Jean Judd Art Quilts - Exhibition Openings

Current Exhibitions:

Quilts are coming off the beds and going up on the walls as fine art. More and more gallery art exhibitions are featuring art quilts alongside oil and acrylic paintings, sculptures, etc. As art quilts are gaining in acceptance and popularity, their value as art has been increasing as well. More art collectors are branching out into textiles as well and adding art quilts to their collections. These exhibition opportunities make it easy for collectors to see the artwork in person and purchase from the artist while patronizing their local galleries. As I am notified of jury results, I will be posting upcoming exhibitions here. For previous exhibition information featuring textile artist Jean M. Judd's selected artworks, go to the Recent Exhibitions page to see exhibition history.

Contaminated Water #1 (left) and Contaminated Water #2: Pond Scum (both 2010)

The Elk River Area Arts Alliance has announced textile artist Jean M. Judd of Cushing, Wisconsin as one of the artists selected for inclusion in the Arts in Harmony 2012 International Juried Art exhibition. This is Judd’s fifth time being included in this prestigious exhibition. The pieces will be displayed in a vertical orientation for this exhibition.

Exhibit juror Peter Spooner, Curator of the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota – Duluth has selected 161 artworks from a submission pool of 570. The exhibit opens on February 6, 2012 and is open through March 29, 2012. The artist reception and awards presentation is on February 12, 2012 from 1 to 3:30pm. The address for the exhibition is:

Sherburne County Government Center
13880 US Highway 10
Elk River, Minnesota 55330

This exhibition is the largest juried fine art exhibition in the state of Minnesota and is in its 17th year. Visit the Arts Alliance web site, http://www.elkriverart.org for more information about the organization, exhibitions, etc. Exhibition Director is Mr. Robert Meyer.

Selected for the new book by Dr. Sandra Sider, THE STUDIO QUILT, No.6: STATE OF THE ART. This publication features 60 studio quilt artists and is available for purchase on Amazon in November of 2011. Contaminated Water #1 is featured on page 10.

Contaminated Water #1, Contaminated Water #2: Pond Scum and Contaminated Water #3: Sludge featured on the American Craft Council blog special section "Why I Make" November 17, 2011. Read Jean Judd's guest post Why I Make: An Unconscious Reflex here.

33rd Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition. This is Judd’s third consecutive year being included in this exhibition.

This exhibition highlights the finest in contemporary crafts from around the country and is a benchmark of innovation and quality produced within traditional craft forms such as ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, paper making and book arts. Fifty artworks by thirty-eight artists were selected from a pool of 242 submissions by exhibition juror Katie A. Lee, Assistant Director of the Center of Craft, Creativity & Design at UNC Asheville, North Carolina.

The exhibition opens on January 27, 2012 and is open through March 18, 2012. The artist reception and awards presentation is on January 27, 2012 from 6 to 8pm.

Visit the art center’s web site at (http://www.mesaartscenter.com/index.php/museum/upcoming-art-exhibits/33crafts) for more information about the exhibition and art center or call 480-644-6501 to speak to Patty Haberman, Curator of Mesa Contemporary Arts.