The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Alison Winchester

Alison Winchester of Bulli, New South Wales created Sheep Eat Grass from merino and Corriedale wool.

Alison was interested in textile design and making traditional quilts when she was in high school. Over many years' experience making quilts for her children and friends, it led her into into textile art based on our beautiful landscape in NSW. Alison's body of work is from paddocks to wall piece using the natural Australian grown wool, produced locally, from her brother's sheep farm at Majors Creek NSW. She composes work that reflect Australian landscape by piecing together and composing disparate elements taking the viewer back to simpler times. Alison reflects the time old tradition of using what is available at hand to use in her art. See more of Alison's artwork at: 

• www.alisonwinchester.com
• IG: @alison.winchester
  

 

Plan an art excursion!  

The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024.

The public program includes the following special events:

• Friday 3 May from 6 pm: official opening and awards ceremony
• Wednesday, 8 May, 11 am to 12 noon: Curator’s talk with Diana Robson
• Sunday, 19 May, 1 to 3 pm: Artists in Conversation floor talk
• Saturday, 1 June, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm: Workshop with Jessica Wheelahan, Artful Stitching with Sustainable Materials

Book online at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery

Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.

 

The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Grace Widders

Grace Widders explored the possibilities of wedges to create a desert landscape entitled 2-3-4.

Grace is an intuitive, award winning quilter with a long practiced background in design and technique. Her love of the Australian wagga style of quilt is reflected in much of her work. As a teacher by trade, she is well versed in ensuring her students have a solid foundation of skills.

Plan an art excursion!  

The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024. Official opening and awards ceremony from 6pm on Friday 3 May 2024. RSVP to the gallery.

Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.

The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Jessica Wheelahan

Life in The Anthropocene is a commentary of global warming by Jessica Wheelahan. It is made from reclaimed scraps of fine silk, wool and cotton from the fashion industry here and overseas.

Jessica is a Sydney-based artist and educator. She has created using textiles as her primary medium for the past ten years and has exhibited original work worldwide. Since the acquisition of her MMXX Quilt in 2021 by the Powerhouse Museum, Jessica has worked mainly on the creation of large- scale text based compositions which are laboriously constructed and stitched from found materials. Jessica is also inspired by traditional quiltmaking conventions and enjoys using scraps via improvisational piecing methods. Alongside this practice, she regularly collaborates with fashion designers ‘Romance Was Born’ to create one off couture patchwork pieces for catwalk shows and is a high school educator of visual art and design. In 2022 she authored a book of designs with French publisher Quiltmania. Follow Jessica on Instagram at: @birdie_beetle

Join Jessica for Artful Stitching with Sustainable Materials, a workshop on 1 June at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery with a focus on hand stitching techniques and processes for the sustainable use of materials. Book your workshop place!

Plan an art excursion!  

The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024. Official opening and awards ceremony from 6pm on Friday 3 May 2024. RSVP to the gallery.

Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.

The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Lisa Walton

Tidal Flow by Lisa Walton is composed of layered felt, enriched by free-motion quilting.

Lisa has been awarded many prizes for her quilts including major international and Australian quilt shows. She teaches internationally and was awarded the Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for Quilting Teachers by the International Quilt Association Houston USA. Lisa’s quilts have been exhibited in solo and joint exhibitions and her work is included in collections in the USA, Australia and the UK. Her book – Beautiful Building Block Quilts was published by C&T Publishing. She has appeared on Quilting Arts TV and The Quilt Show. Lisa was a Board Member and then President of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). She is now teaching and lecturing virtually online as well as producing a series of Quilt Stories on her YouTube Channel. See more of Lisa's artwork at: 

• www.lisawaltonartist.com
• Facebook: lisawaltonart
• Instagram: @lisawaltonartist 
   

Plan an art excursion!  

The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024. Official opening and awards ceremony from 6pm on Friday 3 May 2024. RSVP to the gallery.

Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.

 

The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Alan R Tremain

Alan R Tremain made Every Dog Has Its Day from dog food plastic sacks and a blue tarpaulin as a commentary on the plight of rescued dogs, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Alan is a professional textile artist from the Central Coast of New South Wales with over 40 years’ experience. He co-ordinates the design of exhibitions, projects, workshops and classes using textiles as a common medium. In past years he has been a frequent tutor at popular local, national and international residential craft schools. Alan’s is passionate about sharng his knowledge and techniques including quilting, dyeing, and creative heirloom work.   Hisinspiration is driven by a natural eye for colour and frequently involves using daring bright nonconventional combinations and placement of colours within his dynamic design. See more of Alan's artwork at:

• www.ozquiltdesign.com
• @alanrtremain70
  

  

Plan an art excursion!  

The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024. Official opening and awards ceremony from 6pm on Friday 3 May 2024. RSVP to the gallery.

Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.

 

The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Jeanne Treleaven

Symmetry is created by Jeanne Treleaven of Adelaide, South Australia.

Plan an art excursion!  

The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024. Official opening and awards ceremony from 6pm on Friday 3 May 2024. RSVP to the gallery.

Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.

 

The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Tania Tanti

Today we highlight Get Down In Green by Tania Tanti that incoporates painting, free motion embroidery and quilting.

As a contemporary artist specializing in textile art, Tania utilizes a diverse range of mediums such as dyeing, painting, thread painting, and stitching to construct my pieces. She is particularly drawn to bold and contrasting colors, allowing shapes, characters, and imaginary landscapes to organically emerge and intertwine within my artworks. Occasionally, a glimpse into her thoughts on life can be found, often conveyed with a touch of humor. 

Tania's objective is to challenge the conventional perception of quilting and to encourage others to appreciate the uniqueness, excitement, and intricacy inherent in textile works. The countless hours, honed skills, and challenges faced while working with textiles as a medium are not widely recognized, and she believes it is crucial to emphasize in our modern era, the part that the textile medium plays in our contemporary art space and the distinctiveness of such unique artful creations. See more of Tania's artwork at:

• www.taniatanti.com.au
• Facebook: colorcodeddreams
• Instagram: @tania_tanti_artist 
  

 

Plan an art excursion!  

The New Quilt 2024, on exhibition at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor, NSW from 4 May to 23 June 2024. Official opening and awards ceremony from 6pm on Friday 3 May 2024. RSVP to the gallery.

Gallery hours: Open 6 days a week Monday, Wednesday-Friday 10am-4pm Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm. Closed on Tuesday and public holidays.