Uploaded February 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
On February 1, 2011, artist Jane Dunnewold spoke at the Carnegie Center about trends in art quilts, pulling examples from the artworks currently on view in the "Form, Not Function" exhibit and others. The concept of the art quilt continues to evolve and expand. She shared a variety of styles and discuss influences and trends, including quilts that pose the question: "just what makes a quilt a quilt?" In Part 1 she gives an art historical introduction. Her talk was co-sponsored by Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists (LAFTA)
Jane Dunnewold is an internationally recognized leader in the field of textile art. She has authored and co-authored numerous books, including her most recent, Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design, which was published by Interweave Press in 2010. She teaches and exhibits around the world, and her awards include The Quilt Japan Prize at Quilt National and the Gold Prize at the Taegu International Textile Exhibition. Jane lives in San Antonio, Texas, where she maintains the teaching and exhibition facility ArtCloth Studio. Her work may be viewed at her website: complexcloth.com or her blog at existentialneighborhood.blogspot.com
On February 1, 2011, artist Jane Dunnewold spoke at the Carnegie Center about trends in art quilts, pulling examples from the artworks currently on view in the "Form, Not Function" exhibit and others. The concept of the art quilt continues to evolve and expand. She shared a variety of styles and discuss influences and trends, including quilts that pose the question: "just what makes a quilt a quilt?" In Part 1 she gives an art historical introduction. Her talk was co-sponsored by Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists (LAFTA)
Jane Dunnewold is an internationally recognized leader in the field of textile art. She has authored and co-authored numerous books, including her most recent, Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design, which was published by Interweave Press in 2010. She teaches and exhibits around the world, and her awards include The Quilt Japan Prize at Quilt National and the Gold Prize at the Taegu International Textile Exhibition. Jane lives in San Antonio, Texas, where she maintains the teaching and exhibition facility ArtCloth Studio. Her work may be viewed at her website: complexcloth.com or her blog at existentialneighborhood.blogspot.com
