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Material Matters: 51��Ϲ�� Students and Alumni Explore Fiber Arts

Sat, Jun 4, 2011, 12 pm –Sun, Jun 26, 2011, 12 pm

Main Gallery

Sarah Hedlund, Procession, 2011, cotton and thread Dimensions: 34”x 34”

Sarah Hedlund

This exhibition features the work of twenty-nine students and alumni who mine the expressive potential of fiber media. , associate professor of contemporary art at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and author of , served as the exhibition juror.

The Juror's awards, as determined by Elissa Auther were:

$500 to for Mutualism
$300 to for Caldera and the Freddy Hubard Heat Stream
$100 to for her shawl project
$100 to for Inhabitant
$100 to for Portable Doll Fort

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design is pleased to organize this show in conjunction with two events taking place in the Twin Cities:

Northern Spark, Minnesota's first all-night arts festival, is taking place from sunset on June 4 to sunrise on June 5. For more information about this participatory event, visit .
Confluence, the 2011 International Surface Design Association Conference, will be held in the Twin Cities from June 9 to 12. For more information about this conference, visit .

Brian Severns, Caldera and the Freddie Hubard Heat Stream, 2007, felt and thread Dimensions: 216”x 144”

Christopher Alday, Untitled, 2011, collage on paper, Dimensions: 9”x 6 5/8”

Ariella Schreck & Victoria Martinez, Intercepted Boundaries, 2011, fabric, yarn, and cyanotype Dimensions: 30”x 60”

Amelia Biewald, Her Brilliant Career, 2009, bleach on velvet, upholstery materials, handmade wood and resin frame, Dimensions: 46”x 34”x 10”

Amelia Biewald, Her Brilliant Career, 2009, bleach on velvet, upholstery materials, handmade wood and resin frame, Dimensions: 46”x 34”x 10”

David Edgar, Plastizoic Genesis Creature, 2007, post consumer recyclable plastics Dimensions: 48”x 16”x 11”

Anne Hand, Untitled 2, 2008, embroidered taffeta, Chinese jacquard, organza, taffeta and glass beads Dimensions: 27”

Arlene Birt, Shawl series book, 2005, with Tube Shawl and/or photos of other two shawls Dimensions: 14” x 5’ 5” (approx)

Arlene Birt, T-shirt that Tells its Own Story, 2005, t-shirt and tags, thread, and screenprint (with accompanying screenprint diagram) Dimensions: 20” x10” (approx)

Kate Casanova, Inhabitant, 2008, clothing, resin, and marbles Dimensions: Site Specific

Tom Gormally, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, 2004-2010, cotton weave with wool/rayon felt backing (tapestry), and wood, plastic, and turf (sculpture)

Marc Manke, My Hair Has Grown Long Since Last We Met, 2010, aged cedar and cotton thread Dimensions: 81”x 70”x 3”

Marliss Jensen, Vitality Trellis, 2010, fiber reactive dye painting on cotton Dimensions: 167”x 54”

Niamh Lamb-O’Connor & Danielle Pebbles, The Crane Wife, 2011, canvas, silk, embroidery, and wood Dimensions: 2’ x 4’ (approx)

Gina Glynn, Stitched Up: the Illustrated Knitting Pattern Book, 2010, mixed media with knitted garment, Dimensions: 11” x 8.5”

Cheryle Melander, She Covers, 2005, muslin, silk thread, and polyfill Dimensions: 2”x 188”x 86”

$100 Winner, Angela Zammarelli, Portable Doll Fort

Greta McClain, Orange Peel, 2010, acrylic on sewn parachute cloth Dimensions: 3’x 11’

Mari Richards, Further Study Needed, 2009, silicone, polymer, found fabrics, and materials Dimensions: 16”x 20”x 20”

Ernest Bryant, Origami, 2011, Silk Dimensions: 52" x12" tied (approx), 100" flat

Mari Richards, Feeling Fat, 2008, silicone, polymer, found fabrics, and materials Dimensions: 18”x 8”x 8”

Jenny Moxley, This Growth, 2011, paper Dimensions: 25”x 23”

Jessica Sowls, Let's Hibernate, 2008, cotton and synthetic thread, cotton fabric, wood and metal hoop 6.5”x 6.5”x .5”

Jessica Sowls, What Will Satisfy Us?, 2008-2009, cotton thread and fabric, wood and metal hoop Dimensions: 9.5”x 9.5”x .5”