Jenny Williams
Lexington, NC - United States
Jenny Williams - Fine Artist
Member Since: 02/26/2007
I began painting in watercolor, then fell in love with the flow of painting with dyes on silk, so exploring the massive world of fabric and fiber art has been a natural transition for me.
I incorporate a variety of paints and other media, such as beads and found objects, in my art. I also enjoy combining fabric and metals such as copper, bronze mesh, copper wire, etc. Creating art quilts allows me the freedom to utilize my skills in numerous ways.
My art quilts are usually fixed with a sleeve on the upper back for insertion of a slat to hang on the wall. There are many alternate ways to mount an art quilt, such as mounting on plexiglass, stitching to a painted art canvas, or framing. Most of the original art quilts featured are for sale, but you can also purchase cards, prints, or canvas renditions. Commissions are welcome. Please contact me for availability, prices, and commissions at quiltcookie@yahoo.com.
Shows/Exhibits
For the Love of Flowers exhibition at the Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, March 4 - April 23, 2005.
Put A Roof Over Our Heads - 'Carmisha's House' - The American Alliance of Quilters, traveling show 2006-2007 - quilts will be auctioned at the end of the exhibit
Open Hearts/Helping Hands - 'Angel of Grief' featured in the Artwalk at the 2006 Lowell Quilt Festival
Doing Small Things: 'The Starfish Thrower' - Fiber Arts Connection of Southern California, the show traveled throughout the U.S. in 2007.
ARTQUILT:Markings - Spring 2007 PAQA-S (Professional Art Quilters Alliance - South) 'Abstracts Dancing' juried into exhibit - Page Walker Arts and History Museum, Cary, NC - April 2007
Sacred Threads - 'The Angel of Grief' - juried exhibit into this special exhibit - June 2007 - Reynoldsburg, OH
Fabled Fibers - 'The Heron and Hummingbird' specialty curated exhibit -opened at the 2007 International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, October 2007. The show traveled throughout the year.
Women's Stories:Quilts - juried exhibit with the Huron Valley Council of the Arts in Highland, MI, August 3, 2007. 'Welcome Sarah' received an Honorable Mention award.
Art=Quilts=Art - Schweinfurth Memorial Arts Center, Albany, NY - 'Koi Pond' - juried into exhibition; November 2007 - January 2008.
Journal Quilt Project - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX - part of a challenge by Karey Bresenham for the final Journal Art Quilt Project. 'North Carolina's Beautiful Beaches' traveled with the exhibit during the year - 2008.
I-4 Corridor: Stretching Threads Across Florida - SAQA Membership Exhibition - various galleries/cities in central Florida - 'Self Portrait' curated into exhibition - June 2008
51st Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC - 'NC Forests - Under Fire' juried into general art show May 24 - September 14, 2008.
Threadlines: Uncommon Threads - Missouri State University, Springfield, MO - 'Abstracts Dancing' juried into show at the Art and Design Gallery, Sept. 5 - 28, 2008.
ARTQUILTSreflections - PAQA-South (Professional Art Quilters Alliance - South) - 'Welcome Sarah' and 'Psychedelic Steve' curated into members exhibit, Page Walker Arts & History Museum, Cary, NC - Oct. 2008
Journal Quilt Project: Elements - Earth, Wind, Air, Water, curated by Karey Bresenham for the Journal Art Quilt project, 2009
- the International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX - 'NC Forests - Under Fire II' juried into exhibit, traveled until 2010.
500 Art Quilts:An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work, by Lark Books - 'NC Forests - Under Fire II' juried by Karey Bresenhan into the Journal Art Quilt collection for the book, published 2010.
ARTQUILTSillumination - PAQA-South (Professional Art Quilters Alliance - South) 'Coleus' juried into April 2010 International Exhibit at the Durham Arts Council Seamon and Allen Galleries, Durham, NC.
Machine Quilting Unlimited - Eileen Doughty, Celebration Quilts: Remembering Life's Milestone Events article featured 'Welcome Sarah', May 2010.
4th Annual Threads of Life, Charity Quilt & Fiber Art Show, St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center Auditorium, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Featured Guest Artist, April, 2011.
PAQA-South Members Show, 'Repurposed' held June 23 - August 21, 2011 at the Page Walker Arts and History Museum, Cary, NC.
SAQA (Studio Art Quilters Association) Annual Square Foot Auction - 2011 . Donated piece 'Reeds' purchased by Eileen Doughty.
Indian Summer show at Southeastern Community College, Whiteville, NC from Sept. 26 - Oct. 29, 2011 . 'Tranquility' and 'Reeds' were curated into the exhibit, which was an invitational PAQA-South members exhibit.
ARTQUILTSwater - PAQA-South - Jan. 4 - March 24, 2013. Three pieces: 'Hull', 'Coral Reef' and 'Sea Oat' were juried into this exhibit at the Page Walker Arts and History Center and the Cary Arts Center, in Cary, NC.
Art: Outside the Office - Elliott University Center Gallery, UNCG, Greensboro, NC. A combined show featuring Eileen Kane, Laura McGrath and me, held Jan. 8 - Feb. 1, 2013. My art quilts featured in this show were 'Eye Candy', 'Reeds', 'Tranquility', 'Red Sunset', and 'Cat Tails'.
