Midwest Views

May 5–July 24, 2022

Midwest views featured 42 quilts created by twenty-nine members of the Illinois/Wisconsin Studio Art Quilts Associate organization. Juried by Mel Kolstad, an artist, speaker, instructor, and arts advocate based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, the quilts on view captured the vistas of the Midwest. Inspired by its people and places, works ranged from abstract interpretations to detailed views of flora and fauna. As the group observed: “Views of the great Midwest can be seen from the Canadian border with glacier trails running down to the southern flat farmlands. Colorful high ridges and wet lowlands capture our attention.”

Artists featured in Midwest Views included Frieda Anderson, Colleen Ansbaugh, Kim Bates, Pat Bishop, Mary Ann Braithwaite, Joan Bratton, Susan Clarkson, Shannon Conley, Elizabeth Edwards, Kim Frisk, Patricia Gaska, Janet Hiller, Kathleen Hughes, Susan Jackan, Jill Kerttula, Jenny Knavel, Margaret Knepper, Pat Kroth, Al Krueger, Jody Larson, Karen Matze, Lorna, Millen, Betsy Rasmussen, Valerie Rodelli, Barbara Schneider, Virginia Spiegel, Jean Sredl, Sherry Turpenoff, and Laura Wasilowski. 

Support for Midwest Views was generously provided by the Wisconsin Arts Board.