The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Fiona Gavens

 Today we highlight Ghost Blanket IX, the artwork of the second juror/judge Fiona Gavens. This work is made from felted woven alpaca, wool, wool blend yarns, silk and organza.

Fiona Gavens is a textile designer based in Melbourne. She has broad experience developed over a lifetime of involvement with textiles, particularly patchwork, quilting, embroidery, knitting and dressmaking. Her multiple careers include being a freelance quilt artist, exhibitor and teacher for many years; manager of a regional conservatorium; and university and arts administrator. As a self-taught artist she embraced the opportunity to develop formal design skills in her studies of B.A. (Textile Design), RMIT University, graduating in 2018.

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. 

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