of activist Gordon Hirabayashi. Currently, Ito serves as the Curator of Collections and Special Projects at the Tacoma Art Museum.
For more information, visit qfamuseum.org OR nwdesignercraftartists.org
Image: Julie Sevilla Drake, The Fog, the Forest, and the Fierce Beast, 2024, Cotton fabrics, hand-dyed by Artist, 52" x 45" x .25".
Exhibition Details
Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum
April 2 – June 29, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, April 26, 2025, 3PM — 6PM
703 South Second Street
La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-4288
HOURS
March - October
W - SUN
11AM - 5PM
ADMISSION: $7