The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (WMQFA) is delighted to feature one of today’s most prominent modern quilters, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, in a retrospective exhibition that includes 14 new works.
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This summer the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (WMQFA) celebrates the museum’s 10th anniversary with the ambitious exhibition, Wisconsin Quilts: Stories in the Stitches (April 29–August 29, 2021).
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The exhibition Doreen Speckmann Remembered (August 7–November 15, 2020) at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (WMQFA) presents the inspiring life and work of decorated Madison, WI, quilter Doreen Speckmann.
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Water (August 15 through November 17, 2019) at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts brings together an exceptional group of contemporary artists whose work is inspired by the expressive possibilities of water. This exhibition, located in a region rich with fresh water, aims to bring attention to this valuable, yet vulnerable, resource through the lens of fiber- and video-based works, sculpture, and installation.
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Mikkelsen became fascinated by tobacco silks when she saw them fashioned into a lustrous vintage pillow top. Captivated by the dichotomy between the preciousness of the silk inserts and the insidiousness of the marketing and manufacturing of the tobacco products they represented, she began integrating the silks into handcrafted quilts that preserve the medium’s delicacy and timeworn qualities while reimagining their context.
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A selection from the WMQFA Collection of Lois Markus Lace will make its public debut at the Museum this summer. The exhibition will feature exquisite examples of garment lace.
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