Gabi Nirino is presently in France for her lecture, which is summarized below.
Gabriela Nirino lectures at ISEND 2011
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6th World Textile Art Biennial in Mexico
This Biennial will take place in the cities of Mexico DF, Veracruz, and Oaxaca. To learn more about this wonderful textile fiesta, visit the WTA website at www.wta-online.org
Under the coordination of artist and professor Yosi Anaya, Ph.D., the biennial will offer an incredibly long list of exhibitions, conferences, workshops, and a textile congress sponsored by the University of Veracruz. Mexico is, after all, a very textile society with so much to offer.
Carolyn Kallenborn will show her documentary, “INTERWOVEN LIVES: CONTEMPORARY TEXTILES OF THE OLD OAXACAN TRADITIONS.” I can’t wait to see the entire film, which Carolyn introduced last September during the Redtextilia Encounter in Costa Rica. She will lecture and show the film on June 2 at 8:00 pm at the Oaxaca Textile Museum.
—sdalatinREP
Good wishes to Alison Schwabe
Alison Schwabe
Dear Alison:
Our best wishes for a year of creativity and fun!
Alison had surgery last December, but she’s feeling inspired again.
Her SAQA quilt shown below—a contribution to the SAQA auction—usually marks the inspirational basis for Alison’s creative Series, and this year’s little piece is no exception: she already feels it fits in with the Timetracks series, which you can see by visiting her gallery at http://www.alisonschwabe.com/gallery.php?cat=2
SAQA 2011 Auction piece
Alison is an Australian artist with extensive professional experience as a textile creator and teacher. She presently lives and works in Uruguay.
Her blog offers fascinating descriptions of her artistic process in developing each piece, or each series of pieces. For example, in her recent work, “Beachwork” she describes the mental process required to initiate work with purchased material she had previously deemed unsuitable.
"Beachwork", by Alison Schwabe. 2010
Unlike artists who prefer to work secretly until their work is ready for showing and viewing, Alison shares her mental and creative state with her public, thus allowing a better understanding of her creation.
"Circulation", by Alison Schwabe. 2011
To see more of Alison’s work, visit www.alisonschwabe.com
Irene Carlos
Irene Carlos, Guatemala
We will soon be following Irene’s path all the way into Afghanistan, where she’ll spend three months working in textiles with village women.
Irene promises to keep us posted. In the meantime, visit her site at http://www.irenecarlosarte.com
Encounter: Redtextilia
Encounter: IberoAmerican Textile Network (Redtextilia)
San José, Costa Rica – September, 2010
To view photos of the Encounter, visit https://picasaweb.google.com/118006843679432349679
Irene Carlos, a Guatemalan artist working in textiles, mixed-media textiles, and television production, was a participant in the juried international Redtextilia Encounter’s competition: “Sustainable Tradition & Responsible Innovation”.
The exhibit took place at the Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center’s Wanamaker Gallery.
Below is a photograph of Irene’s work, with SDA member Lia Cook’s work in the background. Lia was a well-liked lecturer at the Encounter.
Work by Irene Carlos
Work by Lia Cook
Susan Taber-Avila, Carol Westfall, and Carolyn Kallenborn also offered very interesting lectures. Here’s Susan’s work at the Invited Artists’ Exhibit, Omar Dengo Foundation, Costa Rica:
Susan Taber-Avila, Omar Dengo Foundation exhibit, Costa Rica
detail, Susan Taber-Avilas work, Omar Dengo Foundation, Costa Rica
SDA LatinAmerican Rep Silvia Piza-Tandlich participated in four exhibits during the Encounter: The Affiliates’ Exhibit, Invited Artists’ Exhibit, Costa Rican Textile Creation Exhibit (at the Cartago Municipal Museum), and her own indoor intervention, “Metamorphosis: A New Cycle” at the National Museum. www.galeriaoctagono.com www.metamorfosishabitat.com
Silvia Piza-Tandlich, "Kaleidoscope", Omar Dengo Foundation, Costa Rica
Silvia’s piece on the left was chosen as background logo for the Encounter, which was the culmination of four years of association of artists of Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.
European Textile Network (ETN) President, Lala de Dios; Surface Design Association (SDA) President, Candace Edgerley; and IberoAmerican Textile Network (Redtextilia) President, Paulina Ortiz, formed a textile alliance during this Encounter in Costa Rica.
Silvia Piza-Tandlich, "Without Tobacco" Affiliates Exhibit, San José, Costa Rica
Silvia Piza-Tandlich, "Aurora", Cartago Municipal Museum
Silvia Piza-Tandlich, "Metamorphosis: A New Cycle." Fantasy intervention, 102 works within 11 spaces.
Visit the SDA Newsblog archive for November, 2010 to view SDA President Candace Edgerley’s article about the Encounter.
Carol Westfall during her conference.
Lia Cook and Rebecca Stevens (Textile Museum, Washington D.C.), give a lecture at Veritas University, Costa Rica
One of the Encounter’s most interesting activities was the Latin American Textile Fair, where many artists showed and sold crafts and materials from their own region, or their own creations.
SDA President Candace Edgerley, and members Joan Hutten and Ann Liddle at LatinAmerican Textile Fair, Mexico Cultural Institute, Costa Rica, September 19, 2010.
—Silvia Piza-Tandlich, translation
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