9 x 9: Contemporary Quilts and Containers

January 25 – April 12, 2025

Opening Reception: February 1, 2025

Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education is pleased to announce 9 x 9: Contemporary Quilts and Containers, a showcase of artworks by 18 distinguished artists from California’s established fiber art community. Presenting innovative interpretations of traditional craft forms, these dynamic quilted, woven, plaited, and twined works investigate the purposes and potential of cross-cultural narratives and techniques through diverse media, expanding our understanding of visual culture. Material-based, conceptually engaged, and skillfully executed, these artists transform conventional quilting and container-making practices into sophisticated contemporary expressions.

The exhibition is curated by Jo Lauria and Carrie Burckle, and features: Fafnir Adamites, Charlotte Bird, Lavialle Campbell, Joe Cunningham, Barbara Danzi, Lea Feinstein, Luke Haynes, Polly Jacobs-Giacchinna, Susan Jamart, Merrill Morrison, Kathy Nida, Caitlin Parker, Corine Pearce, Kay Sekimachi, Carol Shaw-Sutton, Karyl Sisson, Elise Vazelakis, and Nicki Voss.

IMAGE: Charlotte Bird, Microbe 19, mixed media, commercial and hand dyed cotton, perle cotton thread, embroidery floss, polyester thread, 20 x 20 in.