From a Wyoming State Museum press release:
“Elements from the Front Range Contemporary Quilters,” a temporary exhibit on display at the Wyoming State Museum, is a dazzling survey of some of the most innovative quilt work currently produced. The exhibition is on display Sept. 10-Oct. 5.
Many of these contemporary quilt artists, including Cheyenne’s own Do Palma, incorporate highly unconventional materials in their work, such as paint, paper, beads, metal and wood. Today’s art quilts show a wide range of creativity that melds ideas of home and hearth with cutting-edge technologies of the digital age.
Juror Robert Shaw, author of “The Art Quilt,” has selected 40 new works for this exhibition from members of the Front Range Contemporary Quilters, one of the oldest art quilt guides in the United States.
Front Range Contemporary Quilters is made up of artists, both men and women, from Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Kansas, and has sponsored annual juried exhibitions since its inception in 1988.
The members of Front Range Contemporary Quilters share a common interest not only in the art of quilting, but also in a prevailing theme surrounding the elements themselves. Weather, water fluctuations, wildfires, and expanding population, among other challenges, heavily impact the Front Range area. The natural elements—earth, air, fire, and water—intertwine with the locality and geography of the group to provide both poetic and practical subject matter. “Elements from the Front Range Contemporary Quilters” is curated by Lorri Flint and showcases the guild's dedication to promoting innovative quilt making and fiber art.
FMI: Manny Vigil, Wyoming State Museum, 307-777-7025.
