'Small Expressions' at Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum

Atlanta, GA – The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (HGA) announces its 2023 annual juried exhibit of small works: Small Expressions. Featuring 35 contemporary small-scale artworks by artists from 18 states and 2 countries, Small Expressions will tour galleries in the United States from July 2023 through June 2024. The exhibit opened July 5 in La Conner at the Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum.

The show’s juror is Allyce Wood, a textile artist based in Seattle. Wood began weaving as part of her master’s degree at Oslo National Academy of the Arts. She furthered her textile studies through the KUNO Digital Jacquard Tapestry program at the University of Bergen, a mentorship with Hilde Hauan Johnsen, and assisting artists Eline Mugaas and Elise Storsveen. Wood has had the honor of being artist in residence at the Praxis Fiber Workshop in Cleveland, Ohio, the Icelandic Textile Center, and is the artist in residence at the Mary Olson Farm this summer. A collector of codes and processes, Wood currently creates work on a vintage Bergman floor loom, Scandinavian frame looms, a marudai, and a knitting machine. She lectures and teaches in and around Seattle with a focus on contemporary tapestry.

Wood has exhibited her work locally and internationally for over 10 years. Recent Seattle exhibitions include Soft Systems at The Vestibule, Daylights with Shunpike Storefronts, and And so it Goes at the En Gallery.

Exhibition hours: Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission to Small Expressions is free for museum members, $7 for non-museum members, $5 students and retired military with ID. The museum is located at 703 S. Second St., La Conner. For parking and directions visit QFAMuseum.org or call 360-466-4288.

Founded in 1969, the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association of fiber artists with the mission to educate, support, and inspire the fiber art community.