Contemporaneo Exhibit in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Patchwork Design Contemporaneo 2018 finished a very successful exhibit in Sao Paulo. The exhibit was flawless, and the work looked fantastic in this very professional setting. Here are a few photos of the layout. The exhibit moves on to Rio de Janeiro April 25 - 27. Go to the website for more information.

Abstract Sanctuary 5 Opens February 10

Abstract Sanctuary 5

Verum Ultimum

3014 NE Ainsworth

Portland OR

Artist Reception: February 10, 6 - 8pm

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Rooted to the Earth

c 2017 Bonnie M. Bucknam

Oil and cold wax over acrylic underpainting on board

12" x 12"

Collective Visions Gallery Show Bremerton Opens January 20

Eleventh Annual Collective Visions Gallery Show 2018 January 20, 2017 - February 24, 20178
Collective Visions Gallery
331 Pacific Avenue
Bremerton, WA 98337
Gallery Hours 11am - 6pm Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat; Noon - 4pm Sunday

January 20, 2018, 5 - 7:15pm: Reception, Awards Ceremony, and Juror's Lecture at the Kitsap Conference Center, 100 Washington Avenue, Bremerton ($20 guest tickets)

February 2, 5 - 9pm: First Friday Art Walk

Friday, February 23, 2017, 6pm: Peoples Choice Award and Guest Lecture

Tillamook Bonnie Bucknam Photo by Mark Frey

Check Out "Northwest Vision" at the Lynnwood Washington Convention Center

Bonnie's quilts 1000 Palms Oasis, Sea Ice - Cook Inlet, and Forest Trail will be on view at the Lynnwood Convention Center through June 30, 2018. The work of several artists will be on display. An artists' reception will be held the evening of February 21, 2018. Stop by!

Northwest Vision

January 5 - June 30, 2018

Lynnwood Convention Center

2711 196th Street SW

Lynnwood WA 98035

Artist Reception - Evening of February 21, 2018

1000 Palms Oasis

copyright 2016 Bonnie M. Bucknam

80" x 80"

Photo by Mark Frey

Sea Ice - Cook Inlet

copyright 2016 Bonnie M. Bucknam

80" x 80"

Photo by Mark Frey

Forest Trail

copyright 2016 Bonnie M. Bucknam

80" x 80"

Photo by Mark Frey

Watch the Video from the National Quilt Museum About CQA's "Light Show"

Watch the National Quilt Museum's video about the Contemporary QuiltArt Association's exhibition "Light Show". One of my quilts is highlighted.

A Murder of Crows

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Brazil Patchwork Design Contemporaneo To Speak at High Fiber Diet Meeting October 17

Zeca Medeiros will be the guest speaker at the High Fiber Diet meeting on Tuesday, October 17 at 1:30pm.  Zeca has chosen 26 works from Columbia FiberArts Guild and High Fiber Diet submissions to be part of the 2018 Patchwork Design Contemporaneo exhibition to be held in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Curitiba, Brazil. He will be here to discuss the exhibit and to see the current work of our members. All CFG members are invited and encouraged to join us at the High Fiber Diet meeting. 

Zeca Medeiros is the curator of the CONTEMPORANEO, the first artistic quilts exhibition in Latin America. His visionary view and work has provided understanding of contemporary quilt as part of the visual arts, gaining recognition from the media and the public. Over the years the exhibition has featured arts from various countries and it is currently visited by thousands of people.

In addition to presenting the history of CONTEPORÂNEO exhibition, Zeca will address in his talk topics such as:  What is necessary to organize the show, the criteria for selecting arts, textile art in Latin America and especially the NEW CURATING PROPOSAL for the coming years. During the lecture, images and videos will be presented for a better understanding of the covered topics.

Also, Zeca is interested in seeing current work from our members.  Please bring one of your current or representative works to show.

The meeting will be held at Crossroads Church, 2505 NE 102^nd Avenue in the Gateway area of Portland, south of I-84 and east of I-205. Meeting will be held in the separate building located at the south end of the south parking lot. Please do not park in the row directly in front of the building. Portland police use the building as a rest area, and first row parking is reserved for police vehicles. There is no admission charge for the lecture, but a $1 room fee contribution is encouraged.

Hope to see you there!

Washington Water and Honoring Our Ancestors

State of WA(ter)
A SAQA Washington Exhibit
August 2 - October 29, 2017
Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiberart Museum
703 South Second Street
La Conner, WA 98257
(360) 466-4288

SAQA WA Region is pleased to be mounting its first regional exhibition, the State of WA(ter). Although nearly 5,000 square miles of our state are covered in water, the landscapes of the western and eastern regions could hardly be more different. Washington is a state shaped by extremes of water: the cool, rainy West contrasts vividly with the dry, more climatically severe East. Dividing the East from the West is the dramatic Cascade mountain range, itself a setting for a plethora of lakes, rivers, and glaciers.

We invited quilt artists in the Washington region to interpret these extremes of water, either by representing the character of water in the east or the west, or in the mountainous region between. Works that illustrate or celebrate the contrast between both regions are included.

Ripple Effect

Bonnie M. Bucknam

Photo by Mark Frey

Kindred: Celebrating Our Ancestors
August 11, 2017 - January 28, 2018
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
13480 Dowell Road
Dowell, Maryland

This exhibit invites artists to celebrate the stories, people, and places that define them. Do you find meaning and a sense of connection in your family tree, or in those people you consider your kindred spirits? How do the tangible and intangible remnants of past lives speak to you today? For some, delving into one’s ancestry is the key to unlocking the mysteries of who and what you are. For others, creating a “family of choice” provides a sense of connection. However you imagine your family, we invite artists to celebrate how they are defined by the past, and the lives of those who have come before them.

Heritage Text Book

Bonnie M. Bucknam