Untangled: Original Fiber
Presented by ArtSpace Maynard and 6 Bridges Gallery
Juried by Janet Kawada
June 29 — August 3, 2024
Reception on Saturday, June 29, 4:00–6:00 pm
Juror’s Talk on Saturday, July 13, 3:30-5:00 pm.
Light refreshments will be served.
ArtSpace Maynard and 6 Bridges Gallery are pleased to announce the opening of “Untangled: Original Fiber.” For this collaborative exhibit, artists were invited to submit works in fiber in every shape and form, whether woven, felted, sewn or quilted. The exhibit was juried by Janet Kawada.
Congratulations to the following artists on acceptance of their fiber art for “Untangled”:
Agusta Agustsson, Abandoned
Rachel Benson, Expansion
Lydia Clancy and Fay Senner, Ebb, Flow, Eddy
Nancy Crasco, Dance of the Bull Kelp
Aviv Dar, Cindy
Erin Einzig, Can Tab Corset
Gail Erwin, Fern
Lee Eyler, Fothergilla in Autumn
Ania Gilmore, 11 Wishes RBW
Kimberley Harding, Marsh Wren
Jo Lobdell, You and Me Makes We
Karen McCarthy, Daydream, # 10
Peggy McClure, Earth and Water
Virginia Mahoney, Blinders
Rebecca Mann, Spring I
Sandra Mayo, Tangled
Christine Nilles, Untitled
Christine Palamidessi, ‘The Leap from ‘Mi’ to ‘Fa’
Kara Patrowicz, Milk Coma
Jane Paulson, Tea Bag
Zoe Piel, Log Off
Natalie Robert, Library Bike Rack
Denise Shea, Velvet Flourish
Adrienne Sloane, Color Line
Rebecca Strauss, Unravel, Enmesh (Skew)
Cynthia Walat, Magic carpet with Fringe
Barbara Willis, South American Ruana
About the Juror
Janet Kawada taught for over 25 years in the 3D-FA Fibers Department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and for a number of years at New England School of Art and Design. She has taught workshops throughout New England.
Kawada’s work has been exhibited at galleries across North America. Her practice includes fiber and mixed media sculpture. She received a BFA in Fibers from MassArt and an MFA in Visual Arts from Vermont College. She was an exhibiting member of the Kingston Gallery in Boston from 1998-2012 and Director from 1999-2003. She is on the advisory board of the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain and a member of the St. Botolph Club’s Foundation Board. Kawada uses both fiber materials and fiber techniques in her work. She builds relationships between multiples and materials and emphasizes the strength and fragility that comes from them. Her emphasis on textile processes and her use of everyday materials forms the basis of a body of work that is tangible and tactile.
