The New Quilt 2024

 

QuiltNSW posted previews of quilts juried into The New Quilt 2024 in the lead-up to the exhibition’s opening  on Friday 3 May. This quilt is Val Nadin’s - Val is a Life Member and founding member of Fairholme Quilters. Congratulations on being selected for this exhibition Val:

‘A Fractured Landscape - After the Flood by Val Nadin considers the destructive power of nature and, in particular, when the Nepean River burst its banks in 2022 and inundated the Yarramundi bridge.

Val’s interest in quilts began in 1980, while she was living in Singapore. She developed her skills and technique in both traditional and art quilt-making over 40 years. She has taught many classes, judged exhibitions, and worked on Valuation Committee for 25 years. Many of her works are in Australian-themed series, for example, ‘Convicts and Soldiers’, ‘Bushfires’, ‘Drought’, and more recently, ‘Floods’. Val’s quilts have been exhibited across Australia and internationally. Her favourite techniques include strip piecing, and the inclusion of her own hand-dyed fabrics and found objects such as teabags, plastics, and beads. She is currently working on a series of small quilts, using fabrics identified with specific cultures, such as Australia’s First Nations, Indonesia, France, England, and Africa.’

The exhibition is now open until 23 June 2024 at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery, Windsor NSW. 

Congratulations to Sue Dennis, who won the major prize with her quilt ‘Tempest’, and to Anna Brown, runner-up with her quilt ‘Canopy 27’, announced at the exhibition opening on 3 May. You can see their winning quilts, all of the juried quilts in the online gallery, and the program of exhibition events at the QuiltNSW website. We recommend a visit to the beautiful Hawkesbury Regional Gallery if you can make it.