AUSTRALIA WIDE EIGHT

AUSTRALIA WIDE EIGHT 16 JUNE — 30 JULY

Exhibition Artists

Australia Wide Eight is a travelling exhibition organized by OZQN on tour nationally from July 2022 to August 2024 and as a virtual exhibition on the OZQN website. The exhibition is designed to showcase the talents of OZQN members, introduce members’ quilts to a wider audience, demonstrate the scope and variety of art quilt making and to publicize OZQN.

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Australia Wide Eight Selection Panel

Lisa Walton is a textile artist who started with traditional quilt techniques but quickly developed the urge to break the rules. She creates her own fabrics for her artwork which she exhibits worldwide. Lisa is a past president of Studio Art Quilt Associates in the USA.

Cathy Jack Coupland is a textile artist whose work has evolved from using traditional quilt and embroidery techniques to creating fully machine stitched works covering the entire surface. Cathy won the Ozquilt Network Award of Excellence in Art Quilt Australia 2021.

Sophie O’Brien is Head of Curatorial & Learning for the new Bundanon Art Museum near Nowra NSW. She oversees a diverse range of the arts and artists through Bundanon’s residential program which is open to all Australian artists.

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