Contemporary Quilt Art

Contemporary Quilt Art

Contemporary Quilt Art

For more than three decades, Karey Bresenhan and Nancy O'Bryant Puentes have purchased studio art quilts for their Quilts, Inc. corporate collection, mostly from exhibitions at the Houston International Quilt Festival. Founded by Karey Bresenhan in 1974, the festival quickly became a destination for quilters from around the world. 

For the first time ever, part of this collection has been assembled into a nationally touring exhibition. Dr. Sandra Sider, curator for the Texas Quilt Museum, selected the 34 quilts presented here, which date from 1997 to 2013. The artists range from the most famous names in contemporary quilt art to emerging artists at the time of purchase whose innovative work caught the collectors’ attention. Themes and styles in this exhibition include narration, color abstraction, landscape, the cosmos and homage to antique quilts

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This exhibition was made possible through funding from the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, has supported this exhibition through its matching grants program funded by the Nebraska Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. Visit www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov for more information. Additional support provided by Friends of International Quilt Museum, Moda United Notions, Aurifil and Hughes Brothers.
Event Date
Friday, November 4, 2016 to Saturday, January 14, 2017