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Fiber 2020
Past Exhibition

Fiber 2020 explores diverse ways artists are working in fiber and textiles. Over thirty-five artists are featured in this large group exhibition, from traditional fiber arts through contemporary works and installations. Media include lace, embroidery, quilts, wearables — reconstituted and repurposed objects — conceptual sculptures and art installations.

Featured Artists

  • Lanny Bergner (Anacortes)
  • Lou Cabeen (Seattle)
  • Ed Carriere (Indianola)
  • Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Seattle)
  • Hollie Clark (Bainbridge Island)
  • Barbara De Pirro (Shelton)
  • Marita Dingus (Auburn)
  • Maura Donegan (Redmond)
  • Kathy Dwyer (Bainbridge Island)
  • Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry (Port Townsend)
  • Margaret Gibbs (Bainbridge Island)
  • Zia Gipson (Whidbey Island)
  • Gail Grinnell (Seattle)
  • Jean Hicks (Seattle) 
  • Suzanne Hubbard (Vashon Island) 
  • Sheila Klein (Bow)
  • Margie McDonald (Port Townsend)
  • Cameron Anne Mason (Seattle) 
  • Dorothy McGuinness (Everett) 
  • Deborah Mersky (Seattle)
  • Michael Milano (Seattle) 
  • Danielle Morsette (Suquamish)
  • Jacki Moseley (Bainbridge Island)
  • Julie Paschkis (Seattle)
  • Betty Pasco (Suquamish)
  • Maria Phillips (Seattle)
  • Lynne Rigby (Redmond)
  • Lynnette Sandbloom (Bainbridge Island) 
  • Jean-Marie Tarascio (Port Townsend)
  • Suzanne Tidwell (Seattle) 
  • Kristin Tollefson (Bainbridge Island) 
  • Barbara Weissman (Bainbridge Island)
  • Helga Winter (Port Townsend)
  • Ko Kirk Yamahira (Seattle) 

