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.

 

The New Quilt 2024 Preview: Tamara Stunnell

Tamara Stunnell of Moonee Ponds, Victoria created Still Life in response to the Modern Quilt Guild's (MQG) 2024 Super Scrappy Challenge. Many fabrics have been used to make the quilt including recycled cotton work shirts, modern prints, and solids.

Tamara’s quilting journey started when she saw a magazine cover featuring a quilt of rectangles in red and yellow fabrics. In the last couple of years Tamara has started to branch out into creating her own quilt designs, usually in response to MQG design challenges. Tamara has been a member of Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild since 2016 and the President for several years. She has had quilts at Quiltcon 2023 and 2024, Victorian Quilters Showcase 2023, the ‘To There and Back’ quilt show in Deniliquin 2023 and MPavilion 2023-2024. See more of Tamara's artwork on Instagram at: @tstunnell

 

 

 

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: Brenda Gael Smith

 Forza Vitale: Breathe by Brenda Gael Smith is inspired by the ocean view at Copacabana and the news of a life-changing diagnosis.

Brenda creates textile paintings and sketches made from a rich palette of hand-dyed fabrics complemented by extensive, textural stitching demonstrating the transformative power of stitch. Abstraction is a persistent and insistent force. Working improvisationally, she captures the essence of her subjects to impart a sense of wonder of the natural world and a strong affinity to place. See more of Brenda's artwork at:

• www.brendagaelsmith.com
• Facebook: Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting
• Instagram: @brendagaelsmith 
  

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.