Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011
¾¨Ó㴫ý will host fiber artist Mary Lou Alexander for a gallery talk Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Patterson Hall Art Gallery. The presentation is free and open to the public.
After 25 years as a tenured professor in biological anthropology, Alexander took a class in the Japanese art of shibori dyeing. She left her teaching position to become a full-time fiber artist, studying with internationally-known quilt artist Nancy Crow.
"As a biologist, I am fascinated by natural phenomena," Alexander said. "For me, art, like science, brings order to these phenomena. I want my quilts to reflect the wonder and awe that I feel for the natural world. I am incredibly grateful that I have had the opportunity to work both as a scientist and an artist."
She has since exhibited her award-winning quilts in numerous shows and was selected for inclusion in Quilt National 2009: The Best of Contemporary Quilts. Her work is held in corporate and private collections and two of her quilts were chosen by Crow as part of "Color Improvisations," a traveling international exhibition of contemporary quilts.
Alexander's "Contemporary Quilts" exhibit will be on display in the Patterson Hall Art Gallery through Feb. 25.
Contact Peggy Cox, ¾¨Ó㴫ý professor of art, at (724) 946-7266 or e-mail pcox@westminster.edu for additional information.
