Posted on Monday, February 14, 2011
Westminster College will host fiber artist Mary Lou Alexander for a gallery talk Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Patterson Hall Art Gallery. The presentation is free and open to the public.
After 25 years as a tenured professor in biological anthropology, Alexander took a class in the Japanese art of shibori dyeing. She left her teaching position to become a full-time fiber artist, studying with internationally-known quilt artist Nancy Crow.
"As a biologist, I am fascinated by natural phenomena," Alexander said. "For me, art, like science, brings order to these phenomena. I want my quilts to reflect the wonder and awe that I feel for the natural world. I am incredibly grateful that I have had the opportunity to work both as a scientist and an artist."
She has since exhibited her award-winning quilts in numerous shows and was selected for inclusion in Quilt National 2009: The Best of Contemporary Quilts. Her work is held in corporate and private collections and two of her quilts were chosen by Crow as part of "Color Improvisations," a traveling international exhibition of contemporary quilts.
Alexander's "Contemporary Quilts" exhibit will be on display in the Patterson Hall Art Gallery through Feb. 25.
Contact Peggy Cox, Westminster professor of art, at (724) 946-7266 or e-mail pcox@westminster.edu for additional information.
