Shift Change
Curated by Brian Nigus
March 6 – April 28, 2024 | FREE Opening Reception: March 9, 2024, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Liv Aanrud | Max Adrian | Margot Becker | Jes Le Bon | Lee Davignon | Julie Sevilla Drake | Audrey Esarey | Zak Foster Julian Jamaal Jones | Millicent Kennedy | Chawne Kimber | Taylor Krz | Mashanda Lazarus | Marc Manke Amanda Nadig | Heidi Parkes | Helen Parsons | Kendall Ross | Allyson Rousseau | Joey Veltkamp | Adeline Wang
It’s not every day that a museum hires a Curator.
Shift Change is the first start-to-finish exhibition, put together for the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum by its new Curator, Brian Nigus. The title of the exhibit not only refers to a staff member starting their “shift,” but also references the shift that happens at a museum when a new curator is hired.
Shift Change contains 21 artists from across the US and Canada, all of them working in quilt or fiber arts, the museum’s namesake mediums. In particular, the exhibition includes modern and contemporary quilting, weaving, knitting, punch-needle, and soft sculpture.
The artists have a combined resume that includes, but is not limited to:
Being in the collection of ...
the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum & National Quilt Museum
Solo exhibitions at ...
Bellevue Arts Museum, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, and the Locker Room in New York City
Artist Residencies at ...
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, SoulanghCultural Park in Taiwan,
Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, Millay Arts in New York & the Penland School of Craft
And...
and every artist combining for over half a million followers on Instagram.
These artists have been celebrated by many, including those in the quilt and fiber arts world. As a museum, we look forward to sharing them with you now and in the future.
The Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum is located in La Conner, Washington, 1.5 hours North of Seattle, open Wed-Sun 11am-5pm. Admission: adults $7; student/military $5; museum members, NARM members, 12 & under, always free! Limited ADA access due to historical nature of building. The Museum resides on the land of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. With gratitude, we honor their stewardship of these lands since time immemorial to the present day. This land acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities.
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