Victoria Findlay Wolfe: Now & Then, Playing with Purpose

September 2–December 5, 2021

Victoria Findlay Wolfe: Now & Then, Playing with Purpose presented a stunning retrospective of quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, one of today's most important modern quilters. Beautifully composed, this exhibition featured Findlay Wolfe's memorable quilts and the stories behind them. From her first quilt through her most contemporary creations, the exhibition included fourteen new works made during quarantine and exhibited for the first time.

One of the quilting innovations most synonymous with Findlay Wolfe is her experimentation with the Double Wedding Ring, a notoriously difficult pattern from the Great Depression era comprised of interlocking arcs, melons, and concave squares.

Among Findlay Wolfe's new works are eight striking red dot quilts that explore seemingly endless permutations within one original design and color palette. Intended to be an ongoing series, she describes the quilts' development: "I am intrigued by the simplistic nature of the first eight works, and how they will continue to morph, deteriorate, and mesh in more elaborate or deconstructed designs."

The relationship between Findlay Wolfe and the museum is longstanding, dating back to 2014, when we hosted her first-ever solo museum exhibition.

To purchase a signed copy of the exhibition catalog, please click here.

Support for Victoria Findlay Wolfe: Now & Then, Playing with Purpose was generously provided by Susan Graham Wernecke and Bill Wernecke Jr.