Continuing Tradition: Contemporary Embroidery

Curated by Trudi Van Dyke

Looking back to a long history of embroidery over time it becomes clear that it was either utilitarian or decorative. Recently, a new generation of artists have begun to place value in embroidery and other textile arts as homage to their origins and in reaction to our times. This invitational exhibition highlights a spectrum of works that relate to traditional embroidery in ways sometime obvious and sometimes not. However each challenges the viewer's preconceptions and opens the door to the many facets of embroidery today.

List of Artists:
‍Julie Booth
Judy Coates Perez
Whitney Dahlberg
Joan Dreyer
Megan Koeppel
Kate Kretz
Michele Lifshen
Sarah Magida
Sandra McKinnon
Kay Portmess
Lily Rosen
Ekaterina Sinchinova
Silvia Souza
Emily Spitz
Juliarose Triebes
Hillary Waters

This exhibition is sponsored by the Top of Virginia Quilters (TOVA). To learn more about TOVA please contact Lois Born at lois.born@gmail.com or 432-250-1577 or Trudi Van Dyke at vandyket@gmail.com or 703-503-3062.

The Meet the Artists Afternoon for this exhibition will be on Saturday, September 20 from 1:30 - 4:00 pm. Find more information and register here.