Saturday 13 April 2024

The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Judy Hooworth

Secret Correspondence by Judy Hooworth of Morriset, New South Wales features spidery 'writing' on scribbly gums suggesting a clandestine correspondence.

Judy’s main body of work is influenced and inspired by Dora Creek and the surrounding Lake Macquarie area near her home. Her work encompasses drawing, mono printing, painting, and discharge techniques and is extensively stitched and quilted. Judy has maintained a studio practice for over thirty five years, and has been involved in in quilt textiles as a teacher, lecturer, exhibition organiser and author. She has exhibited and been published widely; her work is held in collections here and overseas, including the Powerhouse Museum, Tamworth Art Gallery, Wangaratta Art Gallery, the Museum of Arts and Design New York USA, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles USA. 

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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.

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