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EMERGENCE: FROM CONCEPT TO STITCH

LADY CORONA: WORK BY JO-ANN MORGAN

Maude Kerns Art Center Presents

Emergence: From Concept to Stitch
Studio Art Quilt Associates of Oregon

Lady Corona:
Work by Jo-Ann Morgan

Exhibit Dates:
February 24 - March 24

Opening Reception:
Friday, February 24, 5 – 7 pm

Artist Talk by Jo-Ann Morgan:
Saturday, February 25, from 2 - 3 pm

Artist Talk by selected "Emergence" artists:
Saturday, March 11, from 2 - 3 pm

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Join us this Friday, February 24th , from 5 - 7pm, for the Opening Reception of “Emergence: From Concept to Stitch,” featuring work by selected members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates of Oregon, and “Lady Corona,” showcasing the fiber work of Jo-Ann Morgan. All Art Center exhibit receptions are free and open to the public.

Emergence: From Concept to Stitch features 17 individual Oregon artist members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), an international organization of over 4,000 artists, curators, collectors, and art professionals located around the world.

The vision for “Emergence: From Concept to Stitch” began with discussions about exploring new and emerging media, marketing opportunities, book events, and gallery exhibitions. Each of the selected artists photographed their work and described their process over a period of six months.

“Emergence: From Concept to Stitch” presents an exciting range of styles and variety of materials, including raw edge fusible appliqué, contour quilting, hand-dyed fabrics, silk and polyester organza, tulle, embroidery, paint, Inktense pencils, sateen, katazome on silk, beads, and speciality yarns.

Lady Corona: Work by Jo-Ann Morgan: Surfside Beach, South Carolina artist Jo-Ann Morgan exhibits a series of striking quilted and appliqued wall hangings. At the beginning of the pandemic, in March 2020, Morgan bought a sewing machine and embarked on her “Lady Corona” series. The principal female figure in the series – “Lady Corona” – is often represented with a crown, gloves, and a mask. She is conceived as a comforting presence offering respite and hope to the victims of social injustice. Her work includes memorials to Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and to the Asian spa victims in Atlanta, Georgia. The familiarity of the traditional quilting medium allows Morgan to make strong, sometimes provocative statements, about social justice reform in an approachable way.

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Saturday, March 25:

Jell-O Art Show
There's No Bizness Like Jell-O Bizness

April 7 - April 28:
"John Bauguess Retrospective"
In collaboration with John Baugess’ estate

May 12 - June 9:
"Not Just:
A World Collage Day Exhibition"

June 23 - July 21:
(Henry Korn Gallery)
"Vestiges"
Julie Anderson Bailey, Janine Etherington,
Jason Greene and Karen Russo

(Salon Gallery)
TBA

August 4 - 25:
"Filaments"
Weaving Guilds of Oregon

September 8 - 29:
(Henry Korn Gallery)
"Mayor’s Teen Art Show"

Title Sponsor: The Susi Larsen & Cameron Serbu
Memorial Scholarship Fund of the Oregon
Community Foundation

(Salon Gallery)
"Emerald Print Exchange"
Whiteaker Printmakers

October 13 - November 3:
"30th Annual Día de los Muertos"

November 17 - December 15:
"Art for All Seasons"
Annual Membership Show
and Club Mud Holiday Ceramics Sale