PAST EXHIBITIONS
SHIFT
This exhibition showcases 20 contemporary tapestries by members of Tapestry Weavers West focused on the dramatic shifts in our daily lives in recent years. Shift: to change position, direction, place or form. To be altered as part of systemic historical change. In our tumultuous world, the ground seems to be constantly shifting under our feet. How do we shift in response to world events? How do we see the world shifting around us? What has shifted in our lives? How do we seek balance? The show was juried by Christine Koppes, Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) San Francisco opening in 2022 and formerly the Curator and Director of Public Programs at the ICA San Jose. Read her juror’s statement here.
February 4 — March 19, 2022
Art Works Downtown
1337 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Gallery Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 1–8pm
ARTISTS
Chelley BonDurant, Bobbi Chamberlain, Kate Colwell, Marcia Hanson Ellis, Janette Gross, Jennie Henderson, Stephanie Hoppe, Laura Kamian McDermott, Heather Larsen, Sarah Michael, Yonat Michaelov, Care Standley, Kathe Todd-Hooker, Sue Weil, Ama Wertz
More IMPACT: Climate Change
This exhibition features tapestries from members of Tapestry Weavers West and reflects concern about our changing global environment and the detrimental consequences of climate change. These contemporary tapestries are woven in a variety of techniques and styles. But whether traditional or experimental, abstract or representational, they reflect the anxiety of this topic. Twenty-nine thought-provoking tapestries were selected for this special exhibition by curators Deborah Corsini and Alex Friedman, both Tapestry Weavers West weavers/artists.
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September 22, 2021 — January 2, 2022
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 South First Street
San Jose, CA
ARTISTS
Chelley BonDurant, Bobbi Chamberlain, Myla Collier, Deborah Corsini, Sharon Crary, Molly Elkind, Marcia Ellis, Alex Friedman, Susan Gangsei, Tricia Goldberg, Janette Gross, Jenny Heard, Barbara Heller, Jennie Henderson, Susan Hart Henegar, Stephanie Hoppe, Patti Kirch, Mary Lane, Martha Lightcap, Yonat Michaelov, Sonja Miremont, Janet Moore, Ellen Ramsey, Michael Rohde, Minna Rothman, Care Standley, Kathe Todd-Hooker, Sue Weil
PRESS
IMPACT: Climate Change
This bicoastal exhibition featured thought-provoking contemporary tapestry from members of Tapestry Weavers West (TWW) & Tapestry Weavers in New England (TWiNE). The 28 artists in the show used abstract and narrative imagery to depict the far-reaching impact of climate change. Juried by Deborah Corsini, Alex Friedman, and Kerri Hurtado of Artsource Consulting.
September 8 — October 13, 2019
Belmont Gallery of Art
Homer Building
19 Moore Street
Belmont Center, MA
December 16, 2019 — March 13, 2020
Mills Building
220 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA
ARTISTS
Janet Austin, Nicki Bair, Don Burns, Barbara Burns, Bobbi Chamberlain, Deborah Corsini, Sharon Crary, Marcia Ellis, Alex Friedman, Susan Gangsei, Madelaine Georgette, Tricia Goldberg, Janette Gross, Lyn Hart, Stephanie Hoppe, Barbara Levine, Laura Kamian McDermott, Yonat Michaelov, Beth Minear, Sonja Miremont, Patricia Nelson, Sue Pretty, Minna Rothman, Care Standley, Kathe Todd-Hooker, Sarah Warren, Sue Weil, Ama Wertz
CATALOG
An exhibition catalog is available to purchase here.
