Regeneration: Contemporary Quilt Textiles 2012

Manly Art Gallery and Museum 27 April - 4 June 2012

A collaboration between The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. and Manly Art Gallery and Museum

The New Quilt exhibition has been hosted by Manly Art Gallery and Museum for the past twenty years (see Background Information about the history of this exhibition). For the twenty first yeas, it was agreed that a new vision for the exhibition be achieved.  To this end, a decision was made to have a curated, themed exhibition with specific, visual selection criteria as the basis of being accepted into the exhibition.  

Regeneration will be open free to the public from 27 April to 4 June 2012 at the Manly Art Gallery & Museum at West Esplanade Reserve, Manly. The gallery overlooks Sydney Harbour and is close to Manly's famed beaches.

Congratulations to the successful artists:
Jody Abel (VIC), Mirjam Aigner (NSW), Anna Brown (NSW), Jan Clark (NSW), Sue Cunningham (VIC), Amanda Daly (NSW), Ruth de Vos (WA), Dianne Firth (ACT), Brenda Gael Smith (NSW), Judy Hooworth (NSW), Alison Levingston (NSW), Gloria Muddle (NSW), Alison Muir (NSW), Judy Nikoleski (NSW), Kylie Ramsay (NSW), Greg Somerville (NSW), Joanne Steele (NSW), Carolyn Sullivan (NSW), Antonia Valentine (NSW).

The exhibition showcases some of the best work to be seen in the art quilt world. It will be an opportunity, not only see the finished artwork, but in most cases, to also see the processes used by the artists to achieve their vision and response to the
theme ‘Regeneration’, via individual display boxes. This will include the artists’ sources of inspiration, photos, sketches, samples of fabrics and techniques.

Download the Regeneration:Contemporary Quilt Textiles 2012 catalogue (15.65 MB PDF)

On Sunday 29 April 2012 at 3pm, 'In Conversation' will be held at the Gallery, with Jennifer Sanders, who will discuss the exhibition and artworks with exhibiting artists - Judy Hooworth, Dianne Firth, Alison Muir, Judy Nikoleski, Jo Steele, Jody Abel, Mirjam Aigner, Amanda Daly, Alison Levingston, Kylie Ramsay and Antonia Valentine.

'Quilt Talks', by exhibiting artists, who will talk about their processes and artworks, will be held on Sunday 13 May 2012 at 3pm. Artists will include: Judy Hooworth, Alison Levingston, Alison Muir, Brenda Gael Smith, Jo Steele and Antonia Valentine.

'Textile Talks', a demonstration and discussion with Susie Frost (ANMM), Rebecca Ellis and Eina Docker (Powerhouse Museum), will be announced at a later date.

Exhibition Tours will take place Sundays 27 May and 3 June 2012 at 3pm.

The Quilters’ Guild of NSW and Manly Art Gallery and Museum would also like to thank Brother International (Australia) for their continuing support of this unique exhibition.

For more information, please contact Guild representative Cathy Jack Coupland: regeneration@quiltersguildnsw.com
or Curator/Programs Coordinator Katherine Roberts: artgallery@manly.nsw.gov.au