When

Mar 6 – Dec 31, 2020

Where

Feferman Gallery

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Zia Gipson (Whidbey Island), Duet, 2017, felted paper and ramie, front 12"h x 14"w x 5"d , rear 11"h x 9”w x 2"d
Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Seattle), Correspondence, 2019, sewn cotton batiste fabric, with letters and cards the artist and mother wrote to each other over many years in pockets, Collection of the Artist, photo credit Tom Collicott
Lou Cabeen, Sampler for the Anthropocene: Alfalfa (detail), embroidery on tea dyed linen, Courtesy of the artist, photo credit Lynn Thompson
Maura Donegan (Redmond) Humankind, 2016 thread, wire, needle, free-motion machine embroidery, 4.7”h x 10”w (varies) Courtesy of Artist
Barbara DePirro (Shelton) Sea Urchin (Yellow) synthetic strapping and crocheted stainless steel wire, 15”h x 15”w x 10”d Courtesy of the Artist
Lanny Bergner (Anacortes) Symbiote Electric, 2006 aluminum mesh, brass wire, sand over silicone, wire, monofilament, 46”h x 12.5”d Courtesy of the Artist
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry (Port Townsend) Lepidopteran #5, 2016 hand dyed, machine pieced, appliquéd, and quilted cotton, 48”h x 48”w Courtesy of the Artist
Lynne Rigby (Redmond) ÜBERLEBENSGROß, 2019 deconstructed Dupioni silk, Dupioni silk paint, cotton and silk embroidery floss, machine pieced, and hand embroidered, 8’h x 4’w Courtesy of the Artist
Cameron Anne Mason (Seattle) Moclips, Driftwood Series, 2015-2016 hand-dyed fibers finished with stitch, 30.25”h x 11.75”w x 4.25”d Courtesy of the Artist
Dorothy McGuinness (Everett) Red Eyed Devil, 2012 watercolor paper, acrylic paint, waxed linen thread, 12”h x 12”w x 6”d Courtesy of the Artist photo credit Ken Rowe
Helga Winter (Port Townsend) Fields in the Spring, 2020 eco printed and stitched fabric, 38” h x 14.75” w x 2” d Collection of the Artist
Dorothy McGuiness (Everett), Zipper Dance, 2013, watercolor paper, acrylic paint, waxed linen thread,17"h x 8"w x 8”d, Courtesy of the Artist, photo credit: Ken Rowe
Helga Winter (Port Townsend), A Book of Loose Ends, 2019, mixed media, Courtesy of the Artist
Suzanne Tidwell (Seattle), Tongue Lashing, knit acrylic, Courtesy of the Artist
Zia Gipson (Whidbey Island), Duet, 2017, felted paper and ramie, front 12"h x 14"w x 5"d , rear 11"h x 9”w x 2"d
Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Seattle), Correspondence, 2019, sewn cotton batiste fabric, with letters and cards the artist and mother wrote to each other over many years in pockets, Collection of the Artist, photo credit Tom Collicott
Lou Cabeen, Sampler for the Anthropocene: Alfalfa (detail), embroidery on tea dyed linen, Courtesy of the artist, photo credit Lynn Thompson
Maura Donegan (Redmond), Humankind, 2016, thread, wire, needle, free-motion machine embroidery, 4.7”h x 10”w (varies), Courtesy of Artist
Barbara DePirro (Shelton), Sea Urchin (Yellow), synthetic strapping and crocheted stainless steel wire, 15”h x 15”w x 10”d, Courtesy of the Artist
Lanny Bergner (Anacortes), Symbiote Electric, 2006, aluminum mesh, brass wire, sand over silicone, wire, monofilament, 46”h x 12.5”d, Courtesy of the Artist
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry (Port Townsend), Lepidopteran #5, 2016 hand dyed, machine pieced, appliquéd, and quilted cotton, 48”h x 48”w, Courtesy of the Artist
Lynne Rigby (Redmond), ÜBERLEBENSGROß, 2019, deconstructed Dupioni silk, Dupioni silk paint, cotton and silk embroidery floss, machine pieced, and hand embroidered, 8’h x 4’w, Courtesy of the Artist
Cameron Anne Mason (Seattle), Moclips, Driftwood Series, 2015-2016, hand-dyed fibers finished with stitch, 30.25”h x 11.75”w x 4.25”d, Courtesy of the Artist
Dorothy McGuinness (Everett), Red Eyed Devil, 2012 watercolor paper, acrylic paint, waxed linen thread, 12”h x 12”w x 6”d, Courtesy of the Artist, photo credit: Ken Rowe
Helga Winter (Port Townend), Fields in the Spring, 2020, eco printed and stitched fabric, 38” h x 14.75” w x 2” d, Collection of the Artist
Gail Grinnell (Seattle), Cyclone Fence, 2019, natural stains, acrylic, spun polyester, feathers, Courtesy of the Artist photo credit Mark Woods
Michael Milano (Seattle), stack of twills, 2018, stitch resist cyanotype on cloth, 22”h x 25”w, Courtesy of the Artist, photo credit: Jonathan Vanderweit
Dorothy McGuiness (Everett), Zipper Dance, 2013, watercolor paper, acrylic paint, waxed linen thread,17"h x 8"w x 8”d, Courtesy of the Artist, photo credit: Ken Rowe
Helga Winter (Port Townsend), A Book of Loose Ends, 2019, mixed media, Courtesy of the Artist
Suzanne Tidwell (Seattle), Tongue Lashing, knit acrylic, Courtesy of the Artist
Suzanne Hubbard (Vashon Island), The Always One-Tree (The Background and the Foreground Are the Same), wool, handmade wooden hanger, 9’h x 8’w, Courtesy of the Artist
Maria Phillips (Seattle), Second Nature, 2018, to-go cup bottoms, Courtesy of the Artist, photo: FIBER 2020 installation at BIMA
Jacki Moseley (Bainbridge Island), Hole-istic, hand-wet felted merino wool, 58"h x 21"w (each panel), Courtesy of The Island Gallery
Marita Dingus (Auburn), Buddy Miles, 2020, mixed media fiber, acrylic on drum, surface, Courtesy of the Artist
Margaret Gibbs (Bainbridge Island), Letting Go, 2020, mixed media fiber, Japanese glass seed beads, lamp worked glass beads, 26"h x 22"w, Courtesy of the Artist
Ko Kirk Yamahira (Seattle), Untitled, 2020, acrylic, graphite, partially unwoven canvas, wood, 51"h x 51"w, Courtesy of the Artist