PRESS
Belmont Journal, “Ancient art for a timely issue”
Museum Open House, interview with artist Minna Rothman
Handwoven Magazine, January/February 2020 issue, “Weaving as Protest”
IMPACT artists at Belmont Gallery of Art opening reception, from left: Alex Friedman, Barbara Burns, Sarah Warren, Sue Pretty, Minna Rothman, Rebecca Richards (director of Belmont Gallery), Sue Weil, Laura Kamian McDermott, and Janette Gross. Photo by Michael Walsh.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2022 SHIFT
Art Works Downtown, Marin, CA
Juried by Christine Koppes, Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) San Francisco, featuring 20 tapestries focused on the dramatic shifts in our daily lives in recent years
2021 More IMPACT: Climate Change
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA
Juried by Deborah Corsini and Alex Friedman, featuring 29 tapestries from TWW members that reflect concern about our changing global environment and the detrimental consequences of climate change
2019 – 2020 IMPACT: Climate Change
Belmont Gallery of Art, Belmont Center, MA + Mills Building, San Francisco, CA
A joint exhibition of work from members of Tapestry Weavers in New England (TWiNE) and TWW juried by Deborah Corsini, Alex Friedman, and Kerri Hurtado of Artsource Consulting
2017 Elemental Tapestry: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA
Member work culled from the 2016 Mills Building show by Deborah Corsini
2016 Elemental Tapestry: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
Mills Building, San Francisco, CA
Juried by Deborah Corsini and Kerri Hurtado of Artsource Consulting
Click here to purchase an exhibition catalog or preview the tapestries in the show
2014 Water, Water, Tapestry Weavers West Annual Show
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), Oakland, CA
Juried by Joyce Hulbert
2013 Tapestry Alights on the Central Coast
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA
Juried and Curated by Ruta Salikis
2011 Interconnections: Tapestry Weavers West
Mills Building, San Francisco, CA
Curated by Kerri Hurtado and Deborah Corsini
2010 Shining Brightly: Tapestry Weavers West 25 Years
Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA
Curated by Sonja Miremont, Jan Langdon, and Nancy Jackson
Tapestry Weavers West Celebrates 25 Years
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Juried by Sonja Miremont, Jan Langdon, and Nancy Jackson
2008 Tapestry Weavers West Members' Showcase
Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
Curated by Deborah Corsini, Tricia Goldberg, Care Standley
2005 Tapestry Weavers West Celebrates 20 Years, Exhibit and Symposium
Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Juried by Suzanne Baizerman
2003 Tapestry Today
Soundscape Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
2000 Pacific Edge
Coos Bay Museum, Coos Bay, OR
Off the Loom
Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA
Juried by Care Standley
1999 Pacific Edge
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
Juried by Archie Brennan, Susan Maffei
1998 Embedded Edges: Tapestries of the West Coast
Sinclair Community College Gallery, Dayton, OH
Juried by Lillian Tyrrell
1996 Diversity in Tapestry
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
Juried by Ellen Athens, Betty Hilton-Nash, Sue O’Meara
Strands of Time
Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
1994 Ten Contemporary Tapestry Artists
McKesson Plaza, San Francisco, CA
Invitational Exhibit
Contemporary Tapestry, 1990 to the Present
California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, CA
Curated by Joyce Hulbert, Margery Livingston
1993 Tapestry Weavers West Members Exhibit
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
Contemporary Tapestry
Rosicrucian Museum, San Jose, CA
Curated by Susan Wageman
1992 Crafts Information Alliance
California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, CA
Invitational Exhibit
Sense of Future Past
Shaklee Building, San Francisco
Curated by Suzie Locke
1991 A Sense of Place
Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA
Juried by Mark Adams, Katherine Kilgore
West Coast Tapestry
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Curated by Care Standley and Carl Worth
Tapestries in Place
Gensler and Associates, San Francisco, CA
Selections made by Gensler and Associates
1990 Risk Factors
Littman Gallery, Portland, OR
Juried by Archie Brennan, Christine Laffer
1988 TWW II
Kaiser Corporation, Oakland, CA
Juried by Jeanne Warren
TWW Group Show
The Art Center, Eureka, CA
Juried by Wendy Watkins-Stewart
1987 TWW Invitational
Scheuer Tapestry Studio, New York, NY
Juried by Ruth Scheuer
TWW I
Gallery One, San Jose, CA
Organized by Christine Laffer
TWW I
Fiberworks, Berkeley, CA
Organized by Care Standley
TWW Group Show
Lincoln Plaza Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Organized by Elaine Ireland
TWW Group Show
The Art Center, Eureka, CA
Juried by Wendy Watkins-Stewart